When a costly red card by goalkeeper Emily Kruger in the 53rd minute forced Cal to play a woman down against Arizona on Friday, they could have shied away from the challenge. Instead, a spirited comeback that saw the Bears dominate in the second half fell just short in a Read More…
The Cal women’s soccer team may be favored heading into its first conference game of the season, but the opposing Arizona squad will not likely fall without a fight. The matchup between the Bears and the Wildcats will kick off Friday at 2 p.m. at Edwards Stadium. Cal (6-2) enters Read More…
The Cal women’s soccer team entered Friday’s game with one goal: to not get sucked into Penn’s direct style of play. The Bears knew that the Quakers’ strategy generally included playing deep balls up the flanks and letting their forwards and midfielders run onto the ball. If the Penn (2-3-0) Read More…
Cal women’s soccer heads into its game against Penn coming off of a victory, but the squad may not play that way. The No. 15 Bears went into their last game against UC Davis with two previous wins fueling their momentum. The team was sluggish and struggled to generate offense Read More…
“Oh my God. I’m paralyzed.” That was Mekenna DeBack’s first thought as she sat in shock, surrounded by the wreckage of the car accident. That afternoon of her senior year at Miramonte High School started out like any other. She had borrowed her dad’s car to go pick up her Read More…
Friday’s match ended in a golden moment for the Cal women’s soccer team. After 102 minutes of play in the road match between the Bears and UC Davis, Cal forward Lauren Battung brought an end to the hard-fought battle with a long rocket into the net. The double-overtime goal gave Read More…
Though the two programs are based roughly 70 miles apart, the Bears and the Aggies will be strangers in a familiar land in their forthcoming matchup. Despite their geographic proximity, the Cal women’s soccer team and the UC Davis squad barely know each other. Cal (4-2-0) has not faced the undefeated Aggies (3-0-1) since a 2007 exhibition game in which the Bears lost 0-1. But despite no scouting reports and little indication of what to expect, the Bears remain confident that they can handle whatever the Aggies throw at them.
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Senior Betsy Hassett, junior Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick and sophomore Taylor Comeau call the Cal midfield their domain. Hassett’s fast decision-making, Fitzpatrick’s blazing shot and Comeau’s gritty defense form a three-headed monster in the center of the field. “If we hear about other teams scouting us, they say our midfield is the Read More…
The Cal women’s soccer team seems to have recovered from its early preseason setbacks. After two close losses last week, the Bears rebounded this weekend with a 4-1 victory over Cal Poly on Friday, followed by a 3-0 shutout of the University of San Francisco on Sunday. Cal’s recovery came Read More…
Two homes losses against nationally ranked competition was an eye opener for Cal women’s soccer last week, forcing coach Neil McGuire to rethink his strategy. The Bears play Cal Poly (3-0-1) in San Luis Obispo Friday, in a match tailored for Cal to try something new. The Bears will deviate from their traditional 4-3-3 formation to test a new 4-4-2 strategy against the Mustangs, a move that may improve Cal’s goal to shot ratio and defensive alignment. Read More…
