ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Bear Beats is a weekly release that will be posted on Mondays to provide a look back at the past week of action and to preview the events for the upcoming week. The ninth episode for the 2025-26 year will feature men's and women's soccer, volleyball, football, men's and women's cross country, women's tennis, and golf.
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Oct. 13-19):
 
 
No. 2 Women's Soccer

• No. 2 WashU Women's Soccer Blanks No. 19 Carnegie Mellon 3-0

 
No. 3 Golf

• No. 3 Golf Takes Third at Hollins Cup; Beanblossom Ties for Third

 
No. 4 Men's Soccer

• No. 4 WashU Men's Soccer Gets Fourth-Straight Shutout With 1-0 Win Over RV Carnegie Mellon

 
No. 10 Women's & No. 20 Men's Cross Country

• No. 10 WashU Women's Cross Country Faced Tough Competition At Augustana Interregional
• No. 20 WashU Men's Cross Country Faces Top Ranked Teams At Augustana Interregional

 
RV Football

• RV Football Beats Elmhurst in Rainy Showdown

Women's Tennis

• Hanna Advances to ITA Cup Quarterfinal; Earns All-America Status
• Women's Tennis Advances All Players to Saturday at the ITA Cup
• Women's Tennis Sees Two Singles, One Doubles Team Wins on Third Day of ITA Cup

 
On the horizon:
 
No. 2 Women's Soccer

• The Bears are on the road for one last regular season weekend on Friday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 26 when they travel to Rochester and Emory, respectively.
• On Friday, WashU faces off against the No. 21 Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. ET.
• Last season, the Bears picked up the 2-0 shutout of Rochester in New York.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be found here.
• On Sunday, the Bears will be in Atlanta to take on the Eagles.
• Kickoff with No. 1 Emory is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET
• Last year, the Bears got a goal in each half en route to a 2-1 win in Atlanta.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video from FloSports can be viewed here.

No. 3 Golf

• WashU is on the course today and tomorrow, Oct. 20 and 21, at the Historic Triangle Invitational in Williamsburg, Va.
• The two-day event is being held at The Kingsmill Resort.
• This is the final competition for the team until the spring season.
• Live stats can be found here.

No. 4 Men's Soccer

• WashU hits the road for one final weekend during the regular season when they travel to take on both Rochester and No. 3 Emory.
• On Friday, Oct. 24 the Bears will first visit New York to take on the Yellowjackets at 5:30 p.m. ET.
• Last season, Rochester escaped with a 1-0 win over the Bears in New York.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video from FloSports can be viewed here.
• WashU will then travel to Atlanta on Sunday, Oct. 26 for a showdown with the Eagles.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET
• Last year, Emory used a second half surge to come from behind for a 5-2 win.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video from FloSports can be viewed here.

 
No. 13 Volleyball

• The Bears are home one final time during the regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 21 when they host No. 6 Illinois Wesleyan in non-conference action.
• First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside the Field House.
• Last season, WashU secured a 3-1 win over the Titans in Bloomington, winning the final two sets.
• The contest is also serving as the team's THO contest.
• THO helps bring awareness towards mental health.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be found here.
• WashU will then hit the road for three contests over the weekend beginning with a midday contest at North Park on Friday, Oct. 24
• First serve is at 12:30 p.m.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be found here.
• The Bears will then have a pair of matches on Sunday, Oct. 26 when they take part in the UAA Round Robin #3 at Chicago.
• First up WashU will face off against Brandeis at 10 a.m.
• The match will take place on the East Court.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video from FloSports can be viewed here.
• The Bears will have a match break before taking on No. 9 Emory at 2 p.m.
• The match will take place on the East Court
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video from FloSports can be viewed here.

 
RV Football

• WashU returns to the road for its next two contests, starting with a visit to No. 22 Wheaton on Saturday, Oct. 25.
• Kickoff with the Thunder is scheduled for 1 p.m. at McCully Stadium.
• A year ago, WashU's comeback fell just shy as the Thunder escaped Francis Olympic Field with a 27-20 win over the Bears.
• Both teams enter the contest with a 4-1 record in the CCIW with WashU being 5-1 overall and Wheaton is 4-2 overall.
• Live stats for the game is found here.
• Live video for the CCIW matchup is viewed here.

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