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 23rd 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, and softball.
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Feb. 2 – Feb. 8):
 
No. 1 Women's Tennis

• No. 1 WashU Women's Tennis Opens Spring Slate With Sweep of Kalamazoo

No. 2 Women and No. 7 Men's Indoor Track & Field

• Bothe Shatters Program's Shot Put Record As No. 2 WashU Women's Track & Field Compete In Two Locations
• No. 7 WashU Men's Track & Field See Several Top Finishes At Annual Keck Select

No. 15 Women's Basketball

• No. 15 WashU Women's Basketball Takes Down No. 23 Emory For The Second Time This Season, 63-56
• No. 15 WashU Women's Basketball Wins Fifth In A Row With 66-53 Victory In Rochester

No. 16 Men's Tennis

• No. 16 WashU Men's Tennis Falls To Top-Ranked Denison, 4-3

No. 20 Men's Basketball

• No. 20 WashU Men's Basketball Edged By No. 7 Emory in OT
• Late Rochester Run Downs No. 20 WashU Men's Basketball, 76–72

 
On the horizon:
 
No. 1 Women's Tennis

• WashU hits the road for the first time this spring for a pair of games this weekend against No. 16 Kenyon and DePauw.
• Both matches will take place in Greencastle, Ind. on the campus of DePauw on Sunday, Feb. 15.
• The Bears take on the nationally-ranked Owls at 9 a.m. ET before playing the host Tigers at 1 p.m. ET
• Last season WashU defeated Kenyon in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, 4-0, while defeating the Tigers at home on Feb. 15, 7-0.
• Live stats will be available later this week.

No. 2 Women's and No. 7 Men's Indoor Track & Field

• The Bears will send a number of athletes to the Midwest Elite Invite hosted by UW Whitewater this Saturday, Feb. 14.
• Field events get underway at 10 a.m. with the Weight Throw and Shot Put while the running events start at 1 p.m. with the hurdles prelims.
• Live results will be available later this week.

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

• The quest for a UAA Championship begins this Wednesday, Feb. 11 when both swimming and diving teams travel to Chicago for the UAA Championships.
• Times and scores will also look to be trimmed as individuals and relays look to secure NCAA championship qualifying marks.
• The meet will take place over four days at the Myers-McLoraine Pool on the campus of Chicago.
• Live Video of the meet can be found here.
• Swimming live results can be found here.
• Diving live results can be found here.
• The 2026 UAA Championship Landing Page can be found here.

No. 15 Women's Basketball

• WashU is home for a pair of UAA contests this weekend as the Bears welcome Carnegie Mellon on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Case Western Reserve on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 12 p.m.
• The Tartans escaped with a 64-61 win at home against the WashU back on Jan. 16.
• Junior Lexy Harris scored her 1,000^th career point against CMU while scoring 37 points and 21 rebounds.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video through FloSports can be viewed here.
• On Sunday the Bears will look to wrap up the weekend on a high note with another win over CWRU.
• WashU secured a 66-52 win over the Spartans back on Jan. 18 in Cleveland.
• Live Stats can be found here.
• Live Video through FloSports can be viewed here.

No. 16 Men's Tennis

• Despite being in St. Louis, WashU will be the visitors this Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Missouri Athletic Club when the Bears take on the Billikens of Saint Louis University.
• The match is scheduled for 4 p.m.
• The last time the Bears and Billikens played was Apr. 16, 2001 with WashU leaving with a 5-2 win.
• Live results can be found here.

No. 20 Men's Basketball

• WashU is home for a pair of UAA contests this weekend as the Bears welcome Carnegie Mellon on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Case Western Reserve on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 12 p.m.
• Earlier this season, the Bears dropped a 64-61 heartbreaker to the Tartans on Jan. 16.
• Live Stats can be found here.
• Live Video through FloSports can be viewed here.
• After the quick drive from Pittsburgh to Cleveland, WashU grabbed the 100-93 win over CWRU on Sunday, Jan. 18
• Live Stats can be found here.
• Live Video through FloSports can be viewed here.

No. 24 Softball

• WashU kicks off the 2026 season this Saturday, Feb. 14 with a double header against Illinois College at the WashU Softball Field
• The games are scheduled for 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
• Last season, the Bears earned a pair of wins, 5-1 and 3-1, over the Lady Blues in St. Louis.
• The game program can be found here.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be found here.

 
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