Bears Conclude Regular Season At No. 19 Stanford
Eliza Christman Paces Cal In Draw Controls This Season With 72

Bears Conclude Regular Season At No. 19 Stanford

Cal Looks For A Strong Tune-Up Before The Pac-12 Tournament

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BERKELEY - California closes out the regular season at No. 19 Stanford Friday night at 5 p.m. at Cagan Stadium. The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network. Friday's contest will be the Golden Bears' seventh matchup against a ranked opponent in 2019.  

The last time Cal beat a ranked team was in 2008 when the Bears beat then-No. 19 Oregon, 12-8, in Eugene, Ore.  

Kirsten Swanson paces Cal in scoring this year with 48 points (37 goals, 11 assists). She has paced Cal in scoring in each of the last three games. Caroline Corzel is second on the team in points (36) and goals (31). Swanson and Corzel have each scored at least one goal in all but one game this season. Swanson ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in goals, and second in free-position goals per game. Corzel is second in the conference in shots per game (6.81). They are two of 13 Bears to have at least one goal this season and two of six to boast at least 12 on the year.      

Nikki Zaccaro paces Cal with 20 assists this season that ranks fourth in the Pac-12. After not securing a point through the first four games this season, Zaccaro got going, including a season-best six points vs. George Washington on March 1. 

Eliza Christman leads the Bears in draws with 72 on the year, which ranks third in the Pac-12 individual rankings and tied for third in school single-season history, four shy of the school single-season record. She set a career-high of eight earlier this year vs. Denver, while Marisa Kuberra tallied nine at Colorado last Sunday and Lizabanks Campagna amassed a season-best of 11 in the home meeting vs. Colorado. Their efforts have helped Cal to its Pac-12 ranking of second in draws.

Also in the Pac-12 rankings, Jenny Wilkens ranks tied for second in ground balls with 44 on the season, which ranks tied for fourth in school single-season history. Wilkens set the school record for career ground balls (163) last Sunday at Colorado.   

Cal will be wearing teal warmup shirts with the words "Cal Asks" on them, as well as teal-colored gear such as head bands and teal tape on their sticks all for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. "Cal Asks" refers to the theme of bringing the topic of prevention out in the open. 

Next week, the Bears return to Eugene, Ore., for the Pac-12 Tournament. The tournament begins on Thursday, April 25, and concludes with the final on Sunday, April 28. Every game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. 
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