Editor’s Note: Over summer, the Daily Californian will be releasing its power rankings of Cal’s sports as decided by the Daily Cal sports staff. Stay tuned for No. 8 and No. 7 next week! No matter how close you were, failure to meet your goals can only mean you came Read More…
Best Male Athlete: Keenan Allen While Cal football continued to be Cal football in 2012, Keenan Allen continued to be Keenan Allen. Not even shoddy quarterback plays and a porous offensive line could hold back the junior wide receiver. Despite drawing double coverage on almost every play that he was Read More…
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…
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…
With a trip to the elite round of 16 on the line, the Bears will look to upset the Aztecs in a high-stakes game. Cal women’s soccer will face San Diego State on Friday in second-round play of the NCAA tournament. The No. 17 Bears (16-5) and the No. 4 Read More…
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…
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…
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…
The No. 10 Bears emerged from a weekend in the Los Angeles with one blemish on their record. After a heartbreaking loss to UCLA on Friday afternoon, the Cal women’s soccer team rebounded on Sunday with a 1-0 win against USC (5-10-3, 2-6-2 in Pac-12). The No. 2 Bruins handed Read More…
On Sunday afternoon, the Bears huddled in a secluded corner of Edwards Stadium with a mood of solemnity surrounding them. Then the squad let out a triumphant cheer in perfect representation of the weekend’s crucial wins. After two hard fought games, No. 12 Cal women’s soccer extended its winning streak Read More…
