Bears Open Season With UCSD, No. 22 Santa Clara

BERKELEY- The 2024 season has arrived for the California women's soccer team, which hosts UC San Diego in its season opener Thursday before facing No. 22 Santa Clara on the road Sunday.

Match Information

UC San Diego (2023 Record: 5-8-5)

Date and Time: Thursday, Aug. 15, at 4 p.m. PT
Location: Berkeley, Calif. – Edwards Stadium
Live Stream: ACCNX
Live Stats: Statbroadcast

No. 22 Santa Clara (2023 Record: 14-5-2)

Date and Time: Sunday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. PT
Location: Santa Clara, Calif. – Stevens Stadium
Live Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast

Wy Named To US U20 World Cup Roster
On Aug. 8, junior goalkeeper Teagan Wy was named to the US U20 FIFA Women's World Cup roster. She will join the stars and stripes in Bogota, Colombia, from Aug. 31 – Sept. 22. The latest step in Wy's international career comes after a successful national team camp back in February when the US picked up a pair of 1-0 wins over Colombia. The Golden Bear keeper went wire-to-wire in the second match and picked up a shutout win with three saves.

Wy helped the United States qualify for this year's World Cup as a member of the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U20 Championship team that took second place in April 2023. This will be her second World Cup experience as she served as a backup on the U20 team from 2022.

Wy Earns ACC Preseason Honors
Just hours after being named to the world cup roster, Wy became the first Bear to be named to the Preseason All-ACC team. She was the sole goalkeeper selected to the team and Cal was one of just seven teams in the 17-school conference to be represented. Last year, Wy started in all 19 matches as a sophomore and tallied 86 saves, good for the second most both in program history and among Pac-12 goalkeepers that season. Her six shutouts and .796 save percentage earned her Third-Team All-Pac-12 honors.

Back In Camp
This season Cal returns 25 Bears from the 2023 squad, including eight starters. Three transfers from prominent programs and four true freshmen join the program. Check out Back In Camp: Women's Soccer for more in depth information.

2023 Recap
For the third straight year Cal finished with a winning record going 7-6-6 with a 5-1-4 record at home at Edwards Stadium. The Golden Bears' final Pac-12 season saw them finish tied for fifth place at 4-3-4 thanks to an eight-match unbeaten streak to start conference play. Over those eight games Cal held a 17-4 goal differential.

Offense was truly a team effort with the Bears' 29 goals coming off 13 different boots. Ari Manrique and Karlie Lema led the team with five and four, respectively. Additionally, 10 Bears accounted for the team's 19 assists, giving Cal 16 total point scorers.

On the individual side Cal had three All-Pac-12 selections with Wy and forwards Lema and Mia Fontana all being named to the third team. Wy finished the season ranked second in the conference with 86 total saves and ranked fourth in both save percentage (.796) and saves per game (4.53). She led the team to six shutouts after starting in every match.