Cal at No. 7 Maryland

Saturday, Sept. 10 | 8 AM PT | Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex | College Park, Md.
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Cal vs. American OR Fairfield

Sunday, Sept. 11 | 9 AM PT | Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex | College Park, Md.
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BERKELEY -- California field hockey looks to jumpstart its 2016 campaign with a pair of wins at this weekend's Terrapin Invitational, hosted by Maryland in College Park, Md. The Golden Bears, who started the season 0-3, are looking for their first win of the year in their first road trip of 2016.

The weekend opens against Maryland on Saturday at 8 a.m. PT in a game that will air live on BTNPlus. Depending on the result, the Bears will advance to face either American or Fairfield on Sunday. With a loss, Cal will play American or Fairfield on Sunday at 9 a.m. All games will be played at Maryland's Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex.

Live stats for both games will be available at UMTerps.com, and follow @CalFieldHockey on Instagram and Facebook.com/CalFH for a behind-the-scenes look at gameday and more.
 

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FAST FACTS

• Cal is 5-12 all-time against the Terrapin Invitational field.

• Cal's last win over a Top 10 opponent came last season against No. 6 Stanford on Sept. 18. The Bears upset the Cardinal, 2-1, with a golden goal in overtime for their first win over Stanford since 2011.

• The last time Cal started the season 0-3 was 1995, head coach Shellie Onstead's first year at the helm.

• The last time Cal was shut out in two consecutive games was 2014, when the Bears fell to No. 3 Stanford (4-0) and Pacific (1-0). Cal rebounded with a 3-1 win vs. Appalachian State.

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SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS

• Last Meeting: L, 2-1, on Aug. 24, 2012
• Series: Maryland leads, 9-0
• Streak: Cal has dropped all nine games in the series, which dates back to 1989.
• Three of Maryland's four matches this season have come against Top 10 opponents. The Terrapins fell to No. 2 Syracuse (4-1) and No. 4 Duke (1-0), and defeated No. 8 Boston College (3-1).
• Welma Luus leads her squad with four goals, while Grace Balsdon and Emma Rissinger have three apiece.
• Lein Holsboer has a team-best four assists this season.
• Sarah Holliday has started all four games in the cage for Maryland, notching 14 saves and allowing seven goals for a 2.53 average.
• Back-up goalkeeper Sarah Bates has seen nearly 30 minutes of action in two appearances, tallying four saves with one goal allowed.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

• Last Meeting: L, 2-0, on Sept. 18, 2009
• Series: American leads, 3-2
• Streak: Cal's last win over American came more than a decade ago on Aug. 26, 2006. The Bears defeated the Eagles 4-3 in double overtime.
• The Eagles are on a two-game win streak after defeating William & Mary (3-0) and James Madison (2-1).
• American has outscored opponents 9-4.
• Leah DiGiandomenico and Natalie Konerth lead American with three goals each.
• Goalkeepers Maura Jacobs and Alexandra Morris have each started two games, with 140 minutes apiece in goal. Jacobs has 13 saves and one goal allowed, while Morris has five saves and three goals allowed.

SCOUTING THE STAGS

• Last Meeting: W, 2-1 (OT), on Aug. 29, 2014
• Series: Cal leads, 3-0
• Streak: The last two meetings in the all-time series went into overtime.
• The Stags won the 2015 MAAC Championship, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history. Fairfield is the favorite to win the MAAC once again this season.
• Ann Burgoyne, Julie de Paeuw, Caitlin Bennett, Maclaine Matties and Erin Buckley were selected to the Preseason All-MAAC squad.
• Burgoyne has two goals and four assists for a team-leading eight points in 2016.
• Emma Clark and Kaley McCullen have each net two goals this season.
• Bennett has started all three games in goal for the Stags with 13 saves and eight goals allowed for a 3.44 goals-against average.

ONSTEAD ON THE WEEK AHEAD

On team's focus throughout the week:
"We are taking the approach that we are getting building blocks in place and continuing to focus on the process. We're keeping our spirits up and pointing to the improvements from game to game and pointing out that we are on a great point to be peaking late in the season. I intentionally scheduled difficult opponents for the beginning of the season, and we're learning more and more each game.

On weekend slate:
"Maryland is always a wolrd-class program. I love playing them, and I love that they always return trips. It's nice to be in a tournament format so we're looking forward to that."

NEXT UP

The Bears return home to Berkeley to host Drexel in a midweek tilt on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. on Underhill Field.