Fahmi Ibrahim

Cal men’s soccer nearly made a rare blemish on No. 1 Washington’s undefeated record, but lost to a late goal by the Huskies in the last nine seconds of the match. On Sunday, the blue and gold faced Oregon State, where they were able to come back in the latter half of the game to finish the weekend off with a draw.

As if the Bears needed anymore losses, this week is looking extremely bleak for Cal, which is set to face No. 1 University of Washington Thursday and Oregon State Sunday.

Cal’s play is not well reflected in the results after this weekend in SoCal after suffering a loss to UCLA and a draw at SDSU

Though this weekend didn’t result in any wins, the blue and gold should be proud of their play.

Thursday will see the blue and gold take on Oregon State in Corvallis before they head to Seattle to play the University of Washington.

Cal came out of the locker room guns blazing. In the first half, Stanford was the one applying the pressure and controlling possession. In the first ten minutes of the second half, however, it looked as if Cal was the ranked team, as it had Stanford on its heels.

To the Bears' relief and the Lancers' demise, Cal persisted, protecting its 1-0 lead until the whistle blew, awarding it its first win and shutout of the season — and Leonard Griffin's first regular season win as a Cal head coach.

Cal’s Halloween weekend trip featured games against the formidable No. 4 ranked Washington and fearsome No. 3 ranked Oregon State.

For the Bears, a draw or win against either team will render the trip up Interstate 5 a massive success.

This weekend, for the seventh consecutive time, Cal will look to bounce back from a loss with a big win — or at this point, maybe even a draw.