For the first time this season, Cal women’s field hockey experienced a blowout loss. After beginning the weekend with a dominating 2-0 win over Robert Morris on Friday, the Bears (4-7, 1-2) suffered a 6-2 defeat to No. 7 Penn State in State College, Pa. The only other game the Read More…
After multiple weak showings by the Cal field hockey offense, coach Shellie Onstead has had enough. Onstead’s program will take a new offensive strategy this weekend at University Park, Pa., first against Robert Morris (7-3) on Friday and No. 6 Penn State (10-3, 2-1) this Sunday. The Bears (3-6, 0-2) Read More…
With 30 seconds left on the clock in Friday’s home match, it seemed safe to assume that the 1-1 tie between the Cal women’s field hockey team and No. 13 Stanford would be pushed into overtime. The Cardinal gained possession of the ball for their final attempt at breaking the Read More…
Whereas the Cal field hockey team will return from an off week well-rested and refined, its opponent is recuperating from a tough loss to North Carolina. After a 12-day break from game play, the Cal field hockey team will take on No. 13 Stanford in its first NorPac conference game Read More…
For the No. 16 Cal’s field hockey team’s match against St. Louis University was more than just an easy 6-0 win — it was a test of the squad’s perseverance. From the onset of their 1 p.m. home game on Monday, the Bears (1-1) experienced deja vu in a flashback Read More…
Rankings don’t always give you a complete picture. The No. 16 Cal women’s field hockey team proved this last Friday, when they played against No. 1 ranked Maryland to a 2-1 loss on Maxwell Family Field. The last time the two teams faced each other was in 2009, where the Bears were crushed in a 8-0 loss. Read More…
Unlike most teams, Cal field hockey faces their toughest competitor in the first game of the season. Cal starts off their 2012 season with a massively high hurdle against No. 1 Maryland this Friday at 5 p.m. on Maxwell Family Field. Read More…
The Cal field hockey team’s anticlimactic conclusion to its season — last week’s 2-0 loss at the hands of Richmond in the NCAA Play-In game — was anything but representative of one of the Bears’ best seasons in a decade. It was Cal’s victory over Stanford just a few days Read More…
On the day it needed it the most, the No. 11 Cal field hockey team just didn’t play like itself. And with their 2-0 loss to Richmond Tuesday, the Bears’ season ended — failing to make the 16-team field vying for the NCAA Championship. “It was disappointing to finish with Read More…
Technically, the Cal field hockey team has already made it to the NCAA Tournament, but the Bears are still on the bubble. As the winner of a nonautomatic qualifying conference, the Bears need to win one more game to guarantee a spot in Louisville, Ky., and be one of 16 Read More…
