In the 73rd minute, the UCLA men’s soccer team was quickly on the attack. The Cal defenders looked ready, outnumbering the Bruins in the fastbreak. In most cases, the Bears’ defense would have found a way to clear the ball. But what came next was soccer at its best and Read More…
The last time the Cal men’s soccer team won a conference match was November 11, 2010 at home against Stanford. The last time No. 9 UCLA’s squad lost a conference match was October 24, 2010 in a 1-0 overtime loss to Cal. In its last 13 consecutive Pac-12 victories, UCLA has Read More…
Men’s Soccer The Cal men’s soccer team is coming off an abysmal 2011 season; its female counterpart is returning from its most successful season under coach Neil McGuire. While the men’s team is currently unranked, the women’s team is in the top 15. But the question of who’s the better Read More…
When the Cal men’s soccer team (5-2-1) scores the first goal in a match, the Bears win. In all five victories this season, Cal has scored the first goal of the match. This weekend was no different as the Bears scored first against Duquesne University on Friday and Loyola Marymount Read More…
While next week is the start of conference play against two familiar opponents in San Diego State and No. 12 UCLA, this weekend is an unfamiliar one for the Cal men’s soccer team. Friday’s 4:30 p.m. match at Edwards Stadium between Duquesne University (3-4-0) and the (3-2-1) Bears is the Read More…
In the first half of extra time during the match between Cal and the University of San Francisco, the referee had to stop the timer. Two Dons were lying in the middle of the pitch, writhing in pain for minutes after being knocked down by the Bears. It was a Read More…
It happens to the best sports programs: every team faces a non-conference game against a mediocre foe with little on the line. And the Cal men’s soccer team will be no exception this coming Sunday. The 2 p.m. match between Cal and the University of San Francisco at Edwards Stadium Read More…
In soccer, the most vulnerable times for any team are the first and the last five minutes of each half. In the beginning of each half, a team still adjusting to the pace of the match is vulnerable to an early goal by the opposing team. In the final minutes Read More…
The road to the Olympics started with a question. It was May of 1994, and brothers Pieter and Jacob Lehrer lived across the street from one another in Santa Rosa, Calif. They did everything together as children and adulthood didn’t bring a change. The brothers ran a maintenance company together. Read More…
For the Cal men’s soccer team, Tuesday’s 11:30 a.m. home match against Houston Baptist is something out of the ordinary. The upcoming tilt is a shake-up for the players, accustomed to the typical weekend afternoon match. Out of their regularly scheduled element, the Bears (2-2) are more concerned about how Read More…