SARATOGA  - Cal sophomore Rachael Lewin says the depth the Golden Bears possess this year makes playing on the team a lot of fun for everyone.

She seemed to especially enjoy the Bears' season-opening performance Sunday at the LouStrong Memorial Tournament.

Lewin scored five goals, including four against No. 12 Pacific, and Cal rolled to victories over No. 14 San Jose State and No. 12 UOP at West Valley College.

The Bears defeated the Spartans 12-3 and the Tigers 15-7.

Cal had 11 different players score goals in the two games. Juniors Dora Antal and Roser Tarrago, both appearing in their first games after taking a year off to play in the 2016 Summer Olympics, each found the cage four times. Antal moved into eighth place on the Bears' all-time scoring list with 148 in her career.

"Today was really encouraging," said Lewin, who had two goals all of last season. "There is always stuff to improve on, but this is a good start to know our potential. The team is really coming together well."

With the return of Antal, Tarrago and junior Anna Illes from a redshirt year due to the Olympics and the emergence last season of players like Emily Loughlin, Carla Carrega and Kindred Paul, the Bears feature one of their deepest and most talented teams ever. Others such as seniors Genevieve Weed and  Stephanie Mutafyan and sophomores Kacey Avalos and Sarah Siepker also factor big into the Bears' plans this season.

"We don't want to play just six athletes," said first-year coach Coralie Simmons, who has a successful debut as Cal's leader. "We have the potential to play a lot of players. We want to be able to bring players into the game in waves."

Lewin said she didn't expect to make such an impact Sunday, but her performance just illustrates the depth of weapons the Bears feature this season.

"She shows glimpses here and there," Simmons said. "There's that constant push to make sure the lights go on for everyone. Other teams are going to be throwing their entire arsenal at us as well, so we have to make sure we can go six in and six out and have everyone step in when needed."

The Bears actually fell behind  3-1 to San Jose State with 1:14 left in the first quarter but didn't allow the Spartans to score the remainder of the game. Cal got off to a stronger start against the Tigers, breaking open an early 2-2 tie with six goals in a row to lead 8-2 with 2:34 left before halftime.

Sophomore goalie Madison Tagg made 11 saves in the win over the Tigers. She split time with senior Madeline Trabucco against San Jose State and added four saves. Trabucco had seven against the Spartans.

The Bears return to action in their home opener against Cal State Northridge on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.
 
 
No. 4 Cal 12, No. 14 San Jose State 3
Cal 2 4 4 2 - 12
SJSU 3 0 0 0 – 3
Cal Goals: Dora Antal 2, Carla Carrega 2, Emily Loughlin 2, Sarah Siepker 2, Roser Tarrago 2, Kacey Avalos, Rachael Lewin.
SJSU Goals: Donia Momen, Sierra Painter, Cara Robinson.
Cal Saves: Madison Tagg 4, Madeline Trabucco 7.
SJSU Saves: Katelynn Thompson 10, Shannon Spence 2.
 
No. 4 Cal 15, No. 12 Pacific 7
UOP 2 0 3 2 – 7
Cal 5 3 3 4 – 15
UOP Goals: Rachel Krieger 3, Kyra Christmas, Karolina Hlavata, Viktoria Tamas.
Cal Goals: Rachael Lewin 4, Dora Antal 2, Roser Tarrago 2, Emma Wright 2, Kacey Avalos, Anna Illes, Emily Loughlin, Kindred Paul, Genevieve Weed.
UOP Saves: Alexis Hollinrake 6.
Cal Saves: Madison Tagg 11.