October 8, 1998
Bears beat Rhodes
The football team enjoyed its best first half of the season at Rhodes College and carried the momentum for a 49-13 road victory. The Bears, who had scored a total of 27 points in the first half of the first four games, led 28-6 at intermission and cruised for their sixth straight win over Rhodes. Senior quarterback Alan Barnette completed 22 of 28 passes (a school-record .786 completion percentage) for a career-high 333 yards and three touchdowns. The Bears intercepted a season-high five passes, including two by junior Steve Steinbruegge and one by freshman Quincy Davis, who returned it a school-record 88 yards for a touchdown.
Men's soccer wins
The men's soccer team, which had fallen from the national rankings, bounced back with a pair of victories last week. The Bears (4-2) blanked visiting Aurora University 2-0 Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Francis Field. Freshman Casey Lien netted the game-winner and junior goalkeeper Brian Ko and freshman Lee Devore combined on the shutout. Lien, who has three game-winning goals in the four victories, scored twice as WU opened its University Athletic Association (UAA) schedule Sunday, Oct. 4, with a 3-2 victory at Carnegie Mellon University.
Volleyball rolls on
The top-ranked women's volleyball team took their fifth tournament title in as many tries this season at the Wittenberg University Invitational in Springfield, Ohio. WU, now 24-0, knocked off Bluffton College and seventh-ranked Hope College Friday, Oct. 2. The Bears then beat Ohio Northern University and Wittenberg University Saturday, Oct. 3, to wrap up the title. Senior Jennifer Martz, the UAA Athlete of the Week, became WU's all-time leader with 533 blocks, passing Amy Albers.
Women booters win two
WU's third-ranked women's soccer team ran its winning streak to eight games with a pair of conference shutouts last weekend. The Bears knocked off Rochester 6-0 and Brandeis 9-0 to avenge their only two league losses from a year ago. Six different Bears found the back of the net in the win over Rochester. Lori Thomas, the UAA Offensive Player of the Week, followed with a four-goal, two-assist performance in the victory over Brandeis, setting a school record with 10 points. Sophomore Christyn Chambers earned UAA Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Harriers place sixth
The only non-NCAA Division I teams at the Southern Illinois Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, Ill., both the men's and women's cross country teams placed sixth in the 14-team field. Senior Tim Julien, the UAA Athlete of the Week, led the men by clocking a personal-best 24:50.27 on the eight-kilometer course. Senior Emily Richard took 12th in the field of 132, covering the five-kilometer course in a personal-best 18:00.72. Sophomore Susan Chou, the UAA Athlete of the Week, clocked a personal-best 18:06.43 to take 16th place.
Compiled by Kevin Bergquist, director, sports information, and Keith Jenkins, asst. director, sports information. For up-to-date news about Washington University's athletics program, access the Bears' Web site at rescomp.wustl.edu/~athletics/.
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