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 sixth episode for the 2026-27 year will feature men's and women's soccer, volleyball, football, men's and women's cross country, golf, and men's and women's tennis.
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Oct. 5-11):
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• No. 1 WashU Women's Soccer Blanks CWRU 2-0 in UAA Home Opener

No. 10 Volleyball

• No. 10 WashU Volleyball Completes 3-0 Sweep Of Westminster
• No. 10 WashU Volleyball Picks Up Pair Of UAA Wins Over CWRU, No. 13 Chicago

Men's Soccer

• WashU Men's Soccer Scores Season-High Seven Goals In Win Over Webster
• No. 7 Case Western Reserve Sneaks Past WashU Men's Soccer In UAA Action

Women's Tennis

• WashU Women's Tennis Begins Play at WTN Open
• Li Wins Singles at WTN Open; Four Doubles Teams Move On to Semifinal
• Slowik and Epstein Win WTN Open Doubles Title

Men's Tennis

• WashU Men's Tennis Opens Play At WTN Open
• WashU Men's Tennis Sees Several Advance At WTN Open
• Sieben Wins Singles, Koval And Tam Win Doubles Titles At WTN Open

 
 
On the horizon:
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• WashU is right back at it on Francis Olympic Field as they host an early week contest against Illinois Wesleyan on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
• Kickoff with the Titans is scheduled for 6 p.m.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.
• The Bears then travel to Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 17 when they visit No. 11 Carnegie Mellon in a UAA showdown.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET at the CMU Soccer Field.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.

 
No. 4 Golf

• The Bears travel two time zones for their tournament this week at the Hollins Cup in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 12 and Tuesday, Oct. 13.
• The tournament is taking place at the Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz.
• Tournament live results and leaderboards can be found here.

No. 7 Women's & No. 9 Men's Cross Country

• After a strong showing a week ago at the Pre-Nationals meet, WashU is on the course this Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Augie Inter Regional hosted by Augustana.
• Women's races get underway at 11 a.m. with the men starting at 11:45 a.m.
• The meet is taking place at the Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Ill.

No. 10/11 Football

• The Bears are back in action this week when they travel to Gambier, Ohio for an NCAC contest at Kenyon on Saturday, Oct. 17
• Kickoff with the Owls is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET
• This is the first match up with Kenyon since WashU won 28-23 during the 2012 season.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.

 
No. 10 Volleyball

• The Bears return home for a single match for the week on Thursday, Oct. 15 when it hosts Webster from the Field House.
• First serve with the Gorloks is scheduled for 7 p.m.
• The non-conference matchup is the team's Faculty & Staff Appreciation contest.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.

Men's Soccer

• There is just one match on the schedule for WashU this week when the Bears travel to Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 17 to take on Carnegie Mellon.
• Kickoff with the Tartans is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.

Women's Tennis

• WashU wraps up the fall portion of its schedule this coming weekend, Oct. 15-18 at the ITA Cup in Rome, Ga.
• Junior Caitlin Bui claimed the ITA Central Regional singles title and advanced to this weekend's tournament.
• She paired with senior Eleanor Archer to win their second straight ITA Central Regional doubles title two weeks ago.
• Tournament information can be found here.

 
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