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 10th episode for the 2025-26 year will feature men's and women's soccer, volleyball, football, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's swimming, and golf.
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Oct. 20-26):
 
No. 2 Women's Soccer

• Clemons Nets Hat Trick As No. 2 WashU Women's Soccer Beats No. 16 Rochester 5-0
• Late Goal Pushes No. 2 WashU Women's Soccer Past No. 1 Emory

No. 3 Golf

• No. 3 WashU Women's Golf Competes at Historic Triangle Invitational, Bearcat Dual Gender
• No. 3 WashU Golf Finishes Sixth at Historic Triangle Invitational

No. 3 Men's Soccer

• No. 3 WashU Men's Soccer Drops Road UAA Contest At Rochester, 3-2
• Kochen First Half Goal Lifts No. 3 WashU Men's Soccer To 1-0 Shutout Over No. 2 Emory

No. 13 Volleyball

• No. 13 WashU Volleyball Falls To No. 6 Illinois Wesleyan In Top-15 Battle
• No. 13 WashU Volleyball Drops Midday Contest At North Central
• Buckley Breaks Career Assists Record As No. 13 WashU Volleyball Gets Wins Over Brandeis, No. 12 Emory

RV Football

• RV WashU Football Falls to No. 20 Wheaton in 28-24 Heartbreaker

 
On the horizon:
 
No. 2 Women's Soccer

• The Bears return home for their final two UAA contests of the regular season.
• WashU's lone contest of this week is on Saturday, Nov. 1 when it takes on No. 24 NYU at Francis Olympic Field.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
• The contest has been designated as The Hidden Opponent (THO) contest.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be found here.
• Following last week the Bears remain No. 1 in the latest NPI rankings.

No. 3 Men's Soccer

• The Bears return home for their final two UAA contests of the regular season.
• WashU's lone contest of this week is on Saturday, Nov. 1 when it takes on NYU at Francis Olympic Field.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.
• The contest has been designated as The Hidden Opponent (THO) contest.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be found here.
• Following last week, the Bears remain No. 4 in the latest NPI rankings.

No. 10 Men's & No. 14 Women's Swimming and Diving

• The Bears return to the pool after a month from their last contest when they host their home opener on Saturday, Nov. 1 against Chicago.
• The dual meets get underway from Millstone Pool at 12 p.m.
• The day has been designated as the teams' Pink Out in recognition of breast cancer awareness.
• Live video will be available through FloSports here.

 
No. 12 Women & No. 19 Men's Cross Country

• WashU is hosting the 2025 UAA Cross Country Championships this Saturday, Nov. 1 at the SIUE Cross Country Course in Edwardsville, Ill.
• The men's 8K race gets started at 11 a.m.
• The women's 6K race gets underway at 12 p.m.
• The championship landing page can be found here.
• Live meet results for both races can be found here.

RV Football

• WashU stays on the road this weekend when it pays a visit to Millikin on Saturday, Nov. 1.
• Kickoff with the Big Blue is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Frank M. Lindsay Field.
• A year ago, WashU dominated the contest with Millikin, outscoring the Big Blue 70-21 at Francis Olympic Field.  
• WashU enters with a 5-2 record while Millikin comes into the contest with a 2-5 overall record.
• The Bears currently are 4-2 in the CCIW while the Big Blue are 1-5.
• Live stats for the game is found here.
• Live video for the CCIW matchup is viewed here.
• The Bears are 54^th in the latest NPI rankings.

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