Friday, August 31
Stockton, CA
7:30 PM
California
at
Pacific
Freshman Taylor Davila had four shots in two matches last weekend.
Photo by: Al Sermeno/KLC fotos
8/28/2018 10:27 PM | Men's Soccer
NO. 14 CAL AT NO. 17 PACIFIC
Friday, Aug. 31 | 7:30 PM PT | Knoles Field | Stockton, Calif.
LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
The No. 14 Cal men's soccer team hits the road for the first time this season Friday when it visits No. 17 Pacific for a top-20 showdown at 7:30 p.m. The Bears are coming off a successful season-opening weekend in which they registered victories at home over Detroit Mercy and Incarnate Word. Senior Shinya Kadono led the way for Cal, registering an assist on the game-winning goal against Detroit Mercy and then scoring the only goal of the game in the victory over Incarnate Word. The Tigers made the NCAA Tournament last year and are the preseason pick to win the WCC this season.
SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND BOOSTS RANKING
After notching victories in its first two matches of the season, Cal debuted in the United Soccer Coaches rankings at No. 14 this week. It's the Bears' highest ranking since they were rated No. 7 near the end of the 2014 season. Cal wasn't ranked in this year's preseason poll but was the first team in the Others Receving Votes category.
SHIN-DIG
Senior Shinya Kadono entered the 2018 season with a lot of notoriety, and it didn't take long for him to demonstrate why. Kadono played an integral role in each of Cal's two wins last weekend, registering the assists on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Detroit Mercy and then scoring the match's only goal in a 1-0 triumph over Incarnate Word. Kadono, who also had three shots during the weekend, is the leading returning goal-scorer in the Pac-12 along with Washington's Scott Menzies and was named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Cal head coach Kevin Grimes expected to play a lot of freshmen this season, and if the first weekend of the season is any indication, he was right on. Three first-year players started both games while three others came off the bench. Freshman Ian Lonergan recorded his first career assist on the game-winner against Incarnate Word, while Taylor Davila registered four shots. Lonergan and fellow freshmen JJ Foe Nuphaus played every minute of both games. Nuphaus was ranked as the nation's 39th-best player by Top Drawer Soccer while Lonergan came in at No. 61 and Davila at No. 66. With eight true freshmen and four redshirt freshmen on the roster, 12 of Cal's 24 student-athletes are playing their first season of collegiate soccer.
2017 IN REVIEW
The Bears got back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years in 2017, giving head coach Kevin Grimes his 12th postseason appearance in 18 years. Cal finished in second place in the Pac-12 standings, its best placement since 2010. The Bears wound up the regular season ranked No. 17 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Goalkeeper Drake Callender and midfielders Jose Carrera-Garcia and Shinya Kadono earned NCAA All-Far West Region honors while Callender and Carrera-Garcia were also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team. Kadono was named to the conference's second team while seniors Paul Salcedo-Borrego, Joshua Morton, Ugo Rebecchini and junior Sam Ebstein earned honorable mention nods. The Bears also excelled in the classroom, with senior Aravind Sivakuma earning Pac-12 Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors and CoSIDA Academic All-District honors along with junior Halil Beqaj. Cal had ten student-athletes earn Pac-12 All-Academic recognition, and had the top cumulative GPA of many men's program on campus.
ABOUT NO. 17 PACIFIC
• The Tigers are ranked in the top-25 for the second consecutive season
• Paciifc advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season
• The Tigers were picked to win the WCC championship in the preseason poll
Friday, Aug. 31 | 7:30 PM PT | Knoles Field | Stockton, Calif.
LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
The No. 14 Cal men's soccer team hits the road for the first time this season Friday when it visits No. 17 Pacific for a top-20 showdown at 7:30 p.m. The Bears are coming off a successful season-opening weekend in which they registered victories at home over Detroit Mercy and Incarnate Word. Senior Shinya Kadono led the way for Cal, registering an assist on the game-winning goal against Detroit Mercy and then scoring the only goal of the game in the victory over Incarnate Word. The Tigers made the NCAA Tournament last year and are the preseason pick to win the WCC this season.
BEAR NECESSITIES
SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND BOOSTS RANKING
After notching victories in its first two matches of the season, Cal debuted in the United Soccer Coaches rankings at No. 14 this week. It's the Bears' highest ranking since they were rated No. 7 near the end of the 2014 season. Cal wasn't ranked in this year's preseason poll but was the first team in the Others Receving Votes category.
SHIN-DIG
Senior Shinya Kadono entered the 2018 season with a lot of notoriety, and it didn't take long for him to demonstrate why. Kadono played an integral role in each of Cal's two wins last weekend, registering the assists on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Detroit Mercy and then scoring the match's only goal in a 1-0 triumph over Incarnate Word. Kadono, who also had three shots during the weekend, is the leading returning goal-scorer in the Pac-12 along with Washington's Scott Menzies and was named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Cal head coach Kevin Grimes expected to play a lot of freshmen this season, and if the first weekend of the season is any indication, he was right on. Three first-year players started both games while three others came off the bench. Freshman Ian Lonergan recorded his first career assist on the game-winner against Incarnate Word, while Taylor Davila registered four shots. Lonergan and fellow freshmen JJ Foe Nuphaus played every minute of both games. Nuphaus was ranked as the nation's 39th-best player by Top Drawer Soccer while Lonergan came in at No. 61 and Davila at No. 66. With eight true freshmen and four redshirt freshmen on the roster, 12 of Cal's 24 student-athletes are playing their first season of collegiate soccer.
2017 IN REVIEW
The Bears got back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years in 2017, giving head coach Kevin Grimes his 12th postseason appearance in 18 years. Cal finished in second place in the Pac-12 standings, its best placement since 2010. The Bears wound up the regular season ranked No. 17 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Goalkeeper Drake Callender and midfielders Jose Carrera-Garcia and Shinya Kadono earned NCAA All-Far West Region honors while Callender and Carrera-Garcia were also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team. Kadono was named to the conference's second team while seniors Paul Salcedo-Borrego, Joshua Morton, Ugo Rebecchini and junior Sam Ebstein earned honorable mention nods. The Bears also excelled in the classroom, with senior Aravind Sivakuma earning Pac-12 Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors and CoSIDA Academic All-District honors along with junior Halil Beqaj. Cal had ten student-athletes earn Pac-12 All-Academic recognition, and had the top cumulative GPA of many men's program on campus.
ABOUT NO. 17 PACIFIC
• The Tigers are ranked in the top-25 for the second consecutive season
• Paciifc advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season
• The Tigers were picked to win the WCC championship in the preseason poll
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