Video: Lacrosse midfielder, Emily Abbood

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Cal lacrosse midfielder, Emily Abbood, shares with Daily Cal about her experiences with the team and the upcoming games on the East Coast against BC and Vermont. Kelly Lin is the Sports Beat Producer. She filmed this interview.

Megan Takacs named MPSF Player of the Year

After a record-setting performance this past season, junior attacker Megan Takacs earned the MPSF Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Year honor. On April 12, Takacs suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Bears’ 15-12 victory at Vermont. However, that did not stop Takacs from breaking one of Cal’s single-season records. Read More…

Cal's season ended Friday in the MPSF semifinals against an Oregon squad the Bears nearly beat on Feb. 26, falling 10-9.

Bears end season with Oregon loss at MPSFs

Although the Cal lacrosse team made a comeback with five consecutive goals in the second half, the squad’s last-chance effort was not enough to give them the win, and the Bears fell to Oregon 14-11 in the MPSF semifinals. This Friday at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, Calif., the Bears (8-8) Read More…

The Bears hope to even their home record at 3-3 with a victory over Stanford on Friday. The Bears have had more success away from Berkeley, posting a 5-3 record.

Bears look to end season with victory over Cardinal

This Friday, the Cal lacrosse team will play for nothing but pride in its last regular season game against Stanford. With junior Megan Takacs now out for the season, the Bears may not be playing for much in the postseason, either. Takacs, who was injured in Cal’s win against Vermont Read More…

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Doctor’s orders: Stay for a fifth year

For lacrosse captain Emily Abbood, life imitated academics after a season-ending injury

With one minute remaining in practice, Emily Abbood had just gotten possession of the ball. The senior midfielder raced toward the cage at the end of the field, hoping to close that day in October of 2010 with a final goal. As she neared the eight-meter arc, Abbood, who was Read More…

Cal heads to Davis to attack Aggies

The stakes have been raised a little higher for the Cal lacrosse team this Wednesday evening. At 7 p.m., the Bears will travel to Davis, Calif., to play the Aggies in one of their most important MPSF matchups of the season. Only the top four programs of the eight-team conference Read More…

Cal closes spring break trip with victory over Wildcats

The start of the second half marked the turning point for the game. In Friday’s contest, both Villanova and the Bears were tied, 5-all, heading into halftime. However, the Cal lacrosse team stepped up its game right from the beginning of the second period, causing turnovers and netting shot after Read More…