BERKELEY – After earning its first two victories of the season, the unbeaten California men's soccer team returns to the road to continue nonconference play at California Baptist on Thursday at 7 p.m. PT and at San Francisco on Sunday at 7 p.m. The games will mark the third and fourth games, respectively, in 10 days for the Golden Bears.
 
Cal (2-0-2) has captured two straight wins, including a 3-0 blanking of FDU on Friday and a 4-0 rout of Dartmouth on Monday (see below). Prior to the win over the Big Green, Cal was voted 29th in Monday's College Soccer News rankings.
 
Here are the details for Cal's next two games:
 
at CBU (0-2-1)
When: Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. PT
Where: CBU Soccer Stadium, Riverside
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
 
at USF (3-0-1)
When: Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. PT
Where: Negoesco Stadium, San Francisco
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
 
Davila Honored By College Soccer News
Cal's Evan Davila earned a spot on the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Monday, after the senior midfielder scored the game-winning goal and had an assist in the 3-0 win over FDU – though the accolade came before he scored twice in the Labor Day shutout of Dartmouth. Davila, including all four games, leads Cal in scoring (7 points), goals (3) and game-winning goals (2).
 
Bears Blank Knights, Big Green
Plenty of Bears stood out in the 3-0 win over FDU and the 4-0 win over Dartmouth. Those Bears include Davila, who collected three goals, one assist and two game-winning goals and goalkeeper Connor Lambe producing a shutout over the Knights and combining with freshman Zach Andoh for the shutout of the Big Green.
 
Against FDU, Davila scored off an Arik Duncan assist in the fifth minute, while in the 56th minute Davila's corner kick set up a goal by Duncan, the first by the latter as a Bear. With less than 30 seconds remaining in the game, sophomore Rohan McEligot netted his first goal as a Bear off assists from Brendan Bell and Allan Juarez. Lambe made four saves to earn his first shutout win.
 
The Bears shook off a scoreless first half against Dartmouth to put four goals past the Big Green in the last 45 minutes, with three of the four set up or scored directly from free kicks. Davila scored off a free kick in the 48th minute to record his second winner in this season and later converted a penalty kick. Late in the game, midfielder Juan Martinez's free kick found Kevin Carmichael in the box, and the junior defender buried the ball in the back of the net. The only goal not set up by a free kick was Martinez's first goal of the year, assisted by forward Nonso Adimabua in the 64th minute. Neither Cal goalkeeper – Lambe nor Andoh – had to make a save.
 
With the Bears' busy schedule continuing with two more games this week, Cal was able to play 25 Bears and rest key players against Dartmouth.
 
Scouting Cal

• In 2022, the Bears beat CBU, 1-0, in the first meeting between the programs
• Cal lost to USF, 5-1, in 2022
• Kevin Carmichael ranks second in goals (2) for the Bears and is tied for second in points (4) with Juan Martinez
• Carmichael was previously 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
• Martinez leads Cal in assists (2); his goal vs. Dartmouth was the second of his college career
• Junior forward Arik Duncan, a transfer from RPI, posted his first points, goal and assist as a Bear vs. FDU
• Sophomore midfielder Allan Juarez and freshman midfielder Brendan Bell each notched his first college point when assisting on Rohan McEligot's goal vs. the Big Green
• Goalkeeper Connor Lambe has a 0.53 goals-against average in four starts
• Goalie Zach Andoh got on the field for the first time on Monday, and the freshman did not allow a goal in a little more than 17 minutes of action vs. Dartmouth
• Senior 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 and was drafted No. 11 overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft – is in his second season as head coach of the Golden Bears
• Griffin was chosen to be a featured presenter in the United Soccer Coaches Convention slated for Jan. 10-14, 2024, in Anaheim
• Griffin began his head coaching career at USF (2019-21), and Cal forward Nonso Adimabua was one of his first recruits for the Dons
• Prior to transferring to Cal, Adimabua was the 2020-21 WCC Freshman of the Year and was a two-time member of the All-WCC First Team for USF

Scouting CBU

• California Baptist has lost to West Virginia, 3-0, and Michigan, 2-0, and tied No. 24 LMU, 2-2
• Striker Luis Mueller and midfielder Lincoln Aquino are tied for the CBU lead in points (2) and goals (1)
• Midfielder Georg Bjarnason and striker Leo Mendez are tied for the Lancers lead in assists (1)
• Goalie Dorian Drucks has posted a 2.33 GAA in three games
• Coe Michaelson is in his seventh year as the head coach of CBU

Scouting USF

• San Francisco has beaten Utah Tech, 2-0, and Detroit Mercy, 2-1, and UC Riverside, 2-1, and tied San Jose State, 1-1
• The Dons host Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday before facing the Bears on Sunday
• Midfielder Gabriel Bracken Sierra leads USF points (5) and goals (2); he scored the winner vs. Detroit Mercy
• Eric Waltz has compiled a 0.75 GAA after playing every minute in goal so far for the Dons
• Former Cal forward Arman Samimi is a graduate transfer for USF
• Chris Brown is in his third season as the Dons' head coach

Next Time
The Bears start Pac-12 Conference play when they host Oregon State on Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. and Washington on Sept. 17 at 2 p.m., with the Pac-12 Networks broadcasting both matches.
 
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