Fast Break: Short week, shorter Fast Break

A duck in a Willamette jersey about to score a goal on the soccer field while the crowd cheers behind them. Art by Wes Mowry-Silverman.

Hello, Bearcat Fan! I hope we all feel rested and rejuvenated post fall break. I know I do, mostly thanks to the fact that the Bears are suddenly the No. 1 seed in the NFC. I sure hope this doesn’t age poorly! Anyway, not much has happened this week in Bearcat sports, so let’s get onto the news!

Women’s basketball played UC Santa Cruz twice over the weekend, with the Bearcats losing the first of the series on Friday 45-72 but taking the second on Saturday 72-61. Kaitlin Imai (’26) recorded 22 points and four steals in the latter, helping the ’Cats break their four-game losing streak.

Believe it or not, there were no other competitions over the weekend, so this is a woefully short piece.

In the wider world of sport: Once more, the NFL saw several upsets over the week, with the AFC’s dominant teams further proving themselves and the NFC being shaken up (Bear down, baby). Rumor has it that star Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo wants out of Milwaukee, and the Blazers currently find themselves at No. 10 in the Western Conference at the quarter mark. The Buckeyes snapped a losing streak against archrival Michigan, establishing themselves firmly as No. 1 in NCAA Football standings, and the Ducks rose to No. 4 with a win against the Huskies. 

In the coming weeks: Basketball faces George Fox away on Friday before a bye week, and swim is currently on a competition hiatus until the new year, so not much is happening in Bearcat sports as the semester winds down!