California Golden Bears Athletics
Friday, September 23
Berkeley, Calif.
3:00 PM
California
vs
Oregon State
Photo by: Al Sermeno
Oregon State Awaits No. 20 Cal In Pac-12 Opener
9/21/2016 5:26 PM | Women's Soccer
BERKELEY --- The No. 20 California women's soccer team will open Pac-12 play this Friday, September 23 when the Golden Bears host Oregon State at Goldman Field in Berkeley. The matchup betweent the Bears and Beavers will kick off at 3 p.m. on Friday and will also air on Pac-12 Networks. Fans can also follow the action on Twitter @CalWomensSoccer and via Live Stats on CalBears.com (www. calbea.rs/CalLiveStats).
LAST TIME OUT
Cal closed its non-conference slate with an impressive 4-1 victory over the University of San Francisco on September 23. Reigning Pac-12 Player of the Year Arielle Ship scored a pair of goals in the match, her fi rst multi-goal game of the year. Freshmen Maggie Bell and Abigail Kim also got on the board for the Bears their third game of the season with at least four goals scored.
SCOUTING OREGON STATE
Oregon State enters Friday's matchup after alternating wins and losses in its last three contests (W at Michigan State.; L at Eastern Michigan; W at Portland). Senior Helene Haavik lead the Beavers in scoring with four goals and ten points, while juniors Nikki Faris & Emma Jones share the team assists lead with three apiece. In goal, junior Bella Geist has posted a 1.04 GAA, allowing 9 goals in 8 games with 28 saves. Cal currently leads the all-time series with Oregon State, 21-4-1, including an unbeaten mark of 12-0-1 in Berkeley.
JUMPING ON THE SHIP
Senior Arielle Ship, the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Year and fi rst-ever from Cal women's soccer, is primed to lead the Bears again in 2016. A NSCAA All-American and All-Pac-12 First Team selection last year, Ship has already picked up a few honors early this season: MAC Hermann Trophy watch list selection; No.19 ranked player on TopDrawerSoccer's fi rst National Top 100 Players list; and a TDS Preseason Best XI Second Team honoree.
OPENING CONFERENCE PLAY
Since head coach Neil McGuire took over the Bears' program in 2007, Cal has posted a record of 4-4-1 in Pac-10/12 openers, including a 1-1 record at home.
CLIMBING THE LADDER
With her goal against Texas - her third of the year and 26th of her career- redshirt senior Ifeoma Onumonu moved into 6th place on Cal's all-time list for career
goals, passing Winnie Burns (1985-88) and Andrea Rodebaugh (1984-87). Six more scores will put her at 32 for her career and in the top fi ve all-time in Golden
Bear history, passing Erika Hinton (1990-93). Entering the season, Onumonu scored a career- best 11 goals in 2012, eight in 2013, one in an injury-plagued
2014 and three last season.
STOP AND SHINE
Junior Emily Boyd is also making a play for standing in the Cal all-time record books. The Bears' starting goalkeeper - whose six shutouts are 4th in the nation -
has 21 career clean sheets to her credit and sits solely in 3rd place all-time at Cal, ahead of Emily Kruger (2010-13; 20.3), Mary Harvey (1983-86; 20) and Ashley
Sulprizio (2002-05; 20). Boyd blanked four opponents in 2014 as a freshman and logged a career-best 11 shutouts last year as a sophomore. Boyd has also
reached the top fi ve all-time at Cal in saves: her 156 are currently tied with Harvey for 4th (62 as a freshman, 76 as a sophomore).
CONFERENCE AFFILIATION
Outside of its Pac-12 Conference slate, Cal faced opponents from four other leagues during the 2016 season - the Big West, the West Coast Conference, the Big 12 and the Mountain West. Cal posted a .500 or better record against each league: Big West - 2-0 (W: Cal Poly & UC Davis); West Coast Conference: 2-2 (W: Portland & USF; L: Santa Clara & Saint Mary's); Mountain West: 1-0 (W: New Mexico); Big 12: 2-0 (W: Texas Tech & Texas).
LEADING BEAR
Entering the 2016 campaign, head coach Neil McGuire had posted a record of 111-58-22 in his nine previous seasons in Berkeley. With the team's 7 wins so far
this year, McGuire's total is up to 118, just 6 shy of tying the school record of 124 wins set by McGuire's predecessor, Kevin Boyd, from 1997-06.
BEAR TERRITORY
Cal is undefeated in its five home contests this season, winning four by shutout and outscoring opponents 12-1. With the fi rst four wins coming by clean sheets, Cal opened a home schedule with that many shuouts for the fi rst time since 1988. The Bears rattled off six shutout victories at home to begin the 1988 campaign.
