On an early corner kick in the second minute against Oregon State on Sunday, Cal midfielder Alec Sundly rose above the opposing defense and directed a header at the goal. Oregon State goalkeeper Matt Bersano made the save, but before he could gain control forward John Fitzpatrick swooped in and Read More…
Coming into Friday afternoon, the Cal men’s soccer team held onto a flicker of hope for the a miracle postseason bid. Then Stanford came into Edwards Stadium and stomped it into dust. In its worst loss since its 6-0 beatdown to Maryland in September, Stanford (9-8-1, 5-4-1 in the Pac-12) Read More…
When the Cal men’s soccer team headed down to Southern California last weekend, it needed to pull off a win or a tie against No. 7 UCLA to boost its postseason chances. The Bears did exactly that, tying the Bruins, 1-1, in double overtime at Drake Stadium. But Cal’s NCAAs Read More…
Wednesday’s practice had been over for 30 minutes, but Cal men’s soccer head coach Kevin Grimes was still busy running one more drill. Alongside backup forwards John Fitzpatrick and Luis Fuentes, Grimes focused on how to evade defenders at close contact. Grimes lobbed a ball at either Fitzpatrick or Fuentes, Read More…
Cal men’s soccer coach Kevin Grimes is a person that likes to keep his cards close to his chest. For the sake of safeguarding information, very few tidbits — like starting rotations or results of preseason exhibitions — are ever leaked by Grimes and his players. So when asked questions Read More…
Nearly six months after finishing its season with a 3-9-5 record, the Cal men’s soccer team flew to Italy to play the under-20 squads of Serie A clubs. Over the course of two weeks, the Bears faced five of the Italian soccer giants like AS Roma and Fiorentina. The campaign Read More…
On paper, the Cal men’s soccer team and Stanford looked pretty similar going into Sunday evening’s matchup. Both squads were swept by UCLA and San Diego State last weekend. After Sunday’s 1-1 tie in double overtime, Cal and Stanford still looked rather similar. After a gripping encounter that featured flowing play throughout, Read More…
The Cal men’s soccer team treks across the Bay to the Farm this Friday afternoon — but not to face off against Stanford. The Bears (2-2-2) play against Vermont (5-1) as part of the Stanford Nike Classic, which also features the Cardinal and Harvard. Friday’s 4:30 p.m., tilt at Laird Read More…
No. 14 Cal let four goals in as a Santa Clara team won, 4-2, at Edwards Stadium on Friday afternoon, taking home the Bay Area Classic title with it.
A beautiful run up the left side of the field and a laser cross into the box found a sliding Connor Hallisey in perfect position at the far post to put away the easy goal. John Fitzpatrick’s precision dribbling and vision to set up the play that gave the Cal Read More…
