BERKELEY – The California men's soccer team hosts Oregon State on Thursday in the Golden Bears' Pac-12 opener at Edwards Stadium and continues conference play vs. Washington on Sunday.
 
Admission is free for Cal students for regular-season home games at Edwards Stadium. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $7 for seniors (ages 65-up) and youth (2-17).
 
The Pac-12 Networks – with announcers Jason Ross and Fernando Andrade, the Cal men's soccer alumnus – will broadcast both games.
 
Cal (3-1-2) split its previous two games, both on the road, beating CBU, 2-1, on Sept. 7 and suffering its first loss of the season, 3-0, at San Francisco on Sept. 10 (see below).
 
Here are the details for Cal's next two games:
 
Vs. Oregon State (3-2-0)
When: Thursday, Sept 14 at 3 p.m. PT
Where: Goldman Field on Edwards Stadium, Berkeley
Watch: Pac-12 Networks
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
 
Vs. Washington (2-1-2)
When: Sunday, Sept 17 at 2 p.m. PT
Where: Goldman Field on Edwards Stadium, Berkeley
Watch: Pac-12 Networks
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
 
McEligot Scores Winner At CBU, Bears Fall At USF
Rohan McEligot scored the game-winning goal as the Cal men's soccer team held on for a 2-1 result at California Baptist on Sept. 7 in Riverside.
 
The Bears had fallen behind in the 25th minute, when Leo Mendez scored from a difficult angle to give CBU a 1-0 lead. But Cal didn't have to wait long for the equalizer, as, in the 30th minute, a CBU defensive miscue led to an own goal that made the score 1-1. In the 78th minute, Cal's Nonso Adimabua won a ball in midfield and then a deft touch by Adrian Guzman sprung McEligot, who ran free through the Lancers' defense to slot the ball past goalkeeper Dorian Drucks for the eventual winner.
 
On Sept. 10 in San Francisco, Cal allowed two first-half goals – the winner by the Dons' T.J. Knight and another by Gabriel Bracken Serra – and a second-half penalty kick by Bracken Serra in its first loss of 2023.
 
Scouting Cal

• Last season, Cal tied Oregon State 1-1 in Corvallis, Oregon, and 1-1 in Berkeley
• Goalkeeper Connor Lambe – a transfer from Oregon State – has a 0.94 goals-against average in six starts for the Bears
• A redshirt sophomore, Lambe's made his collegiate debut when he started in Cal's season-opening, 1-1 tie at then-No. 10 UNC Greensboro on Aug. 24
• The Bears lost twice to Washington – 1-0 in Seattle and 2-1 at Edwards Stadium – in 2022
• Senior midfielder Evan Davila leads Cal in points (7), goals (3) and game-winning goals (2)
• Davila was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week after netting the winner and getting an assist in a 3-0 blanking of FDU on Sept. 1
• Senior defender Kevin Carmichael and sophomore midfielder Rohan McEligot rank second in goals (2 each) for the Bears and are tied for second in points (4) with senior midfielder Juan Martinez and senior striker Nonso Adimabua
• Carmichael was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week after scoring the equalizer in a 1-1 tie with then-No. 18 Wake Forest on Aug. 27
• McEligot's goals – the winner at CBU and a 90th-minute strike against FDU – are the first two goals of his Cal career
• Adimabua and Martinez are tied for the team lead in assists (2)
• Forward Arik Duncan collected his first points as a Bear with a goal and an assist against FDU
• Freshman goalie Zack Andoh has a 1.45 GAA in a little more than 62 minutes of action
• Cal's equalizer at CBU was originally awarded to Cameron Robie, which would've been the sophomore defender's first career goal, but it was later changed to an own goal
• Defender/midfielder Wyatt Meyer was chosen to the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team
• Leonard Griffin – who won the 2002 NCAA championship as a UCLA player in 2002 – is in his second season as head coach of the Golden Bears
• A former professional player who was drafted No. 11 overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, Griffin made MLS stops in Portland, in Columbus and in Los Angeles with the Galaxy

Scouting OSU

• In its past two games, Oregon State won 3-1 at Santa Clara on Sept. 4 and lost at Seattle University, 2-1, on Sept. 7
• Forward Logan Farrington, who scored the gamewinner vs. the Broncos, leads OSU in points (9) and goals (4)
• Defender Fran Cortijo paces the Beavers in assists (4)
• Jesus Sanchez has a 1.20 GAA after playing every minute in goal for OSU through five games
• Greg Dalby is in his first season as OSU's head coach

Scouting UW

• The Huskies play at No. 1 Stanford on Thursday before heading to the East Bay on Sunday
• Washington tied its previous two games – 1-1 at Ohio State on Sept. 4 and 1-1 vs. Cal State Fullerton in Seattle on Sept. 10
• Forward Brian Iliohan leads UW in points (4) and goals (2)
• Midfielders Peter Kingston and Christian Soto are tied for the UW lead in assists (2)
• Goalie Sam Fowler has a 0.50 GAA in four starts
• Jamie Clark is in his 13th season as Washington's head coach

Next Time
Pac-12 play continues as Cal plays at San Diego State on Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and at UCLA on Oct. 1 at 2 p.m.
 
Stay Posted
For more coverage of the Cal men's soccer team, please follow the Bears on Twitter (@CalMSoc), Instagram (@CalMSoc) and Facebook (@CalMSoc).