Cal at Appalachian State

Friday, Sept. 23 | 2 PM PT | Appalachian Field Hockey Stadium | Boone, N.C.
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Cal at No. 14 Wake Forest

Sunday, Sept. 25 | 9 AM PT | Kentner Stadium | Winston-Salem, N.C.
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BERKELEY -- California wraps up nonconference play this weekend in North Carolina, as the Golden Bears head East to face Appalachian State and No. 14 Wake Forest. Field hockey opens the weekend in Boone, N.C. against the Mountaineers at 2 p.m. at the Appalachian Field Hockey Stadium. The last nonconference road trip caps off with a visit to Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, where the Bears meet the three-time national champion Demon Deacons.

After going 1-5 in the first six games of the 2016 season, Cal looks to close out the nonconference season strong heading into next week's America East opener with UC Davis.

Live stats will be available on at AppStateSports.com on Friday and WakeForestSports.com on Sunday. Follow @CalFieldHockey on Instagram and Facebook.com/CalFH for a behind-the-scenes look at gameday and more.

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FAST FACTS

• All seven of Cal's goals this season have come from second-year student-athletes. Six goals are from returning starters Melina Moore and Janaye Sakkas, while sophomore Katrina Carter, who redshirted in 2015, has also added a goal to her stat line.

• Cal is 0-2 against ranked opponents this season, losing to No. 10 Michigan (5-0) and No. 7 Maryland (5-1).

• The Bears have drawn 14 penalty corners so far this season, compared to 45 by opponents.

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SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS

• Last Meeting: W, 3-1, on Nov. 6, 2014
• Series: Cal leads, 7-0
• Streak: Cal has won every meeting in the series dating back to the inaugural contest in 1998.
• Appalachian State's win came as an 8-1 victory over LIU Brooklyn.
• Melissa Nobile and Taylor Cimbalist each lead the Mountaineers with nine points. Nobile has four goals and one assist, while Cimbalist has three goals and three assists.
• Ali Williams owns three goals and two assists for eight points.
• Four other Mountaineers have scored this season.
• Rachel Gaines has a 4.64 goals against average after allowing 22 goals with 32 saves in six appearances.

SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS

• Last Meeting: L, 2-1, on Sept. 28, 2014
• Series: Wake Forest leads, 9-0
• Streak: Six of the nine games in the series have been decided by one goal.
• Wake Forest is 2-1 against ranked opponents, losing to No. 3 North Carolina (4-1) and No. 1 Syracuse (4-2) while defeating No. 10 Michigan (2-0).
• Nicola Pluta is the team's leading scorer with six goals and one assists.
• Jule Grashoff has four goals and three assists.
• Three other Demon Deacons have scored at least two goals this season.
• Cat O'Connor leads the Deacon goalkeepers with 416:19 minutes of action with a 2.19 goals against average and 18 saves.
• Isla Bint has 70 minutes in goal with one save in two appearances.

ONSTEAD ON THE WEEK AHEAD

On matchups:
This is a good weekend for us when we can see a couple of different types of teams. 

We've played at Wake Forest a fair amount and every time we go there we get better. Wake Forest has hosted a number of national championship finals and I always thinks it's good to get experience on that field.

Last time we were in Boone was for a conference tournament, and it's a great college town.  Now they have their own field that's a Division I standard, so it will be a great visit up in the hills.

On team's focus this week:
We've been trying to work on speed in the midfield when we have the ball and when we don't, and converting chances. I pretty happy with our opportunities against Drexel, so it's that next step in finishing. 

NEXT UP

California will open America East conference action against West Division opponent UC Davis on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m.