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Bears fall short again of high hopes

At the beginning of the season, midfielder Betsy Hassett declared two goals for the season: to win the Pac-12 and to advance past the second round in the NCAA tournament. The Cal women’s soccer team couldn’t achieve either of Hassett’s goals. The Bears’ 16-6 season landed them directly behind the Read More…

San Diego State’s comeback ends Cal’s season

In the Bears’ second round game of the NCAA tournament, the first half brought jubilation and hope; the second, dejection and heartbreak The Cal women’s soccer team (16-6) held onto an early lead through the opening half of the match against two-seed San Diego State, but the second half of Read More…

Cal rides the wave into second round of NCAAs

A split second is all it took to decide the season. For the Cal women’s soccer team, that split second came in the 87th minute of its first round match of the NCAA tournament against Pepperdine at the Tari Frahm Rokus Field in Malibu, Calif. The No. 23 Bears and Read More…

Cal embarks NCAA journey at Malibu

There may be no place like home, but the Bears will not let that bother them. Though the No. 23 Cal women’s soccer team was expected to host its first round game of the NCAA tournament, the team instead travels to Malibu, Calif. to face No. 22 Pepperdine on Saturday Read More…

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Bears selected to play at Pepperdine for first NCAA match

On Monday afternoon, the Cal women’s soccer team gathered in the Simpson High Performance Center to view the NCAA women’s soccer tournament selection show. The players anxiously waited to hear Cal called. When that happened, there was a short burst of applause. But then came a  few gasps of disbelief Read More…

Junior midfielder Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick and the Cal women's soccer team fell behind early to Stanford and failed to recoup a 1-0 loss at Edwards Stadium.

Bears’ shot at comeback deflected by Cardinal

As the clock wound down in the second half, ticking away crucial seconds that Cal needed to score an equalizer, midfielder Ariana Martinez knew that her team needed a goal. Martinez slotted a ball through the Stanford defensive line for forward Ifeoma Onumonu to run. Onumonu cut around the Cardinal Read More…

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Cal welcomes defending champs Stanford at Edwards

The defending national champions and unanimous No. 1 team in the nation. A spotless conference record this season with victories against the No. 2 and 3 teams in the nation. That’s what the Cal women’s soccer team faces on Sunday against its indomitable rival Stanford at Edwards Stadium. But despite Read More…

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Shot in the Dark: Ifeoma Onumonu’s journey to Cal

Ifeoma Onumonu came to Cal by trusting in coach Neil McGuire. Now McGuire is helping the freshman trust in herself.

Ifeoma Onumonu never imagined she would be a Bear. Cal women’s soccer coach Neil McGuire had a different vision. With a consistently successful program under his direction, McGuire generally had his pick of some of the nation’s top players when recruiting. He was at a major recruiting event when the Read More…