The Cal men's soccer team was finally able to break the dry spell and come away with a crucial point in the first leg of their Northwestern road trip.

However, unfortunately for the Bears (8-7-1, 2-5-1 in the Pac-10), it would only be one point, tying Washington 1-1 in overtime. The loss quashes any hopes of earning the Pac-10 title for Cal which remains in the dregs of the conference with only two games remaining.

By all early indications, the Bears looked destined to continue their losing ways at Husky Soccer Field in Seattle, Wash., at the opening of the game.

Washington came out swinging as the Huskies' Brad Keller volleyed a goal past goalkeeper David Bingham from 10 yards out in only the 12th minute.

Early goals don't bode well for any team, but they are nearly a death knoll for Cal, which was 0-7 in such matches coming into the game.

But the Bears were able to buckle down and play Washington (4-5-5, 1-1-4) even until the 35th minute, when Cal's junior forward, Andrew Wiedeman, got back to his scoring ways, off of a Jacob Wilson cross. The goal was Wiedeman's 11th, making him the leading goal-scorer in the Pac-10.

The knotted score would stand through regulation and past the precarious golden-goal period of overtime, leaving both teams with a single point. Bingham would be a saving grace for the Bears. His seven saves averted the loss despite the Huskies' 20-shot barage.

The tie ends Cal's four game losing streak, but the Bears remain in last place in the Pac-10, out of the national rankings, and one game away from a losing record, a far cry from their No. 4 ranking coming into October.

The Bears will finish their two-game road trip to the Northwest today at Oregon State (4-5-5, 2-4-0) starting at 2 p.m., in Corvallis, Ore.