After a hot 6-1 start this season, Cal women’s soccer team began to turn some heads across collegiate soccer. This week, the Bears were rewarded with a spot in the top-25 ranking — currently No. 22 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings — for the first time since Read More…
Last season, Cal women’s soccer cruised past Long Beach State to a easy 6-0 victory at Edwards Stadium. Although this Friday’s match in Long Beach, Calif., was a far cry from last year’s match, the Bears (6-1) managed a pair of goals against the 49ers. The win marked Cal’s sixth straight victory Read More…
After Cal women’s soccer defeated Denver 4-2 last Sunday, coach Neil McGuire said he would have to look in fixing the Bears’ recent concerns about conceding goals in the first ten minutes of the match. This week, McGuire seemed to have found the solution to the defense, from a quite Read More…
Since the start of the season, the attention on the Cal women’s soccer team was focused not on the present roster, but on the player no longer with the team. Over the summer at the Women’s World Cup, star striker Alex Morgan skyrocketed to becoming one of America’s most popular Read More…
Katie Benz had not scored a hat trick in awhile — since her high school playing days, to be exact. Player of the Week: Katie Benz After three years of limited playing time — a result of suffering injuries and playing behind star striker Alex Morgan — the senior forward Read More…
On Friday, Cal women’s soccer team crushed Kent State 5-1 in its first match of the Cal Invitational at Edwards Stadium. The Bears (4-1) put up their first goal in the fifth minute, when forward Katie Benz placed a long pass from defender Danielle Brunache into the back of the Read More…
Last week, the Cal women’s soccer team poured goals into North Dakota State and Hawaii’s nets, outscoring both teams, 10-0. But for coach Neil McGuire, he still saw shot efficiency as an area for improvement. “We are trying to increase our shots on goal percentages,” McGuire said. “We are doing Read More…
On Sunday night, the Cal women’s soccer team captured the ‘Ohana Hotels and Resorts No Ka Oi Tournament when it defeated Hawaii 3-0 in Honolulu. After a 7-0 thrashing of North Dakota State, the Bears (3-1) came out swinging, taking 10 shots at the Rainbow Wahine defense in the first half. Read More…
For senior forward Katie Benz, the weekend trip to Honolulu was strictly business. “The beach and the temptation will be there, but first and foremost, this is a business trip to win games,” Benz said. Under the warm Hawaiian sun, the Cal women’s soccer team was able to take a Read More…
Last year, the Cal women’s soccer team had its biggest victory of the season against Hawaii at Edwards Stadium, piling eight goals from six different players. But as the Bears prepare to fly down to Honolulu for the rematch, coach Neil McGuire does not expect another romp over the Rainbow Read More…
