The women’s golf team shot a school-record 306 to capture the 2009 Wartburg Fall Invitational Sept. 13 in Waverly, Iowa.
In just its second year as a varsity program, the program opened eyes last weekend as the Bears knocked off two teams ranked in the preseason top 20 poll. After shooting a 325 in the first day, the Bears fired a 306 for a two-day total of 631.
Freshman Hannah Buck continued her consistent play by shooting a 75 on the second day for her fourth consecutive round under 80. Buck shot a 79 the first day and finished in a tie for third place with a 36-hole score of 154. Senior Margaret Manning also had a top 10 individual finish as she finished seventh with a two-day total of 157 (79-78).
WUSTL continues its fall season on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 20, at the Illinois Wesleyan University Fall Classic in Normal, Ill.
Men’s soccer remains unbeaten
The men’s soccer team posted a 1-0-1 week with a 2-1 win at Webster University Sept. 10 and a 1-1 tie with Rhodes College Sept. 13.
Sophomore Michael Chamberlin headed in a goal with just over four minutes to play against Webster to lift the Bears to a 2-1 victory.
Against Rhodes, the Bears trailed 1-0 for most of the game before junior John Duncan recorded a goal — the first of his WUSTL career — following an indirect kick in the 77th minute.
The Bears (2-0-3) had a pair of home games this week, hosting Westminster College Sept. 16 and Birmingham Southern College Friday, Sept. 18, before hitting the road for three games.
Exciting finish on road for football
Senior Sam Kentor scored from one yard out with 3:41 left in the fourth quarter to break a 35-35 tie as the football team held on for a 41-35 victory at Westminster College Sept. 12.
Trailing 35-14 in the fourth quarter, Westminster scored 21 unanswered points in three minutes and 47 seconds. The home team drove all the way down to the WUSTL 33-yard line with less than two minutes to play, but the Bears’ defense slammed the door on a 4th-and-3 to secure the victory.
The Bears totaled 430 yards of total offense in the game.
WUSTL (1-1) returns Saturday, Sept. 19, to host Wittenberg University. Kickoff is 1 p.m. at Francis Field.
Volleyball finishes second in tourney
The No. 8 volleyball team finished second at the WU/Asics National Invitational Tournament Sept. 11 and 12 at the WU Field House.
The Bears (8-2) defeated three ranked teams, topping No. 10 Pacific Lutheran University Sept. 11 and defeating No. 18 Concordia College and No. 17 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Sept. 12. The lone loss came Sept. 11 to Ohio Northern University, which won the tournament on percentage points.
Two WUSTL players were named to the all-tournament team: sophomore outside hitter Kristen Thomas and sophomore middle hitter Lauren Budde.
The Bears’ season continues at 7:30 pm. Friday, Sept. 18, in the WU Field House against No. 2 Juniata College in the Teri Clemens Invitational.
Women’s soccer sweeps in classic
The No. 20-ranked women’s soccer team extended its winning streak to three games with a pair of victories at the Washington University Classic.
The Bears scored three unanswered goals en route to a 3-1 victory over No. 21 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Sept. 11 and then followed up with a convincing 10-0 win over Grinnell College Sept. 12.
Senior Caryn Rosoff scored the game-winning goal in both victories.
WUSTL (3-2) is back in action at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at Alma College in Alma, Mich.
Cross country teams win at Maryville
The men’s and women’s cross country teams each finished in first place at the Maryville Classic Sept. 12 in St. Louis.
The WUSTL women posted a perfect team score of 15 points as the Bears captured the top six spots in the race and landed eight runners in the top 10.
Both teams return to action Sept. 26 for the Southern Illinois University Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, Ill.