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With a chance to sweep the Cardinal for the first time since 2010 and collect the first Cal win in Palo Alto under head coach Mark Fox, the Bears simply could not rise to the challenge.

Cal made a big splash in its last home dual meet of the season: The Bears drowned both USC and UCLA, coming away with two wins.

The only time since the turn of the century that Cal swept Stanford in basketball was the 2010 season. The Bears will look to break out the brooms once more in Palo Alto on Friday. Here’s to making history.

Among Cal’s most anticipated performances is Noah Newfeld, who will look to punch his ticket to the Winter Cup after doing so at the same event last year.

Cal is set to host three teams in its home territory at the California Cup this weekend Jan. 28 to Jan. 29. The Bears will take on San Jose State first, followed by Stanford the next morning. Then, they will finish off the invitational with a match against UC Davis.

Both the Bears and the Cardinal have yet to lose thus far, which means only one thing: one team will continue its win streak, and the other will meet its maker and falter to none other than their biggest rival.

If this season proved anything, it cemented that Patrick Mahomes is still levels above any and every other player in the NFL.

Coming off the winter break, the Bears will kick off the spring on the road by participating in the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate Jan. 30 and 31.

Stuck in a five game losing streak, it’s clear that the Bears have stumbled in Pac-12 play. They are in desperate need of some wins versus the Ducks and the Beavers this week.

Cal will try and improve in both the win column and as a team as it travels to Santa Barbara this weekend.