CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (2-1, 1-0 ACC) AT OREGON DUCKS (3-0, 0-0 BIG TEN)
THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 2026 • NOON PT
PAPÉ FIELD (EUGENE, OR)

WATCH | BROADCASTERS
BigTen Plus | Olivia Arciniega (PxP), Dylan De Cesare (Analyst)

LIVE STATS
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CALIFORNIA-OREGON LACROSSE HISTORY
— Oregon leads the all-time lacrosse series against Cal, 10-8, but the Golden Bears have a current five-game win streak that is their longest ever in the series over the last four campaigns, including each of the last two meetings in Eugene (2023, '24), as well as each of the last three in Berkeley (2022, '23, '25). 
— The five straight Cal victories have come by a total of eight goals, including three consecutive one-goal wins with both in 2023 and the lone meeting in 2024 when current senior Josie Lillquist assisted on Kennedy Mason's game-winning goal with six seconds to go the last time the teams played in Eugene.
— Oregon's most recent win in the series came in Eugene in 2022.
— Cal won five of the first six games of the series from 2005-10 before Oregon put together the longest win streak in the series by either team by taking eight in a row from 2011 through the first meeting in 2018.  

CAL'S FIRST-EVER ACC WIN AND MORE FIRSTS
— Cal's 10-9 victory over Florida State in its 2026 ACC and home opener in its most recent contest last Friday was the Golden Bears' first-ever ACC win, as well as its first victory in a conference opener since a 2019 Pac-12 home win over Oregon. Cal was 0-9 in ACC games in its first season in the league in 2005.
— ACC Offensive Player of the Week nominee Emily Moes converted her second free-position goal in as many free-position attempts with 1:38 remaining in the fourth period for the game-winning goal. Moes finished with a team-high five points on three goals and two assists with the hat trick her third in a row to start the 2026 season. Moes also added two caused turnovers and a pair of ground balls.    

WINNING THE CLOSE ONES
— Each of Cal's first two victories in 2026 have come by a single goal at San Diego State (13-12) and at home against Florida State (10-9). Cal had dropped its previous four one-goal games dating back to 2024.   

WONG AND MOES OFF TO BIG STARTS
— Courtney Wong (14 points, 7 goals, 7 assists) and Emily Moes (13 points, 10 goals, 3 assists) have accounted for 54 percent (27-of-50) of the team's points in 2026. Wong's season totals for points and assists are team highs and she has at least three points in all three games. Moes' goals are a team best and she has scored at least three goals in all three games.

TOUGH 2026 SCHEDULE
— Seven Cal opponents are currently ranked in the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll. Cal's first five games of the season are against teams currently unranked (at San Diego State, at USC, Florida State, at Oregon, UC Davis) before the Bears play seven of their final 12 regular-season contests against teams currently among the nation's top 20 in No. 20 Duke (Feb. 28), No. 13 Syracuse (March 3), No. 6 Boston College (March 7), No. 1 North Carolina (March 12), No. 5 Notre Dame (March 28), No. 8 Clemson (April 3) and No. 2 Stanford (April 16). All seven teams that are currently ranked in the 2026 poll played in the 16-team NCAA Championship in 2025, with North Carolina the national champion and Boston College reaching the semifinals.

WEATHER
— The AccuWeather forecast for Eugene calls for cloudy skies, a 40% chance of precipitation, a temperature of 41 degrees, and winds out of the west at seven miles per hour at first draw Thursday.
— The difference in weather on Cal's first two road trips of 2026 is drastic. The temperature at first draw for Cal's most recent road contest Feb. 8 at USC in Los Angeles was 81 degrees under sunny skies.   

A LITTLE MORE
— Cal's 2026 coaching staff includes 10 former Oregon coaches and staffers, including Travers Family Head Football Coach Tosh Lupoi. Others who previously worked with the Oregon football program on the current Cal coaching staff include Bryan Barraza (edge), Connor Boyd (safeties), Darrion Daniels (defensive line/pass rush specialist), Bob Gregory (inside linebacker), Steven Haunga (tight ends/run game coordinator), Keith Heyward (defensive pass game coordinator), Jordan Somerville (offensive coordinator) and Zach Tinker (special teams coordinator).