CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (`-0, 0-0 ACC) at USC TROJANS (0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN)  
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2026 • 12 PM PDT
RAWLINSON STADIUM (LOS ANGELES, CA)

CALIFORNIA-USC HISTORY
— USC leads the all-time series, 18-1, and has won 18 straight since the Golden Bears were victorious in their first-ever meeting with the Trojans in a game played in Los Angeles on April 12, 2013.
— Two of Cal's last seven losses in the series have come by one goal with USC a 12-11 overtime winner on April 16, 2021, while capturing a 9-8 decision on March 31, 2024. Both of those contests were Pac-12 Conference matchups played in Los Angeles with the 2021 contest at Soni McAlister Field and the 2024 meeting the first-ever USC lacrosse game at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. 
 
LAST TIME OUT (FEBRUARY 6, 2026 - CAL 13, AT SAN DIEGO STATE 12)
— Cal opened its 2026 season with a 13-12 road victory over San Diego State in a nonconference game on Friday in front of a school-record 1,317 fans at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.   
— Maddie Willkomm's first career goal with 6:01 remaining was the game-winner and the final score in a contest that neither team ever led by more than two goals. The back-and-forth game featured nine ties and four lead changes.
— Emily Moes led nine different Cal goal scorers by tallying each of the team's first three, while Courtney Wong had two, as well as a career-high four assists for a career-high-tying six points. In addition, Wong posted a career and game-high seven draw controls. Josie Lillquist also had a pair of Cal goals, while Katie Bloomer, Clara Page, Ashleigh Masterson, Avery Hoeft, Katie McMullen and Willkomm picked up one each.
— Lulu Murphy had 14 saves in her collegiate debut with the final one coming on a shot from Keira Doyle-Odenbach at nearly point-blank range with 1:00 left on the clock.
— Cal had 21 different players see action in the win over San Diego State.
— The victory was Cal's fourth in a row to open a season dating back to 2023 and kept fourth-year head coach Jennifer Wong unbeaten in season openers with the Bears.  

TOUGH 2026 SCHEDULE
— Cal has seven teams on its 2026 schedule that are ranked in the IWLCA's Division I Preseason Coaches Poll. The Bears start their 2026 season with five games against currently unranked teams (at San Diego State, at USC, Florida State, at Oregon, UC Davis) before playing seven contests over their last 12 regular-season contests against teams currently in the top 25. No. 14 Duke is the first ranked opponent the Bears are slated to face on Feb. 28 in Durham, North Carolina, followed by a road contest at No. 13 Syracuse (Mar. 3), a home game against No. 1 North Carolina (Mar. 12), a visit to No. 25 Notre Dame (Mar. 28), a home outing against No. 12 Clemson (Apr. 3), and a short road trip to Bay Area rival No. 5 Stanford (Apr. 16) to wrap up the regular season. All seven teams that are ranked in the 2026 preseason poll played in the 16-team NCAA Championship in 2025, with North Carolina the national champion and Boston College reaching the semifinals.

BEARS FEATURE LARGE GROUP OF RETURNEES
— Cal returns13 of its 17 players that scored points in 2025, led by Emily Moes, who finished with 45 points on 38 goals (both team highs) and seven assists. The team's leader in assists in 2025 was Avery Hoeft, who also returns after totaling 18 a year ago.
— On defense, the top returners are Clara Page (21 ground balls, team-high-tying 15 caused turnovers in 2025) and Kennedy Herndon (18, 15).

WEATHER FORECAST 
— Sunday's forecast at Rawlinson Stadium at first draw calls for sunny skies, a 0% chance of precipitation, a temperature of 81 degrees, and winds out of the west at three miles per hour.
— Sunday's forecasted high is 13 degrees higher than Los Angeles' average February high of 68 degrees. 

A LITTLE MORE
— Sunday's 12 pm start time in Los Angeles is three hours and 30 minutes before the scheduled 3:30 pm kickoff time of Super Bowl LX about 350 miles to the north at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.