Cal Hosts Oregon State, Oregon in Final Homestand of Regular Season

BERKELEY, Calif. -- With a 5-1-1 road record in the books, California women’s soccer returns home to Berkeley to close out the regular season with three matches on Goldman Field. The three-game homestand begins this weekend with Oregon State on Friday at 2 p.m. and Oregon on Sunday at 1 p.m. There will be no broadcast for either game, but scoring updates will be provided on the @CalWomensSoccer Twitter.

LAST TIME OUT
Cal finished its final road weekend of the regular season in the Grand Canyon State and were put to the test against Arizona State and Arizona.

The Golden Bears found success against the No. 25 Sun Devils after Thelma Einarsdottir scored her first goal of the season in the 12th minute. A total team effort that included a shining effort from the Cal defense helped keep the explosive Sun Devils at bay, and the Bears came away with a 1-0 victory.

Against a very aggressive Arizona team, Cal put up a goal with the help of Taylor Comeau. The senior captain’s shot helped the Bears equalize in the 73rd minute and ultimately sent the game into double overtime. Unfortunately, neither team could find net in extra time and the game ended in a 1-1 stalemate.

RANKINGS ROUNDUP
In this week’s polls, the Bears appear on: BennettRank (19) and TopDrawerSoccer (21). Cal is also receiving votes in the NSCAA poll.

In the NCAA RPI, Cal checks in at No. 19.

MORE BEAR BITES:

• As a team, Cal ranks in the top 50 nationally for scoring offense (No. 42) and total goals (48).

• Cal finished its regular season road slate with a 5-1-1 record. The Bears’ only loss was to No. 1 UCLA.

• Cal has outscored opponents 34-16 (opponent goals include own goal vs. Cal Poly).

• Eight different Cal players have scored in Pac-12 play.

• Cal’s 34 goals have come from 13 different players. In 2013, just nine players recorded a goal for the season.

• The Bears have garnered six penalty kicks this season, successfully converting all but one (5-6). In 2013, Cal accrued just three penalty kicks throughout 21 games.

• Every healthy member of the Golden Bear roster has appeared in a game this season.

SCOUTING OREGON STATE

Oregon State carries a young squad, with just four upperclassmen and 20 underclassmen, including 13 freshmen. Junior captain Gwen Bieck has appeared in the lineup every week, starting in 42 consecutive matches since 2012. Three Beavers have scored goals this season - Sabrina Santarossa, Kayla Latham and Mirdanda Stiver. Freshman goalkeeper Bella Geist has already made her way into the Oregon State record books, setting the freshman record for single-season saves. Oregon State was picked to finish last in the conference and is currently 0-8 in Pac-12 play.

SCOUTING OREGON

Oregon’s Fighting Ducks enter the weekend with a 6-8-2 record this season and are 2-5-1 in conference play. Lilly Archer, Kristen Parr and Bri Pugh lead Oregon with two goals apiece, with both of Pugh’s coming as gamewinners. Abby Steele has started in goal in all 14 of her appearances and owns a slim 0.94 goals against average, with the Ducks allowing opponents  17 goals this season. The Ducks have appeared in a program-record seven overtime matches this season. Oregon most recently dropped a pair of home matches to USC and No. 1 UCLA. The Trojans slipped past the Ducks 1-0, while the Bruins handed Oregon a 5-0 victory. Oregon currently sits at 10th in the Pac-12 and was originally predicted to finish 11th in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll.