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 eighth 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 swimming and diving.
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Oct. 19-24):
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• Foley Records Brace as No. 1 WashU Women's Soccer Blanks No. 23 Rochester
• No. 1 WashU Women's Soccer Draws With No. 21 Emory 1-1

No. 6 Volleyball

• No. 6 WashU Volleyball Posts 3-1 Win Over Greenville
• No. 6 WashU Volleyball Secures #2 Seed In UAA Tournament With Wins Over Rochester, No. 5 Carnegie Mellon

No. 7/8 Football

• No. 7/8 WashU Football Edges Wabash, Improves to 7-0

Men's Soccer

• WashU Men's Soccer Falls To Rochester At Home, 2-1
• WashU Men's Soccer Plays to 2-2 Draw Against No. 17 Emory

No. 4 Golf

• No. 8 WashU Golf Leads After First Day of NCAA Fall Preview
• No. 8 WashU Golf Finishes Fourth at NCAA Fall Preview

 
On the horizon:
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• WashU hits the road this Saturday, Oct. 31 when they visit NYU for the team's lone contest of the week.
• The contest will be played in Newark, N.J. at NJIT's Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.
• Kickoff with the Violets is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.

No. 6 Volleyball

• The Bears are back on the road next weekend when they travel to Bloomington, Ill. for the Illinois Wesleyan Classic on Saturday, Oct. 31.
• WashU opens with a contest against No. 14 Wis.-Eau Claire at 12:30 p.m.
• The Bears then face host and top-ranked, No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan at 3 p.m.
• All matches will be played in the Shirk Center
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.

No. 7/8 Football

• The Bears are back home this Saturday, Oct. 31 when they host Denison at Francis Olympic Field.
• The contest is scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
• The contest is also part of Parent and Family Weekend across campus.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.

No. 7 Men's & No. 8 Women's Cross Country

• The Bears will travel to Warrenville, Ill. this Saturday, Oct. 31 when they look to bring home a UAA Championship.
• Chicago is serving as the meet host at the St. James Farm Forest Preserve.
• The women's race gets underway at 1:15 p.m.
• The men's race starts at 2 p.m.
• The championship landing page can be found here.

No. 11 Women's & No. 12 Men's Swimming and Diving

• The WashU swimming and diving teams are back in action after nearly a month since the St. Louis Area Invite on Saturday, Oct. 31.
• The Bears will travel to Chicago for a tri-meet against host No. 3 Men/No. 7 Women Chicago as well as No. 14 Women/No. 19 Men Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
• The meet is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start at the Myers-McLoraine Pool.
• Live results can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.

Men's Soccer

• WashU hits the road this Saturday, Oct. 31 when they visit NYU for the team's lone contest of the week.
• The contest will be played in Newark, N.J. at NJIT's Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.
• Kickoff with the Violets is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here. 

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