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Cal men’s and women’s crew will travel up north this weekend to compete at the Pac-12 championships in hopes of regaining the title after four years.

The Bears haven't fought hard enough. This pattern has emerged as a trend in Bear territory: against Oregon, Oregon State, Utah and now Miami, the Bears have lost at least two out of three games.

Bay Area rival Stanford will be traveling to Berkeley with the hopes of putting the Bears back into hibernation.

Since the DeMarini Invitational, Cal has yet to conquer three straight games in a row. Cal has not yet gained the urge to sweep its competition clean with an undefeated series.

The Bears kept their focus and stayed within their “Bear bubble,” ultimately finishing second behind the fierce home team.

Following its impressive Saturday performance, Cal looks to pull off a massive series upset against the No. 6 Beavers. It is to face ASU and Cal Poly in the coming days.

Since dropping the series to Oregon State, the Bears have fallen to ninth in Pac-12 standings — a position that, if they maintain it, will see them excluded from the inaugural Pac-12 tournament.

In what has been blowouts by the Ducks in years past, the Bears held onto their basic techniques and defeated Oregon once for the first time since 2019.

The blue and gold suffered an embarrassing home defeat after two stellar away wins against USC. Cal will be looking to bounce back as it faces off against No. 6 Oregon State and Saint Mary’s.

After securing its first Pac-12 regular-season championship, Cal women’s gymnastics will look to continue its record-breaking year. The next goal: a conference title at the Pac-12 championships Saturday.