CAL AT UC SANTA BARBARA
Thursday, Nov. 21 | 7 P.M. PT | Harder Stadium | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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BERKELEY – California men's soccer battles a familiar opponent in No. 22 UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the NCAA Championship on Thursday at 7 p.m. at UCSB's Harder Stadium. This marks the fifth postseason meeting between the Golden Bears and Gauchos. Additionally, Cal, which brings an 8-6-3 record into the game against the 12-4-4 host, won at UCSB, 3-0, early in the 2019 regular season on Sept. 7.
 
The live stream for Thursday's game is available by clicking here and the live stats link for the game is here. Fans can keep track of all the Bears' matches on Twitter @CalMSoc.
 
Cal and UCSB, at-large entrants into the postseason, are part of the NCAA's 48-team field, with each team vying for a spot in the College Cup slated for Dec. 13 and 15 at Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. ESPNU will broadcast the semifinals and final live.
 
Last Time: Cal Earns Another Thursday Upset At No. 4 Cardinal
For the second consecutive Thursday, Cal upset a top-five opponent when the Bears shut out No. 4 Stanford, 1-0, on Nov. 14 on the Farm. Forward Tommy Williamson – after he was fouled to draw a penalty kick – converted the PK in the 56th minute, while senior goalkeeper Drake Callender made three saves to blank the Pac-12 runner-up Cardinal. The win marked the second straight year in which the Bears won at Stanford 1-0 and upset the Cardinal in the regular-season finale.
 
About the Bears

• The Bears have a 3-1 postseason record over UC Santa Barbara, with both of their last two meetings going to overtime
• In the most recent clash – a 2010 second-round match in Berkeley – Cal edged the Gauchos, 2-1, with Davis Paul scoring a golden goal with one second remaining in the first overtime.
• Tommy Williamson leads the 2019 Bears in goals (9), points (18) and gamewinning goals (3)
• Alonzo Del Mundo ranks 10th in the nation in assists per game (0.53), paces the Bears in assists (9) and is tied with Jonathan Estrada for second in points at Cal (13)
• Del Mundo is tied (with 20 players) for third place nationally in most assists in a single game, after assisting on all three goals in Cal's 3-0 win at UC Santa Barbara
• Del Mundo was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week for his play in the UCSB game
• Drake Callender has compiled a 1.00 goals-against average, a 0.766 save percentage and six shutouts
• Callender trained with the U.S. Men's National Under-23 Team in the first week of September, before returning to the Bears to shut out UCSB
• Five-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year Kevin Grimes is in his 20th season as Cal's head coach
• Grimes became Cal's winningest men's soccer head coach with Cal's 1-0 upset at No. 1 Washington on Sept. 7; his 20-year record now stands at 204-137-45

 
About the Gauchos

• UCSB lost to UC Davis, 2-0, in the Big West final on Nov. 15, with the host Aggies outshooting the Gauchos, 18-4
• Forward Will Baynham leads UCSB in points (22) and gamewinning goals (5); he's tied for the assist lead (8) with forward Rodney Michael
• Midfielder Finn Ballard McBride paces his team in goals (9), with Baynham second (7)
• Goalkeeper Ben Roach, who's played every minute in goal (1,900:53) for the Gauchos, has a 0.95 GAA, a 0.787 save percentage and 10 shutouts
• Tim Vom Steeg is in his 20th year as UCSB's head coach

Last Time Vs. UCSB: Del Mundo Sparks Cal's 3-0 Win
Alonzo Del Mundo assisted on all three goals in California's 3-0 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 7 at Harder Stadium. The Golden Bears and Del Mundo had a masterful performance, especially in the first half, to topple the Gauchos.

The Bears scored just 45 seconds into the game, as Del Mundo crossed the ball into the Gauchos' six-yard box, and freshman forward Arman Samimi ran across the face of the goal to disrupt the UCSB defense and goalkeeper Ben Roach. Samimi got a touch on the ball, which senior defender Simon Lekressner collected and fired past the stunned Gauchos to give Cal the 1-0 lead.
 
The Del Mundo to Samimi connection worked again in the 14th minute, as this time Samimi tapped in another dangerous cross to give the Bears a 2-0 lead.
 
Cal turned away two good UCSB chances in the 17th minute, as first Drake Callender – back early from U.S. U-23 training camp – saved Will Baynham's shot and then defender Ian Lonergan headed Carter Clemmensen's follow-up shot off the line.
 
Del Mundo struck again in the 39th minute, this time from a corner kick, as junior forward Tommy Williamson headed in his second goal in as many games from 10 yards out, and Cal led 3-0.
 
Callender made two of his five saves in the second half, and the Bears went on to prevail, 3-0.