October 29, 1998
Football falls to Carnegie Mellon
The football Bears scored early and late Saturday, Oct. 24, at Francis Field, but it was a lack of success in the middle quarters that hurt them in a 30-21 home loss to University Athletic Association (UAA) foe Carnegie Mellon University. The Bears fell to 5-3 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. CMU has defeated the Bears the last four meetings.
Men's soccer loses
The men's soccer team put its postseason hopes in jeopardy with a pair of UAA road losses last week. The Bears dropped a heart-breaking 3-2 double-overtime decision at 13th-ranked Emory University Friday, Oct. 23, before being blanked 1-0 Sunday at New York University. In the Emory match, Washington U. scored with 1:10 remaining in regulation time to tie the game, but the Eagles scored with only four minutes remaining in the sudden death second overtime period. In the NYU match, the Bears outshot the Violets, 10-7, but could not score.
Women's soccer wins
The women's soccer team won two of three games last week, but dropped a UAA matchup with No. 20 Emory for the conference lead. WU knocked off Fontbonne College Oct. 21 by a 6-0 count. Senior Lori Thomas set the school single-season goal-scoring record with her fourth hat-trick of the season. She also added an assist and Rachel Sweeney had two goals. The Bears' school-record 12-game winning streak came to an end with a 1-0 loss at Emory Oct. 23. WU rebounded with a 3-0 win over conference foe New York University Sunday, Oct. 25
Volleyball falls
The women's volleyball team played just one match last week, falling to NCAA Division II Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 1-15, 15-13, 15-11, 14-16, 15-7 , Oct. 21 at SIUE. WU travels to Pittsburgh, Pa., this Friday-Saturday, Oct. 30-31, for the UAA Championships. The Bears have won the last nine titles and 10 of the last 11.
Runners in championships
The men's and women's cross country teams competed in the 1998 UAA Championships Saturday, Oct. 24, at the University of Chicago. Junior Tim Julien captured the individual title, the third straight year either the men or the women have had an individual champion, and led the men's team to a third-place finish. He covered the 8K course in 25 minutes, 23 seconds. The women's team was fifth, finishing just seven points out of second place.
Swimmers open season with wins
The men's and women's swimming teams opened the 1998 season with solid performance at the Wittenberg University Tri-meet Saturday, Oct. 24. The women defeated Carnegie Mellon, 162-135, and Wittenberg, 157.5-134.5, while the men defeated Wittenberg, 181-97, and fell to Carnegie Mellon, 190-101.
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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