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 11th 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 Oct. 20-26):
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• CHAMPS! No. 1 WashU Women's Soccer Clinches 2025 UAA Title With 3-1 Win Over No. 22 NYU

No. 2 Men's Soccer

• No. 2 WashU Men's Soccer Falls To NYU, 1-0

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

• No. 10 WashU Men's Swimming & Diving Wins Five Events in Loss to No. 4 UChicago
• No. 14 WashU Women's Swimming & Diving Wins Four Events, Falls to No. 8 UChicago

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

• No. 12 WashU Women's Cross Country Finishes Fourth At UAA Championships; Laughlin, Heth Named All-UAA
• No. 19 WashU Men's Cross Country Finishes Fourth At UAA Championships; Sudrzynski Named All-UAA

Football

• WashU Football Beats Millikin 38-7 on the Road

 
On the horizon:
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• After clinching the 2025 UAA title, WashU will still have one more regular season contest, at home, when it welcomes No. 7 Chicago to Francis Olympic Field on Saturday, Nov. 8.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
• 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. 2 Men's Soccer

• The Bears remain at home for its final regular season contest.
• WashU's lone game of the week is on Saturday, Nov. 8 when it takes on No. 7 Chicago at Francis Olympic Field.
• The 2025 UAA champion will be decided at the contest.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be found here.
• Following last week, the Bears are now 14th in the latest NPI rankings.

No. 5 Men's Basketball

• It is a new season for WashU after its run to the Final Four last year.
• The Bears kick off the 2025-26 season this Friday, Nov. 7 when it has its home opener against Carroll in the Field House.
• Last season, WashU left Waukesha with an 81-66 win over the Pioneers.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be viewed here.
• Sophomore Connor May was selected to the D3hoops.com Preseason All-America list as a Fourth Team selection.

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

• With their seasons now in full swing, both WashU Swimming and Diving teams will be on the road this weekend at a pair of meets.
• Some members will travel to the University of Chicago on Friday, Nov. 7 for the D3Shootout.
• The meet gets underway at 5 p.m. at the Myers-McLoraine Pool
• Other members of the teams will travel to IU Indy to take on the Jaguars.
• The contest gets underway at 4 p.m. ET
• Live video links will be available later this week.

No. 17 Volleyball

• WashU is back on the court this week, all on the road, for its final three contests of the regular season.
• The Bears start off traveling to Greenville on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
• First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.
• The Bears will then travel to Millikin on Saturday, Nov. 8 for a tri-match with DePauw.
• WashU will first face off against the Tigers at 1 p.m. before taking on the host Big Blue at 3 p.m.
• Live stats for both matches can be found here.
• Live video vs. DePauw can be viewed here.
• Live video vs. Millikin can be viewed here.
• The Bears are 21st in the latest NPI rankings.

RV Women's Basketball

• WashU kicks off its 2025-26 this week when it hits the road for a contest at RV Wis.-Whitewater on Saturday, Nov. 8.
• Tipoff with the Warhawks is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Kachel Gymnasium.
• The last time the two teams faced off was during the 2018-19 season when the Bears secured the 72-56 win at home.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.
• Junior Lexy Harris was named to the D3hoops.com Preseason All-America list as a First Team selection last week.

Football

• WashU is back home this weekend for its final regular season contest on Saturday, Nov. 8 when it welcomes North Park to campus.
• Kickoff with the Vikings is scheduled for 12 p.m. at Francis Olympic Field.
• A year ago, WashU left Chicago with a 28-21 win after scoring a touchdown with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter.  
• WashU enters with a 6-2 record while North Park comes into the contest with a 3-5 overall record.
• The Bears currently are 5-2 in the CCIW while the Vikings are 2-5.
• Live stats for the game is found here.
• Live video for the CCIW matchup is viewed here.
• The Bears are 59^th in the latest NPI rankings.

 
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