Nov. 3, 2006

Box Score

DAVIDSON, N.C. - The top-seeded California Golden Bear field hockey team continued its dominance over the NorPac conference, as the Bears easily defeated fifth-seeded Radford, 5-0, in the semifinals of the NorPac Conference Championship, in Davidson, N.C., on Friday.

The Bears got things going with three goals off the bat from senior forward Valentina Godfrid. She scored her first goal just 2:01 into the game, taking a short pass across the goal from sophomore midfielder Ashley Glosz. In the 25th minute of the first half, she collected a loose ball during a penalty corner and ripped into the back of the cage. She recorded a natural hat trick just 4:27 later, dribbling into the circle and hitting a reverse stick to the far post.

The Bears took the 3-0 led into halftime and didn't let up in the second half. Senior Jamie Nance scored her third goal of her career off a pass from Christina McGrath during a penalty corner. Glosz scored the Bears final goal in the 50th minute of the contest.

Cal advances to the NorPac Conference Championship for the second consecutive year. The Bears will face second-seeded Stanford at 12:30 p.m. (EST) in Davidson, N.C., at Belk Turf Field.

The Bears have defeated Stanford twice this season. The first one coming on Sept. 9, in a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Cardinal in Berkeley, and on Sept. 24 at Stanford, Cal topped Stanford 3-2.