Cal Hosts Oregon Friday In Return To Pac-12 Play
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Sophia Cerino and the Golden Bears host Oregon on Friday night in Berkeley.

Cal Hosts Oregon Friday In Return To Pac-12 Play

Golden Bears Host Ducks In Bears United Game

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BEARS UNITED GAME
— Today's contest is serving as Cal's Bears United Game honoring the LGBTQIA+ community 
— Cal will wear a Bears United! t-shirt designed by Marisa Kuberra during pre-game and also be outfitted in Pride-themed accessories including neck gaiters and lacrosse stick tape
— A Bears United video will be played at halftime that includes a support statement from the Pac-12
— A Cal lacrosse support statement will be read between the announcement of starting lineups and the national anthem     
      
CAL-OREGON HISTORY
— Oregon leads the all-time series between the teams, 12-8, including each of the last two meetings and 11 of the past 14 but Cal has won each of the past last two times the teams have met in Berkeley on April 13, 2018 and March 8, 2019
— Cal has a 4-3 advantage in seven all-time meetings between the teams in Berkeley      

RECENT ACTION: CAL DROPS BACK-TO-BACK ROAD GAMES AT UC DAVIS AND SAN DIEGO STATE
— Cal dropped a pair of close non-conference road games in its most recent action with 12-10 and 11-10 defeats at UC Davis and San Diego State last Friday and Sunday
Amanda Morse contributed her first career collegiate hat trick and freshman goalkeeper Lily Rathbun had a career-high nine saves against the Aggies, while Maya Lawliss contributed a career-high four goals against the Aztecs

WINNING THE DRAW CONTROL GAME
— Cal has a 148-133 advantage over its opponents in draw controls this season and has won the draw control battle in seven of its first 11 contests vs. San Diego State (14-12), at Fresno State (17-11), vs. Arizona State (20-14), at Oregon (13-12), at Colorado (11-10), vs. Fresno State (16-6) and at San DIego State (15-8) 

CONSISTENT STARTERS
— Cal has seven players that have started each of the team's first 11 games in 2021 in LizaBanks Campagna, Kamryn Lanier, Marisa Kuberra, Quinnlyn Mason, Marina Smith, Ashley Ward and Nikki Zaccaro
 
CAMPAGNA, DEY, MASON, KUBERRA, MIX AND ZACCARO ARE TEAM LEADERS
Nikki Zaccaro is Cal's leading scorer with 24 points (12 goals, team-high 12 assists), while Quinnlyn Mason and Marissa Kuberra co-pace Cal with 18 goals each with Kuberra adding five assists for a total of 23 points and Mason picking up four assists to total 22 points and Marisa Kuberra
— Mason is also Cal's leader in free position goals (6), free position shots (15) and shots (53), while she is the co-leader along with Olivia Dey in game-winning goals (1)
— Kuberra also leads the team in shots on goal with 31 
LizaBanks Campagna paces Cal in draw controls (59), ground balls (29) and caused turnovers (22) with her caused turnovers leading the Pac-12 while she is third in the league in draw controls and ground balls
— Campagna is also ranked among the nation's per-game leaders in caused turnovers (T16th, 2.00), draw controls (37th, 5.36) and ground balls (T43rd, 2.64)
  
UP NEXT: CAL BEGINS SECOND HALF OF CONFERENCE PLAY NEXT FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
— The Golden Bears continue the second half of Pac-12 play they begin against Oregon on Friday (5 pm PT) with a home game against Oregon and Colorado on Sunday (2 pm PT)
— The second half of the Pac-12 slate will also include road games at USC (Friday, April 16, Noon PT) and Arizona State (Sunday, April 19), as well as a home contest against No. 15/13 Stanford (Saturday, April 24 Noon) that will serve as Senior Day
— Cal also has a remaining non-conference game at UC Davis on Thursday, April 22 (5 pm PT)
— The Pac-12 Championship will be hosted by Stanford May 5-8
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