March 30, 2002

Washington, D.C. - The Cal Bears (8-3, 4-1) road another strong performance from sophomore attacker Emily Edwards en route to a non conference 10-5 win over the George Washington Colonials (3-5, 0-2), Saturday afternoon in Washington D.C. Edwards notched her fifth hat trick of the year while senior attacker Sarah Wheatley added a triple of her own.

The Bears and Colonials battled back and forth in the first half, with Cal taking an early 2-0 lead in the first three minutes behind goals from senior attacker Laura Kado and Wheatley. But GW would answer back, scoring two-straight goals to tie the game, 2-2. The Colonial's Jacqueline Arfaa beat Cal goalkeeper Eden Coelho with a running shot at the 26:26 mark to give GW the 4-3 lead. Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week, freshman Heidi Mayer tied it up with her first of two goals on the day, beating the Bears defense to score her 13th goal of the year.

The Bears regained the lead with 17:07 left in the half when Kelly Queisser connected with freshman attacker Molly Brady for her 13th goal of the year.. GW would immediately strike back less than a minute later, when Mayer scored her second goal of the day after Bay Area native Jamie Lee broke into the open field and delivered a beautiful pass in front of the goal. The Golden Bears lit up the scoreboard yet again with two quick goals, less than a minute apart. Queisser netted an unassisted goal while Edwards made her presence known, scoring her first of three goals on the day to give Cal the 5-3 edge. The Colonials would add a late score in the final minute of the first half to pull within one goal at the break, 5-4.

After battling to a stalemate for the first twelve minutes of the second half, Cal broke the game wide open with five-straight scores in a 10-minute span, taking a 10-4 lead with 8:58 left in regulation. GW?s Meghan McDonough added a late goal in the 58th minute, but it wasn't quite enough, as the Colonials would fall 10-5 to the Golden Bears. Bear keeper Eden Coelho provided yet another strong performance in the cage, recording 11 saves in her eighth win of the season.

The Bears return to Bay Area action when they travel to Davis to face the Aggies, Sunday April 7 at 3:00 p.m.

BOX SCORE:
		1       2       F
California	5       5       10
GW		4       1       5

GOALS-ASSISTS: Cal - Edwards (3-0), Wheatley (3-0), Queisser (1-1), Brady (1-0), Kado (1-0), O'Mara (1-0), Wu (0-1). GW - Mayer (2-0), McDonough (2-0), Arfaa (1-0), Lee (0-1).

GOALKEEPING: Cal - Eden Coelho (56 minutes, 11 saves, 4 goals allowed), Kathryn Calligaro (4 minutes, 1 save, 1 goal allowed). GW - Casey Atkins (60 minutes, 17 saves, 10 goals allowed).

SHOTS: Cal 39, GW 24, GROUNDBALLS: Cal 33, GW 10, FOULS: Cal 17, GW 17, TURNOVERS: Cal 9, GW 13, CAUSED TURNOVERS: Cal 7, GW 5, DRAW CONTROLS: Cal 13, GW 7.