Women runners claim third title of year
The women’s cross country team claimed its third team title of the season, while the men finished seventh at the Border War Invitational.
The meet was hosted by the University of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The No. 1-ranked women tallied 78 points to claim the title, while DePauw University finished second with 106 points.
The men finished with 220 points; DePauw’s men claimed the men’s title with 76 points.
Four of the top five women’s runners finished in the top 25 in a field of nearly 220 runners. Juniors Beth Herndon (fifth) and Lindsay Harkema (10th) paced the Bears.
On the men’s side, senior Brennan Bonner turned in a solid performance, finishing sixth.
No. 1 volleyball teamwins Bears Classic
The No. 1 volleyball team went 4-0 en route to the Bears Classic title Oct. 7-8 at the Field House.
The Bears swept Westminster College and No. 24 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3-0, on Oct. 7.
The Bears hit .519 en route to a 30-9, 30-6, 30-12 win against Westminster.
In a rematch of last year’s national quarterfinals, Washington U. jumped out of the gates early against UW-La Crosse.
WUSTL led 9-1 before going on to a 30-10, 30-16, 30-24 win.
On the second day, WUSTL knocked off Baldwin-Wallace College 30-20, 30-21, 30-21. Then, WUSTL scored eight straight points to open the first game against Fontbonne. The Bears won, 30-14, 30-22, 27-30, 30-16.
Chicago blanks Bears, claims Founders Cup
The University of Chicago football team claimed the Founder’s Cup for the first time since 2000 as the Maroons shut out the Bears, 27-0, to spoil senior day at Francis Field.
The loss also broke Washington U.’s 15-game UAA winning streak. The Bears had not suffered a UAA defeat since a 12-9 loss to Chicago on Oct. 28, 2000.
Chicago forced four turnovers and limited the Bears to 187 yards of total offense. The Maroons outgained WUSTL 302-75 in total offense in the second half.
Senior Brad Duesing, the 2004 UAA Co-Offensive Player of the Year, was held to seven catches for 44 yards.
Men’s soccer team loses two OT thrillers
The men’s soccer team dropped two games last week.
The Bears (5-4-3) fell, 1-0, in double overtime Oct. 4 at Greenville College. Sophomore Onyi Okoroafor led the Bears, who had numerous scoring opportunities, with five shots.
On. Oct. 8, WUSTL dropped a 1-0 decision in overtime to UAA rival Carnegie Mellon University.
Women’s soccer team nipped by Carnegie
The women’s soccer team dropped its fourth one-goal game of the season as the Bears fell to No. 24 Carnegie Mellon, 1-0, on Oct. 9.
With the win, Carnegie Mellon remains undefeated at 8-0-2, 2-0 in the UAA, while The Bears fall to 6-5-1, 0-2.
Relay teams shine at Show-Me Showdown
The men’s swimming and diving team finished fifth and the women took sixth at the Show-Me-Show-down Oct. 8 in Columbia, Mo.
The men put together some strong relay performances. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, senior Michael Slavik, senior Alex Antilla, freshman Kevin Leckey and senior Eric Triebe combined to finish third in a time of 1:25.68.
In the 400 free relay, Slavik, senior Cory Zimmerman, Leckey and Triebe placed fourth (3:14.32). Leckey, Antilla, freshman Mike Scarpati and Triebe clocked a time of 1:28.44 for sixth in the 200-medley relay.
The women’s 200-medley relay team also placed sixth. Sophomore Meredith Nordbrock, sophomore Jenny Yu, junior Monica Jones and junior Kelly MacArthur posted a time of 1:46.54 in the relay.