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The blue and gold currently hold a 3-7 conference record and a 14-7 overall record — a meaningful difference from the winless conference record that defined the Cal volleyball program last season.

Cal volleyball will be leaving Bear Territory for another hike up north, but this time in Oregon. The Bears are set to play No. 8 Oregon on Friday at 7 p.m. and Oregon State on Sunday at noon.

Cal women’s tennis team captain Jessica Alsola entered the ITA All-American Championships hoping to exceed her past performances, and delivered — winning five of her six matches.

In a game defined by momentum shifts, the Bears turned up the heat to take the Sun Devils, 24-21.

The Daily Californian sports editor Mia Wachtel interviews Rivals writer and former sports editor of The Daily Californian Maria Kholodova on the upcoming matchup against ASU.

This Saturday, Arizona State and Cal will line up for what is likely the final time in the foreseeable future. Both squads are not expected to make much noise in the Pac-12 by most, trying to avoid second-to-last place in the conference.

The Bears had two difficult back-to-back games this weekend against the Trojans and the Sun Devils, falling to both teams and performing worse than in their last games against these schools last week.

With four consecutive losses — most recently a loss on the road against Utah — and a 1-2 conference record, the Bears will be looking to win both matches if they want to turn their momentum around and have a winning record in the Pac-12.

Despite an intense game against USC, the Pac-12’s first-place team, and a respectable performance against Arizona State, Cal ended the weekend winless.

After falling to both in two relatively tight games this past weekend, the Bears must focus on where they fell short in order to secure the wins.