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 28th episode for the 2025-26 year will feature men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor & outdoor track and field, men's and women's tennis, baseball, softball, and golf.
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Mar. 2 – Mar. 8):
 
No. 2 Women and No. 7 Men's Indoor Track & Field

• No. 7 WashU Men's Track & Field In Second Place After Day One Of 2026 NCAA Championships
• No. 7 WashU Men's Track & Field Finishes Eighth At 2026 NCAA Championships
• DMR Claims National Championship As No. 2 WashU Women's Track & Field Sits In Ninth After Day 1 of NCAA Championships
• NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! No. 2 WashU Women's Track & Field Wins National Title

 
No. 2 Women's Tennis

• No. 2 WashU Women's Tennis Defeats Rhodes 7-0
• No. 2 WashU Women's Tennis Beats No. 5 Emory for First Time in Program History
• No. 2 WashU Women's Tennis Defeats No. 4 Wesleyan 4-3
• No. 2 WashU Women's Tennis Wraps Up Spring Break Trip With Win Over No. 9 Babson

 
No. 6 Baseball

• Late Inning Comeback Attempt Not Enough As No. 6 WashU Baseball Falls On The Road To Rose-Hulman
• No. 6 WashU Baseball Opens Three-Game Series With 9-4 Win Over Transylvania
• No. 6 WashU Baseball Drops Saturday Doubleheader To Transylvania

 
No. 6 Golf

• No. 7 WashU Golf In Third Following Day One of Savannah Invitational
• No. 7 WashU Women's Golf Ties For Second at Savannah Invitational

 
No. 6 Softball

• No. 6 WashU Softball Splits With No. 3 Texas Lutheran
• No. 6 WashU Softball Picks Up Win At Trinity (TX)

 
No. 14 Men's Basketball

• No. 14 WashU Men's Basketball Suffers Two-Point Heartbreaker to No. 3 St. Thomas (TX) in Sweet 16

 
No. 15 Women's Basketball

• No. 2 Wis.-Oshkosh Uses Big Second Half To Defeat No. 15 WashU Women's Basketball In Sweet 16

 
No. 15 Men's Tennis

• No. 15 WashU Men's Tennis Drops Pair To Open Spring Break Trip In Texas
• No. 15 WashU Men's Tennis Knocks Off No. 9 Swarthmore In Texas, 4-3
• No. 15 WashU Men's Tennis Knocks Off Second Top-10 Team In Two Days With 4-3 Win Over No. 3 CWRU
• Late Night Ends With No. 15 WashU Men's Tennis Sweeping Final Day Of Spring Break Trip

 
 
On the horizon:
 
No. 6 Baseball

• WashU hosts five games this week, beginning with a single game on Wednesday, Mar. 18 against Wis.-Platteville.
• Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
• The Bears have won the last five meetings, including a 7-2 at home in their last meeting during the 2012 season.
• WashU will then host a four-game series over the weekend on Saturday, Mar. 21 and Sunday, Mar. 22, with a doubleheader each day.
• Saturday's games will also be the team's First Responders Appreciation Games.
• Last season, the Bears and Gusties split their four games at Kelly Field with WashU winning game one, 9-5 and game four, 10-2.
• Live stats for all games can be found here for the series.
• Live video streamed through FloSports can be viewed here.

 
No. 6 Softball

• WashU opens up UAA play this weekend when it travels to No. 16 Case Western Reserve for a three-game conference series.
• The two teams will play a single game on Friday, Mar. 20 at 3 p.m. ET before closing out the weekend with a doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 21 starting at 12 p.m. ET.
• Last season, WashU won the series with the Spartans at home 2-1. The one loss was the only conference loss by the Bears last season.
• Live stats can be viewed here.
• Game 1 live video can be found here.
• Game 2&3 live video can be found here.

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

• WashU will compete at the NCAA Championships beginning on Wednesday, March 18 and conclude on Saturday, March 21 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.
• On the women's side, nine swimmers and one diver qualified for the national meet.
• They were led by sophomore Iris Qi who qualified in six events, including four relays and two individual events.
• On the men's side, eight swimmers earned their spot in Indianapolis.
• Both junior Marco Minai and first-year Parker Chan qualified in four different events.
• Live results for all four days can be found here.

 
Women's and Men's Outdoor Track & Field

• After a very quick turnaround, WashU kicks off the outdoor season on Saturday, Mar. 21 when they travel to Fayette, Mo. for the Central Methodist Open.
• Field events get started at 10 a.m.
• Running events get underway at 12 p.m.
• Meet info can be found here.

 
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