Cal at Pacific

Friday, Oct. 13 | 3 PM PT | Pacific Field Hockey Turf | Stockton, Calif.
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Cal vs. No. 14 Stanford

Sunday, Oct. 15 | 1 PM PT | Underhill Field | Berkeley, Calif.
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After a weekend at the Buckeye Invitational, the Golden Bears are back in the Bay Area to resume America East conference play this weekend. California wraps up a six-game road swing at Pacific on Friday at 3 p.m. to start the weekend. The Bears return home for the first time since Sept. 16 to host rival and 14th-ranked Stanford on Sunday at 1 p.m., live on the Pac-12 Network.

The Golden Bears sit atop the America East West Division rankings with two wins and four more conference games to play, defeating Pacific earlier this season in a 4-1 victory. It was the Bears' largest victory over the Tigers since a 4-0 win on Sept. 25, 2011. Cal will face its sixth ranked opponent of the season in its first meeting with the Cardinal since last year's America East semifinal loss. The Bears are 2-3 this season against top 25 foes.

Both games will be available via either live stream or live broadcast. Friday's match at Pacific will be streamed live, while Sunday's match with Stanford airs live on the Pac-12 Network, with a stream online also available. Links to watch, as well as live stats for both games, can be accessed via the field hockey schedule page on CalBears.com. Follow @CalFieldHockey on Instagram and Twitter, plus Facebook.com/CalFH for a behind-the-scenes look at gameday and more.

HEAD COACH SHELLIE ONSTEAD'S TAKE

"The team is looking forward to this weekend. Two conference matches makes the importance obvious, but it is also a big Alumni and family weekend, so that makes it special. We have been working on the basics this week to remind the team that success is about doing those things well."

NEED TO KNOW

• The Bears have defeated two Top 25 opponents this season -- No. 22 UMass (2-1) and No. 24 Pacific (4-1).

• Cal ranks in the Top 20 as team in two categories -- assists per game (16th, 2.33) and points per game (20th, 7.67).

• Cal's last win over a Top 15 opponent was a Sept. 18, 2015 victory at then-No. 6 Stanford, 2-1 in overtime.

• Megan Rodgers is the second-highest scoring freshman in the country with 13 goals, behind only Virginia's Pien Dicke's 18 goals. Rodgers ranks fourth across the nation in goals per game at 1.08.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

• Last Meeting: W, 4-1, on Sept. 16
• Series: Cal leads, 73-23
• Streak: California's last win at Pacific was a 1-0 shutout on Oct. 11, 2015.
• Kriekie van Wyk has a team-high nine goals and 21 points. She has three assists this season.
• Savannah Burns has 16 points on six goals and four assists.
• Emma Leach scored Pacific's lone goal in the last meeting with Cal. She was assisted by Burns.
• Leach and Ash Rutherford share the UOP lead in assists with eight apiece.
• Pacific has used only Marlise van Tonder in the cage this season. She has a 3.20 goals against average with 36 goals allowed and a .679 save percentage.
• The Tigers are 0-2 in conference play, losing to Stanford 1-0 and to Cal 4-1.
• Opponents are outscoring Pacific 36-28.
 

SCOUTING THE CARDINAL

• Last Meeting: L, 2-0, on Nov. 5, 2016
• Series: Stanford leads, 53-52-5
• Streak: Cal has dropped four consecutive games to Stanford, with the Golden Bears' last win coming as a 2-1 golden goal victory on Sept. 18, 2015 against the then-No. 6 Cardinal.
• Corinne Zanolli leads the Cardinal with 21 points on a team-high eight goals and five assists.
• Marissa Cicione has 13 points on six goals and an assist, and Kristina Bassi is also in the double digits with 11 points on four goals and three assists.
• Six different players have notched goals this season.
• Kelsey Bing has all 12 starts in goal for Stanford, allowing 20 goals in 879 minutes for a 1.59 goals against average. She has one shutout.
• Stanford has lost three consecutive games. 

ON THE RECORD(S)

Several Golden Bears are climbing their way into the Cal record books, after leading the way in a strong 2017 campaign. 
• Freshman Megan Rodgers is on pace to break into Cal's Top 10 for single-season goals and points. The rookie currently has 13 goals and 28 points. She needs just one goal to break into the top 10, tying three others with 14 goals. Rodgers needs 6 points to tie Nora Feddersen at 10th with 34 points.
• Femke Delissen and Lindsay Mathison are nearing the Top 10 single-season mark for assists. Delissen has 7 assists and Mathison has 6 and would join the top 10 by reaching 11 assists.
• Melina Moore's 21 career goals put her within five goals of joining Melissa Nerone (179-82) and Shellie Onstead (1980-82) at 10th all-time with 26 career goals. 

NEXT UP

The Golden Bears wrap up regular-season action with two conference opponents, starting with the home finale against UC Davis on Friday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. Cal's regular-season finale is set for Sunday, Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. at Stanford, live on Pac-12 Network.