One month into the season, the Cal men’s water polo team is still looking to secure a signature win. In the team’s most recent match against Pacific last weekend, breakdowns on defense and missed scoring opportunities in front of the goal were major factors in the Bears’ one-goal defeat. “We Read More…
Historically, collegiate water polo has been dominated by four teams. Cal, Stanford, UCLA and USC have captured all but five national championships. The last time one of the four did not win a national title was in 1997, when Pepperdine University defeated USC. This season, the University of the Pacific Read More…
After losing two close matches last Sunday in the final day of the NorCal Invitational, the Bears (8-2) outscored their nonconference opponents by a combined 22 goals in the wins. Senior Collin Smith led Cal with nine goals on the day. Read More…
It was early 2009, and Cal men’s water polo coach Kirk Everist was just about to meet his newest group of recruits. One of the prospects on the trip was a tall skinny kid from La Jolla High School in San Diego. His name: Hunter Gettelfinger. Everist had yet to Read More…
In collegiate men’s water polo, it does not get much better than this. Sixteen of the nation’s top teams are converging on the UC Berkeley campus this weekend for the sport’s annual NorCal Invitational. And the No. 4 ranked Bears will see their toughest matches so far in the nascent Read More…
The Cal men’s water polo team did exactly what it was expected to do. The Bears, ranked No. 4 nationally, opened the season with four wins at the Triton Invitational at UC San Diego this weekend. Read More…
The Cal men’s soccer team is off to a hot start. The Bears, who entered the season unranked nationally, opened their 2013 season by beating two top-five teams in just three days. On Friday, Cal got goals from fifth-year senior Steve Birnbaum and junior midfielder Connor Hallisey to defeat Georgetown Read More…
The 2012 season was an uneven one for the Cal men’s water polo team. After a start that included the removal of five players due to code of conduct violations and a stretch of sub-.500 play, the Bears rebounded and finished just one win away from making it to the Read More…
The Cal rugby team isn’t accustomed to losing championship matches. Just last month, the Bears were defeated on a last-second drop-kick in the finals of the Varsity Cup against Brigham Young University. But it didn’t take long for the Bears to return to the top. In the championship match of Read More…
For the Cal rugby team, 2013 was a season of redemption. Last year, the Bears failed to make the playoffs, suffered two losses for the first time since 2009 and played all their matches on the road. It was not a normal season for the 26-time national champions. “A lot Read More…