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 24th episode for the 2025-26 year will feature men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's tennis, baseball, softball, and golf.
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Feb. 9 – Feb. 15):
 
No. 1 Women's Tennis

• No. 1 Women's Tennis Sweeps No. 16 Kenyon, DePauw

No. 2 Women and No. 11 Men's Indoor Track & Field

• No. 11 WashU Men's Indoor Track & Field Took On Tough Competition At Midwest Elite Invite
• Top Marks Followed No. 2 WashU Women's Indoor Track & Field To Midwest Elite Invite

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

• No. 14 WashU Men's Swimming and Diving Finishes Fourth in 800 Freestyle Relay at UAAs
• No. 10 WashU Women's Swimming and Diving Tied For Third Following First Day of UAA Championships
• No. 10 WashU Women's Swimming and Diving Sees Six Podium Finishes on Day 2 of UAA Championships
• UAA CHAMPION! Chan Wins 500 Freestyle Title, Sets New UAA Record
• No. 10 WashU Women's Swimming and Diving in Fourth After Day 3 of UAA Championships
• No. 14 WashU Men's Swimming and Diving Sees Four Podium Finishes on Third Day of UAA Championships
• UAA CHAMPION! Chan Wins 1,650 Freestyle, Named UAA Rookie of the Year
• No. 10 WashU Women's Swimming and Diving Caps Off UAAs With Eight Podium Finishes

No. 13 Women's Basketball

• Late (RV) Carnegie Mellon Run Downs No. 13 WashU Women's Basketball, 72-59
• Stone Wins 700th Career Game As A Head Coach As No. 13 WashU Women's Basketball Downs Spartans, 81-76

No. 16 Men's Tennis

• No. 16 WashU Men's Tennis Drops Matchup With Div. I SLU, 5-2

No. 24 Softball

• No. 24 WashU Softball Opens Season With Sweep of Illinois College

(RV) Men's Basketball

• RV WashU Men's Basketball Pushes Past Carnegie Mellon in Friday UAA Clash
• Oliff, Kim Score Career Highs As RV WashU Men's Basketball Beats CWRU

 
On the horizon:
 
No. 1 Women's Tennis

• WashU is back home this Saturday, Feb. 21 when it hosts Wis.-Whitewater at the Forest Lake Tennis Club in Chesterfield.
• First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
• The last two times the teams met was during he 2024 season with the Bears picking up the 9-0 sweep at home at the Tao Tennis Courts.
• Live stats will be available later this week.

No. 2 Women's and No. 11 Men's Indoor Track & Field

• In its final tuneup before the 2026 UAA Indoor Championships, WashU will compete on Friday, Feb. 20 at the IC Hilltop Classic hosted by Illinois College.
• The meet will take place at the King Fieldhouse-Bruner Center in Jacksonville, Ill.
• Field events kick things off beginning with the long and triple jumps at 5 p.m.
• Field events start at 5:30 p.m. with the DMR before the rest begin at 6 p.m. with the Mile.
• Meet information can be found here.
• Live video can be viewed here.

No. 5 Golf

• WashU kicks off the spring portion of its 2025-26 schedule this weekend on Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22  at the Centre College Classic.
• The two-day, 36 hole event takes place at Pinehurst #1 in Pinehurst, N.C.
• Live scoring can be found here.

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

• WashU will have one more chance to qualify for the 2026 NCAA Championships this weekend at the Bearcat Last Chance meet hosted by McKendree on Saturday, Feb. 21.
• The meet will take place at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O'Fallon, Ill.
• Live video can be viewed here.

No. 13 Women's Basketball

• WashU is on the road for the final time during regular season this weekend when they pay visits to No. 1 NYU and Brandeis.
• The Bears first take on the Violets on Friday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET in NYC.
• Earlier this season, NYU picked up the 77-64 win in the Field House.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be viewed here.
• WashU will then take the trip to near Boston to take on the Judges on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 12 p.m. ET
• Last time the teams played, it was a no-fans game at the Field House due to the winter storm that passed through the area.
• The Bears picked up the 62-49 win.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be viewed here.

No. 24 Softball

• Coming off an opening weekend sweep of Illinois College, WashU will host four more games at the WashU Softball Field this weekend.
• The Bears will face Wartburg on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. before turning around hosting Greenville at 3 p.m.
• The next day on Sunday, Feb. 22 WashU will take on Wartburg for a second time at 1 p.m. before taking on the Millikin Big Blue at 3 p.m.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live Video through FloSports can be viewed here.

(RV) Men's Basketball

• WashU is on the road this weekend for the final time during the regular season with visits to No. 22 NYU and Brandeis.
• On Friday, Feb. 20, the Bears will face off against the Violets in NYC with a 5:30 p.m. ET scheduled tipoff.
• Earlier this season, NYU used a last second heave shot to escape the Field House with a 77-76 win over the Bears
• Live Stats can be found here.
• Live Video through FloSports can be viewed here.
• WashU turns around and then travels to near Boston on Sunday, Feb. 22 to take on the Judges.
• In a "no crowd game" due to the winter storm that passed through the area over the weekend, the last time the teams played a late run was not enough as Brandeis left with the 85-81 win.
• Live Stats can be found here.
• Live Video through FloSports can be viewed here.

(RV) Baseball

• WashU kicks off its 2026 season this weekend when it travels to Millington, Tenn. and the USA Stadium Complex for three contests.
• On Friday, Feb. 20, the Bears start the season off with a 2:30 p.m. game against Benedictine University.
• The teams have not faced each other since the 2019 season with WashU claiming the 12-5 win to level the series at 1-1.
• On Saturday, Feb. 21, WashU will then take on Millikin at 11 a.m.
• The Bears are 11-2 since 2009 against the Big Blue, but have not played each other since a 5-2 win for WashU in 2021.
• The final game of the weekend is on Sunday, Feb. 22, also at 2:30 p.m., when the Bears face off against No. 15 Webster.
• The Gorloks own an 18-15 record since 2008 against WashU, but in the lone match up last season, the Bears claimed a 9-2 win at Kelly Field at Irv Utz Stadium
• Live stats for all three games can be found here.
• Live video for all three games can be viewed here.

  
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