Football offense struggles in loss at Wabash
The football team dropped to 1-2 after a 21-10 loss at Wabash College Sept. 18 in Crawfordsville, Ind. Washington U. held a 10-0 lead with 8:11 left in the first quarter, but Wabash scored 21 unanswered points as the Little Giants won their 16th-straight home game.
After the Bears defense forced a punt on the opening drive, senior Kevin McCarthy scampered 72 yards on the second play of the series to the Wabash 25-yard line. Three plays later, senior kicker Ben Lambert connected from 40 yards to put WUSTL up 3-0.
Junior Ben Schaub forced a fumble on the first play following the kickoff, and the Bears’ offense responded. Senior Adam Meranda scored on a 22-yard touchdown run on the second play from scrimmage to put the Bears up 10-0. Meranda finished the game 9-of-12 for 80 yards, while McCarthy picked up a season-high 111 yards on the ground. The Bears, who were held to 28 yards offense in the second half, allowed 10 sacks.
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The No. 5 volleyball team went 1-2 last weekend at the Second Annual Teri Clemens Invitational. WUSTL opened play by dropping a 3-0 decision to No. 4 Juniata College Sept. 17.
Senior Colleen Winter added another milestone to her career, breaking the school record for career digs. Her 10 digs in that match gave her 1,664 for her career, five more than the previous record, held by Anne Quenette since 1994. Washington U. opened play the next day with a 3-2 loss against No. 14 Trinity University (Texas). The Bears rallied for a 3-0 sweep in the afternoon against No. 3 Wittenberg University.
The No. 6 women’s soccer team extended its winning streak to six games with a 4-0 win over Aurora College on Sept. 17 at Francis Field. The Bears outshot Aurora 30-1 as WUSTL extended its non-losing streak at home to 11 games.
Senior Lindsey Ulkus got the Bears on the board in the 16th minute as she scored her first goal of the year on an assist from junior Megan Morley.
Sophomore MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn scored three minutes later, freshman Katie Campos scored her first collegiate goal in the 78th minute and Fowler-Finn netted her team-leading seventh goal of the season in the 83rd minute.
The men’s soccer team split its two matches last week, defeating Illinois Wesleyan University 2-0 on Sept. 16 before falling, 1-0, at Centre College on Sept. 19. Junior Rob Weeks netted the game-winning goal in the second half for the Bears against IWU. Junior David Borton added an insurance goal for the Bears.
The No. 20 women’s cross country team won the Division III Challenge Sept. 18 in Whitewater, Wis., posting 48 points in a five-team field. The No. 21 men took second place out of six teams with 64 points, as junior Brennan Bonner won the individual 8K title. Senior Maggie Grabow paced the women’s squad, clocking a time of 18:40.43 to take second in the 5K run.