Women's Soccer

Cal’s offensive woes dominate weekend

During Sunday’s contest against Utah, former star striker Alex Morgan returned to Berkeley for the first time since her successful World Cup campaign. Against Colorado and the Utes, the Cal women’s soccer team direly needed a goalscorer like Morgan as the Bears (11-4-2, 4-2-2) produced a plethora of offensive chances Read More…

Junior midfielder Betsy Hassett has played in all of the Bears’ 14 games this season and started 11 of them.

Bears bring new found attack to Arizona

When star striker Katie Benz had her career season cut short by a leg injury, the Cal women’s soccer team turned to sophomore forward Rachel Mercik to take the reins of the offense. Mercik knows all too well what Benz is currently going through – Mercik broke a bone in Read More…

Freshman midfielder Taylor Comeau scored on her only shot against USC on Sunday to give Cal a 2-0 lead. It was her first collegiate goal.

Cal ends four-game slump against No. 3 UCLA and USC

Throughout its four-game slump in the last two weeks, the Cal women’s soccer team refused to acknowledge that it was in a mid-season crisis. But after Sunday’s 2-0 win against USC, the Bears (9-3-2) were able to freely speak their minds with a sigh of relief. “We were in a Read More…

Bears hang with No. 3 Bruins to a scoreless draw

Despite a 0-0 draw against No. 3 UCLA on Friday afternoon at Edwards Stadium, Cal women’s soccer team might have played their best game of the season. Although the Bears failed to snap their goal drought against the Bruins, a tie against one of a top-5 team can be momentous Read More…

Women's Soccer

Bears’ offense fizzles in first action without Benz

Although the No. 17 Cal women’s soccer team prides itself on its depth at the forward position, its weekend trip north to the Evergreen State showed that quantity cannot replace injured forward Katie Benz’s quality up front. The five forwards in the squad combined for one goal this weekend against Read More…