Claire Sonne

The Bears lost back-to-back matches at home to the Trojans, who rank as the top team in the country.

Cal destroyed the SJSU women’s water polo team Saturday, in what was a revenge game for the Bears after last season’s shocking loss against the Spartans.

Cal outplayed Fresno State in all facets of the game — on offense, on defense and in goal — so for the hosting Bulldogs to pull out a win in the second contest of this series, there would have to be a complete reversal in these teams’ performances.

Brigit Mulder was named to the First Team, Claire Sonne to the Third Team and Hannah DeRose and Cassidy Ball were Honorable Mentions.

Brigit Mulder was named to the All-MPSF First Team, while fellow junior Claire Sonne and freshman Ruby Swadling earned honorable mentions.

The Bears failed to execute offensively against two of the nation’s best programs, resulting in a frustrating weekend.

This year’s Barbara Kalbus Invitational Tournament field is stacked. Every one of the nation’s championship contenders will be there.

The Bears seem to be gathering steam, however, and will perhaps be more wary of potential trap games like this one, given some of this season’s lowlights.

It was junior attacker Brigit Mulder's five-meter penalty shot that started Cal on what became an 11-2 run for the Bears.

While Cal has beaten formidable opponents like No. 5 UC Irvine and No. 9 Michigan, slow starts have nearly cost Cal a number of games