November 12, 1998
Women's soccer in NCAA quarterfinals
Washington University's women's soccer team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III tournament with a 6-5 wild double-overtime win over Ohio Wesleyan University in the Great Lakes Regional Championship. The game was held Saturday, Nov. 7, in Delaware, Ohio. For the second year in a row, the Bears (17-3-0) will face top-ranked Macalester (Minn.) College (19-1-0), winner of the Central Region, in the NCAA quarterfinals, either next Saturday or Sunday, Nov. 14 or 15. WU won last year's quarterfinal match over the Scots 2-1 to advance to their first-ever national semifinal. In the first round of the Great Lakes Regional, held Friday, Nov. 6, Rachel Sweeney and Lori Thomas tallied two goals apiece and Jessica Glick added one in the Bears' 5-1 win over Denison University.
Men's soccer back in NCAA tourney
For the 15th time in 21 seasons, the men's soccer team will play in the NCAA Division III Championship tournament. The Bears (11-6-2) were one of five teams selected to play in the Central Regional and must play a first-round game Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Centre College (Danville, Ky.). The winner will face defending national champion and regional host Wheaton College (Ill.) Friday, Nov. 13. Washington U. and Centre met in a regular-season finale Friday, Nov. 6, at Francis Field, playing to a 1-1 tie in double-overtime.
Volleyball to host NCAA regional
The volleyball team opens postseason play by hosting the NCAA Division III South Regional tournament Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 12-14. The Bears, 35-3 this season and ranked third in the nation by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, are hosting the South Regional for the second consecutive year and fourth time in the last five seasons. The field for the regional is nearly identical to last year's, with Trinity University (Texas), Southwestern University (Texas), Emory University (Ga.) and Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) returning and being joined by DePauw University (Ind.). First-seeded Washington U. and second-seeded Trinity will get first-round byes on Thursday. WU will take on the winner of Savannah and Emory at 8 p.m. Friday. The regional championship will be held Saturday at 7 p.m.
Football wins season finale; finishes 6-4
Alan Barnette threw three touchdown passes in his final collegiate game and junior Mark Bruggeman caught two TD passes as the Bears closed their 1998 season Saturday, Nov. 7, with a 42-20 victory over Colorado College at Francis Field. WU finished with a 6-4 record -- its sixth straight winning season. Barnette helped WU quarterbacks set a new record for completions in a season (190) and finished the season with a record 64.3 percent completion percentage (133 of 207). After Colorado College scored on a 2-yard run with 7 minutes, 33 seconds left in the game to cut the deficit to 36-20, WU junior running back Sean King added his first touchdown of the season to complete the scoring at 2:34 in the fourth quarter. Washington U. junior tailback Larry Foster led all rushers with 124 yards on 22 carries.
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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