ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Bear Beats is back! It 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 first 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 women's tennis
 
A look in the rear-view mirror (events from Sept. 1-6):
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• No. 1 Women's Soccer Sees Two Hat Tricks, Two New Program Records in Season Opener Against Greenville
• No. 1 Women's Soccer Secures Road Shutout At Westminster
• Morales-Martinez, Moore Each Earn Brace in Win At Simpson

No. 10 Women's and No. 17 Men's Cross Country

• No. 10 WashU Women's Cross Country Opens Season With Win At Gabby Reuveni Invite
• No. 17 WashU Men's Cross Country Claims Gabby Reuveni Invite To Open Season

No. 14 Volleyball

• No. 14 WashU Volleyball Opens Season With Sweep Of Wheaton
• No. 14 WashU Volleyball Drops Heartbreaker In Five Sets
• No. 14 WashU Volleyball Sweeps Matches On Sunday To Close Out Bear Invite

No. 14 Men's Soccer

• No. 14 WashU Men's Soccer Opens Season With 5-0 Shutout Win Over Millikin
• Late First Half Goal Sees No. 14 WashU Men's Soccer Draw 1-1 With North Park

(RV) Football

• (RV) WashU Football Opens 2026 Season With Dominant Win at Rhodes

Golf

• WashU Golf Tied For First Following Day One of Lynn Schweizer Invitational
• Golf Wins Lynn Schweizer Invitational

 
 
On the horizon:
 
No. 1 Women's Soccer

• The Bears will have two matches this week with one on the road before returning home to begin a four-game homestand.
• WashU finishes its three-game road trip on Thursday, Sept. 10 when they visit Rose-Hulman.
• Kickoff in Terre Haute, Ind. with the Fightin' Engineers is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be found here.
• Last season, WashU earned a 4-0 shutout over RHIT.
• On Sunday, Sept. 13, the Bears will host Elmhurst as part of their Senior Day celebrations.
• Kickoff with the Bluejays is scheduled for 1 p.m.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be found here.

No. 14 Volleyball

• The Bears are on the road this weekend, traveling to Atlanta for the East-West Classic, being hosted by Emory, on Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12.
• Three nationally-ranked teams await WashU.
• The Bears open play on Friday by taking on No. 5 Colby.
• First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET
• This is the first ever meeting between WashU and Mules.
• Following that contest, the Bears will face No. 23 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at 4 p.m. ET
• The Athenas and WashU last played in 2025 in Oshkosh, Wis. with WashU picking up the 3-2 win, 15-11 in the fifth set.
• The Bears close out the weekend on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. ET against No. 4 East Texas Baptist.
• This is also the first ever meeting between the two programs.
• Live stats for Friday's matches can be found here.
• Live stats for Saturday's match can be found here.
• Tournament information can be found here.

No. 14 Men's Soccer

• Three matches await the Bears, beginning with a road contest on Monday, Sept. 7 at Elmhurst.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Elmhurst.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be found here.
• Last season, WashU scored two, second-half goals enroute to a 2-0 shut over the Bluejays.
• The Bears will then return home to host a pair of contests.
• Hanover visits Francis Olympic Field on Friday, Sept. 11 at 3 p.m.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be found here.
• This is the first meeting between the Bears and Panthers.
• WashU will close out the weekend with a contest on Sunday, Sept. 13 against Rhodes
• Kickoff is scheduled for a 4 p.m. start.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be found here.
• WashU is 7-0-3 in the last 10 meetings, including a 2-1 win on the road last season.

(RV) Football

• WashU kicks off a new era on Saturday, Sept. 12 when it returns home to play its first ever conference contest as part of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) when it hosts No. 15 DePauw.
• Kickoff is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start on Francis Olympic Field.
• Live stats can be found here.
• Live video can be found here.
• The Bears and Tigers have not played since 2012 with DePauw escaping with a 17-14 win at home.
• The game is part of the team's Alumni Day with celebration activities.

Women's Tennis

• WashU will not have to travel far to open the fall portion of its schedule as they travel to St. Charles, Mo. for the Lindenwood Invite.
• The invite takes place Friday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 13.
• Matches and schedules are to be determined.

  
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