From Washington University Athletics

The Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team defeated Wartburg, 3-1, on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Sweet 16 to face UAA foe Carnegie Mellon. It's 16^th trip to the Sweet 16 in program history.
 
Senior Maggie Brett put the Bears on the board first with a goal 19:56 in for her 11^th goal of the year.
 
The Knights evened things up in the 33^rd minute as Gabby Corday put in a pass from Joy Smith.
 
The first-half scoring wasn't done, however, as sophomore Meryl McKenna gave WashU a lead again with what would be the game-winning goal in the 38^th minute.
 
Brett added an insurance goal for WashU in the 56^th minute for her team-leading 12^th goal of the year. She now has 30 points on the season.
 
WashU outshot Wartburg 16-13 with nine shots on goal to the Knights' four, but Wartburg had nine corner kicks to the Bears' four.
 
Junior goalkeeper Sidney Conner made three saves on the day, starting with a Lauren Kirkle shot in the 14^th minute. Conner stopped a shot by Corday in the 40^th minute and saved Smith's shot in the 76^th minute to preserve the win for the Bears.
 
WashU is 11-5 all-time in the Sweet 16.