BERKELEY - California embarks on the final homestand of the regular season this week. The Golden Bears will face their fifth ranked opponent of 2019 when the Golden Bears host No. 16 USC on Friday, March 29, at 5 p.m. prior to hosting Arizona State on Sunday, March 31, at noon for Senior Day, honoring the squad's nine seniors who will be playing at California Memorial Stadium for the last time.  

This past Monday, Cal defeated Arizona State, 12-11, in overtime, in Tempe, Ariz. The Bears scored twice in the final two minutes of regulation, including with eight seconds left, before Nikki Zaccaro scored the game winner in the extra period. It was Cal's first overtime and one-goal victory since March 2016 against San Diego State, a 10-9 victory.    

The last time Cal beat a ranked team was in 2008 when the Bears beat then-No. 19 Oregon, 12-8, in Eugene, Ore. This will be Cal's fourth meeting overall against a ranked foe in 2019. 

Kirsten Swanson paces Cal in scoring this year with 32 points (25 goals, seven assists). After posting a hat trick at USC last Saturday, she scored twice at Arizona State with the second goal coming with eight seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime. Caroline Corzel is second on the team in points (28) and goals (23).    

Eliza Christman leads the Bears in draws with 58 on the year, which ranks second in the Pac-12 individual rankings and fifth in school single-season history. She set a career-high of eight earlier this year vs. Denver, as well as seven on Monday at Arizona State.   

Also in the Pac-12 rankings, Jenny Wilkens ranks second in ground balls with 37 on the season, while Kendall Swenson ranks third in the conference in caused turnovers with 16 after notching three vs. Stanford on March 16. 

Jenny Wilkens boasts 156 ground balls for her career, which ranks second all-time at Cal. She is six shy of the school record of 162 set by Hilary Lynch (2004-07).  

The nine seniors who will be playing their final home games at California Memorial Stadium on Sunday are Lou Biffar, Caroline Corzel, Eliza Christman, Madeline Jahelka, Ashley Jones, Madison Roberts, Kirsten Swanson, Kendall Swenson and Jenny Wilkens.