SHIP IS SAILING
Arielle Ship's two-goal performance in Cal's game vs USF was the fi rst multi-goal game of the season for the Bears and her fi rst since October 29, 2015, when she scored three times in a 7-0 victory over UCLA.
LAST TIME OUT
Cal closed its non-conference slate with an impressive 4-1 victory over the University of San Francisco on September 23. Reigning Pac-12 Player of the Year Arielle Ship scored a pair of goals in the match, her fi rst multi-goal game of the year. Freshmen Maggie Bell and Abigail Kim also got on the board for the Bears their third game of the season with at least four goals scored.
SCOUTING OREGON STATE
Oregon State enters Friday's matchup after alternating wins and losses in its last three contests (W at Michigan State.; L at Eastern Michigan; W at Portland). Senior Helene Haavik lead the Beavers in scoring with four goals and ten points, while juniors Nikki Faris & Emma Jones share the team assists lead with three apiece. In goal, junior Bella Geist has posted a 1.04 GAA, allowing 9 goals in 8 games with 28 saves. Cal currently leads the all-time series with Oregon State, 21-4-1, including an unbeaten mark of 12-0-1 in Berkeley.
JUMPING ON THE SHIP
Senior Arielle Ship, the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Year and fi rst-ever from Cal women's soccer, is primed to lead the Bears again in 2016. A NSCAA All-American and All-Pac-12 First Team selection last year, Ship has already picked up a few honors early this season: MAC Hermann Trophy watch list selection; No.19 ranked player on TopDrawerSoccer's fi rst National Top 100 Players list; and a TDS Preseason Best XI Second Team honoree.
OPENING CONFERENCE PLAY
Since head coach Neil McGuire took over the Bears' program in 2007, Cal has posted a record of 4-4-1 in Pac-10/12 openers, including a 1-1 record at home.
CLIMBING THE LADDER
With her goal against Texas - her third of the year and 26th of her career- redshirt senior Ifeoma Onumonu moved into 6th place on Cal's all-time list for career
goals, passing Winnie Burns (1985-88) and Andrea Rodebaugh (1984-87). Six more scores will put her at 32 for her career and in the top fi ve all-time in Golden
Bear history, passing Erika Hinton (1990-93). Entering the season, Onumonu scored a career- best 11 goals in 2012, eight in 2013, one in an injury-plagued
2014 and three last season.
STOP AND SHINE
Junior Emily Boyd is also making a play for standing in the Cal all-time record books. The Bears' starting goalkeeper - whose six shutouts are 4th in the nation -
has 21 career clean sheets to her credit and sits solely in 3rd place all-time at Cal, ahead of Emily Kruger (2010-13; 20.3), Mary Harvey (1983-86; 20) and Ashley
Sulprizio (2002-05; 20). Boyd blanked four opponents in 2014 as a freshman and logged a career-best 11 shutouts last year as a sophomore. Boyd has also
reached the top fi ve all-time at Cal in saves: her 156 are currently tied with Harvey for 4th (62 as a freshman, 76 as a sophomore).
CONFERENCE AFFILIATION
Outside of its Pac-12 Conference slate, Cal faced opponents from four other leagues during the 2016 season - the Big West, the West Coast Conference, the Big 12 and the Mountain West. Cal posted a .500 or better record against each league: Big West - 2-0 (W: Cal Poly & UC Davis); West Coast Conference: 2-2 (W: Portland & USF; L: Santa Clara & Saint Mary's); Mountain West: 1-0 (W: New Mexico); Big 12: 2-0 (W: Texas Tech & Texas).
LEADING BEAR
Entering the 2016 campaign, head coach Neil McGuire had posted a record of 111-58-22 in his nine previous seasons in Berkeley. With the team's 7 wins so far
this year, McGuire's total is up to 118, just 6 shy of tying the school record of 124 wins set by McGuire's predecessor, Kevin Boyd, from 1997-06.
BEAR TERRITORY
Cal is undefeated in its five home contests this season, winning four by shutout and outscoring opponents 12-1. With the fi rst four wins coming by clean sheets, Cal opened a home schedule with that many shuouts for the fi rst time since 1988. The Bears rattled off six shutout victories at home to begin the 1988 campaign.
SHIP IS SAILING
Arielle Ship's two-goal performance in Cal's game vs USF was the fi rst multi-goal game of the season for the Bears and her fi rst since October 29, 2015, when she scored three times in a 7-0 victory over UCLA.
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