Bears Fall To UCLA

Saturday, October 13

Berkeley, CA

4:00 PM

California

3-3 , 0-3

UCLA

1-5 , 1-2

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
UCLA	7	6	7	17	37
California	0	0	7	0	7

Jordan Kunaszyk had 22 tackles for the Bears.

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10/13/2018 7:17 PM | Football

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Kunaszyk Records 22 Tackles In Defeat

By: Cal Athletics

BERKELEY – UCLA (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12) outscored Cal 17-0 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 37-7 victory in front of 45,889 at California Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

The Bruins led 13-0 at halftime before the Bears (3-3, 0-3 Pac-12) put together an impressive 12-play, 75-yard drive that culminated in a 1-yard touchdown run by Patrick Laird. Laird rushed for 23 yards on four carries during the drive and also completed an 11-yard pass to Vic Wharton III.

UCLA answered Laird's touchdown by grabbing back the momentum quickly, going 83 yards on six plays for a score to go back in front 20-7. The Bruins added three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to put the game away.

Cal Inside linebacker Jordan Kunaszyk had a historic game for the Bears, recording 22 tackles – 14 of them solo – and 2.0 tackles for loss while also forcing a fumble. It marked the first time a Cal defender amassed at least 20 tackles in a game since Jerrott Willard registered 22 stops against USC on Oct. 30, 1993. It was also four short or the NCAA season-high of 26 set by Oklahoma's Kenneth Murray against Army on Sept. 22. Kunaszyk has reached double-digits in tackles in five of Cal's six games this season.

Laird finished with 94 yards rushing to go over 1,500 for his career – he now has 1,576 during his time in Berkeley.

The Bears hit the field again next Saturday with a road game at Oregon State. The game begins at 1 p.m. and airs on Pac-12 Networks.