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 14th 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 men's and women's basketball
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Nov. 17-23):
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• No. 1 WashU Women's Soccer Advances to Elite 8 Win 1-0 Win Over No. 8 MIT
• No. 1 WashU Women's Soccer Earns Third-Straight Trip To Final Four With OT Thriller Over Messiah

No. 6 Men & No. 12 Women's Swimming and Diving

• No. 6 WashU Men's Swimming and Diving Holds Second Place After First Day of Phoenix Fall Classic
• No. 6 WashU Men's Swimming and Diving Wrap Up Phoenix Fall Classic in Second
• No. 12 WashU Women's Swimming and Diving in Third After Day One of Phoenix Fall Classic
• No. 12 WashU Women's Swimming and Diving Finishes Second at Phoenix Fall Classic

No. 11 Women's and No. 25 Men's Cross Country

• Four Members of the No. 18 WashU Men's Cross Country Team Named All-Region
• No. 25 WashU Men's Cross Country Finishes 16th at NCAA Championships
• No. 13 WashU Women's Cross Country Sees Seven Earn All-Region Honors
• Laughlin, Heth Named All-Americans As No. 11 WashU Women's Cross Country Finishes 7th At NCAA Championships

No. 12 Men's Soccer

• No. 12 Men's Soccer Falls In Sweet 16 Matchup Against Trinity (TX)

No. 21 Volleyball

• Five Bears Named All-UAA In Volleyball
• Buckley, Laird, Oyeowle Earn AVCA All-Region Honors
• No. 21 WashU Volleyball Sweeps Saint Benedict To Reach NCAA Tournament Second Round
• No. 21 WashU Volleyball Reaches Sweet 16 With 3-0 Sweep of No. 22 Dubuque
• No. 21 WashU Volleyball Wraps Up Season In Sweet 16 Against UW-Oshkosh

RV Football

• WashU Football Concludes Season With Loss to UW-Stout In Culver's Isthmus Bowl

RV Women's Basketball

• Huge Second Half Leads RV WashU Women's Basketball To Convincing Win Over Greenville
• RV Women's Basketball Wins Fourth In A Row With 75-55 Win At Millikin 

 
On the horizon:
 
No. 5 Men's Basketball

• WashU has a trio of home contests this week, beginning with a home contest against Monday, Nov. 24 against Wabash.
• The contest against the Little Giants is scheduled for a 5 p.m. tip-off.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be found here.
• This weekend, the Bears will host the All-Academic Classic on Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday Nov. 30.
• Chicago will play against Rhodes on Saturday at 1 p.m.
• WashU will take on Colorado College following the previous contest on Saturday at 3 p.m.
• Live stats for the WashU contest can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports for the game can be viewed here.
• In a pre-determined matchup, Colorado College and Chicago will play on Sunday at 1 p.m.
• WashU and Rhodes will play after at 3 p.m.
• Live stats for the WashU contest can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports for the game can be viewed here. 

RV Women's Basketball

• WashU makes a quick return from Thanksgiving when they travel to Bloomington, Ill. for the 2025 Midwest Challenge hosted by Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30.
• The Bears will kick the weekend off with a contest against DePauw on Saturday at 2 p.m.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.
• The other first round game features the host Titans against UW-La Crosse on Saturday at 4 p.m.
• The consolation game will be played on Sunday at 2 p.m.
• The championship game will be played after on Sunday at 4 p.m.
• Tournament information can be found here.

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