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 15th episode for the 2025-26 year will feature women's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, and men's and women's basketball
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Nov. 24-30):
 
No. 5 Men's Basketball

• No. 5 WashU Men's Basketball Beats Wabash in Monday Evening Clash
• Career Highs From Przybilla, Rocca Propel No. 5 WashU Past Colorado College
• Przybilla Pours in Career-High 35 Points As No. 5 WashU Men's Basketball Beats Rhodes

No. 19 Women's Basketball

• Harris Double-Double Leads No. 19 WashU Women's Basketball To Win Over DePauw
• Late Surge Sees No. 17 IWU Escape With 59-54 Win Over No. 19 WashU Women's Basketball

 
 
On the horizon:
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• WashU will travel to the Final Four for the third straight season this weekend in Salem, Va.
• The Bears take on a familiar foe in the national semifinals as the University of Chicago will be one of the three UAA teams to travel to Kerr Stadium.
• When the two teams met in the regular season finale, the contest ended in a 1-1 draw.
• WashU will take on the No. 7 Maroons on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. ET
• The live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.
• The winner will advanced to the national championship to take on the winner of the No. 2 Emory vs. No. 3 Tufts matchup on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 12 p.m. ET

No. 5 Men's Basketball

• After winning both games on back-to-back days hosting the All-Academic Classic, WashU will have a week before hosting cross-town opponent Webster on Saturday, Dec. 6.
• Game time with the Gorloks is scheduled for 3 p.m.
• The Bears have won the past four matchups, including a 92-66 win last season in Webster Groves.
• Live stats for can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports for the game can be viewed here.

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

• WashU will send its divers only this week to the 2025 Grinnell Diving Invitational in Grinnell, Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec 7.
• Saturday will get underway at 10 a.m. with Sunday's start time scheduled for 9 a.m.
• Live video for Saturday can be viewed here.
• Live video for Sunday can be viewed here.
• Meet information can be found here.

Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field

• WashU will open its 2025-26 season this Saturday at the Scott Fangman Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 6 hosted by the University of Indianapolis at the UIndy ARC.
• The pole vault along with the weight throw and shot put kicks off the field action at 12 p.m. (women with men to follow in each).
• The 60m hurdles prelims starts the track events at 1 p.m.
• The meet schedule can be found here.
• Meet information can be found here.

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