Cardinal

In these winter months, the Bears have shooed off hibernation and are instead catching their prey weekend after weekend and returning home with pride and prizes.

In a down-to-the-wire nail-biter, Cal women’s gymnastics bested Stanford 196.325-196.275, earning its highest season-opening score in program history.

Cal will chalk-up its grips as it faces Stanford on Jan. 16 to kick off the Pac-12 season at Haas Pavilion. With no Collegiate Challenge performance, this will be the Bears first meet of 2022.

Unfortunately for the Bears, their conference closed out with a 0-3 sweep by the Cardinal.

Miscommunications on defense, poor alignments and a truly awful selection of both offensive and defensive play calls left much to be desired. In other words, the Stanford football team had the same abysmal organizational skills as the Stanford band at halftime.

While this season has been a trying time for the blue and gold, it seems as though the Bears came to the Farm with something to prove.

Stanford and Cal both head into the Big Game with not-so-great records: who will redeem themselves from their lackluster standing and win the Axe remains to be decided.

As the Bears come off two devastating losses against the Beavers and the Huskies, the rest of Pac-12 play is looking like anything but good for Cal.

The matchup became a goalfest for Stanford, with the Cardinal scoring in the third minute and racking up multiple goals during the first and second halves.

Seeking redemption after multiple losses and ties, the Bears remain hopeful as they face the Stanford Cardinal in the Big Clasico.