The Bears began the two-game home weekend Feb. 16 by breezing by Carnegie Mellon University, 78-30. WU had the game in hand by halftime, as they allowed the Tartans just 15 first-half points on 24 percent shooting.
Tasha Rodgers' four steals gave her 91 on the season, breaking the single-season school record of 89 set by Michelle Lewis in 1991-92 and giving Rodgers 263 career steals, tops on the all-time school chart. She also led all scorers with 17 points and added 10 rebounds. Lindsey Merrill had 12 points.
Emory University gave the Bears a bit more of a scare on Sunday, but a 12-4 WU run in the first five minutes of the second half provided a 10-point lead and ended Emory's upset hopes.
Rodgers notched 25 points in the 88-63 win. With her 14th point, Rodgers passed Amy Schweizer for second place all-time on the University scoring list. She now has 1,506 career points and joins three-time national player of the year Alia Fischer (1,974) as the only players to surpass 1,500 points.
The Bears stretched their winning streak to seven games by wrapping up the home portion of the regular season with wins over Carnegie Mellon, 83-61, on Feb. 16, and Emory, 82-74, on Sunday.
Against Carnegie Mellon, senior Ryan Patton's moved past Brent Dalrymple into the top spot all-time at the University with 151 career steals. WU closed the first half with a 25-2 run and then opened the second stanza with an 18-2 stretch to go up 61-35 and put the game out of reach. Jarriot Rook scored a team-high 22 points and added 10 rebounds; Chris Alexander scored 15; Joel Parrott had 11.
Sophomore Dustin Tylka led the Bears against Emory with 23 points and added a career-high 15 rebounds and four steals. Rook posted his fourth-straight double-double with 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
The Bears participated in the USA Track & Field Open on Saturday, hosted by Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. There was no team scoring, but several individuals had strong showings.
In the women's mile, Mindy Kuhl captured second place for the Bears in a time of 5:15.87, while Susan Chou and Melanie Mikecz finished in third and fifth place, respectively.
In the men's 800, Marc O'Neal finished fourth (1:57.33) and Brian Tilton took fifth (1:57.98). The men's distance medley relay team captured first place with a time of 10:15.70.
The women's tennis team opened up its 2001 spring season Feb. 16-17 with an impressive showing at the Principia College women's tennis invitational. Out of six singles positions, five Bears grabbed first-place finishes and one tallied a second-place finish. In doubles, the three WU teams finished first twice and second once.
Newcomer Jenny Stein led the way for the Bears, finishing 4-0 and taking first place at No. 1 singles. Stein was honored by the University Athletic Association as the Women's Tennis Player of the Week for her dominating performance.
WU's Nandini Chaturvedula (No. 2) and Shilpa Reddy (No. 3) also went undefeated in four matches. Kat Copiozo took second place, dropping just one match, and Jen Kivitz and Laura Greenberg grabbed first-place finishes.
Compiled by Keith Jenkins, director, sports information. For up-to-date news about Washington University's athletics program, access the Bears' Web site at bearsports.wustl.edu.
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