Senior captain Steve Birnbaum stepped up to the penalty mark with the Cal men’s soccer team’s No. 1 ranking hanging in the balance. His Bears were down 2-1 with only 14 minutes remaining on the road against No. 6 UCLA. Earlier in the game, Birnbaum and his fellow center defender Read More…
Since 2002, either Cal or UCLA has come home with the Pac-12 men’s soccer title. This Sunday, the two teams meet for the first time this season in a game that could be a real indicator of the eventual league outcome. The Pac-12 conference is heating up as the No.1 Read More…
The Bears hit the road this week in a bid to extend their Pac-12 success. An unbeaten Cal men’s soccer team (7-0-2, 1-0-1 Pac-12) continues its Pac-12 story with its first conference away game, against San Diego State (3-5-0, 0-1-0 Pac-12), on Thursday. San Diego has yet to record a Read More…
Justin Taillole stared into his head coach’s eyes, trying to process what he heard. In the room was a round table and a few chairs. To Taillole’s right sat Cal coach Kevin Grimes. Across the table, goalkeeper coach Henry Foulk looked on. The Cal keeper tried to stay composed, meeting Read More…
A contest was promised, and a contest was delivered. It was a much anticipated head-to-head: No. 1 Cal men’s soccer team(7-0-2, 1-0-1 Pac-12) vs. No. 3 Washington (7-0-3, 1-0-1 Pac-12). The game proved to be just as competitive as the stats suggest — a clash of titans that was ultimately Read More…
For three years, the Washington men’s soccer team has utilized a flip throw. For three years, they have used this weapon freely. Teams know it’s coming, but that doesn’t mean they can stop it. “Everyone is aware of it,” said Cal coach Kevin Grimes. “Everyone they have played and everyone Read More…
Start as you mean to go on. Cal (7-0-1, 1-0-0 Pac-12) started its Pac-12 season with a confident performance against Oregon State (7-3-0, 0-1-0 Pac-12) with a 3-1 winning margin that was rarely threatened from kickoff to final whistle. Within the first two minutes of the game, the Bears were Read More…
It’s time to get serious. While the Bears started their season on a strong note, it is their first Pac-12 game Thursday against Oregon State in Berkeley that will define the team as it moves forward. The start of the Pac-12 signifies the start of the conference season for the Read More…
One cut, a second and suddenly junior Max Oldham had the space he needed. With the ball at his feet in the 18-yard box late into the first frame of golden goal overtime on Friday night against Santa Clara, the second-half substitute made the play of the game. Fourteen yards Read More…
Zero to hero. Over the weekend, Cal achieved something it had never achieved it all of its 107-year history, a No.1 ranking in three major polls. The achievement is even more impressive considering that last year, the squad failed to make the rankings at all. “It’s a great honor for Read More…