Cal Set For Pair Of WCC Matches

BERKELEY- The California women's soccer team is set for a pair of WCC matches this week as the Golden Bears host Gonzaga on Thursday before heading across the Bay Bridge to face San Francisco on Sunday. Thursday marks a doubleheader at Edwards Stadium with the California men's soccer team facing Denver in its season opener later that afternoon.

Cal enters the week with a 1-1-0 record after topping UC San Diego 2-1 in its season opener and falling to then-No. 22 Santa Clara by the same score.

Match Information

Gonzaga (0-1)

Date and Time: Thursday, Aug. 22, at 1:30 p.m. PT
Location: Berkeley, Calif. – Edwards Stadium
Live Stream: ACCNX
Live Stats: Statbroadcast

San Francisco (1-1)

Date and Time: Sunday, Aug. 25, at 5 p.m. PT
Location: San Francisco, Calif. – Negoesco Stadium
Live Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast

Lema For Three
Karlie Lema couldn't ask for a better start to her senior season after scoring three goals during opening week. After falling behind UCSD 1-0 in the season opener, Lema scored both the equalizer and the game winner in the second half to earn her second career brace. With her team down 2-0 on the road at then-No. 22 Santa Clara she added her third goal via a penalty kick in the 84th minute that kept the Bears' chances alive. She is one goal away from tying her season total from last year.

Second-Half Surge
Over its first two matches Cal did all its scoring in the second half and has yet to allow a goal during that period. Playing from behind in both matches the Bears outshot their opponents 11-6 in the final 45 minutes and netted three goals. Cal allowed three first half goals but none of them were scored in the run of the play.

Two Bears Named To U20 Women's World Cup Rosters
Teagan Wy (USA) and Miriam Hils (Germany) have been named to U20 FIFA Women's World Cup rosters. They will join their respective teams 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.

Hils, who is originally from Delbrück, Germany, is coming off an impactful freshman season with the Bears in which she started in 16 matches as a defender. This will be her second trip to the U20 FIFA Women's World Cup after starting and going the distance in all three of Germany's matches in 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.

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