Cal vs. UC Davis
Friday, Oct. 19 | 6 PM PT | Underhill Field | Berkeley, Calif.
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Cal at No. 20 Stanford
After snapping a six-game losing streak with the California field hockey program's 400th all-time victory, the Golden Bears look to continue the momentum this weekend with a second dose of UC Davis and No. 20 Stanford. The Bears face the Aggies for the second time in as many games on Friday at 6 p.m. at Underhill Field before heading to the Farm to close their series with Stanford. Cal meets the Cardinal on Sunday at 1 p.m., live on Pac-12 Network.
HOW TO FOLLOW: This season, all non-televised Cal home games will be streamed for free online at calbea.rs/WatchCalFH. Sunday's match against Stanford airs live on Pac-12 Bay Area, with Troy Clardy on the call. The broadcast is also available online at www.pac-12.com/live, and on the Pac-12 Now app. Links to live stats for both games are available on the CalBears.com schedule page. Follow @CalFieldHockey on Instagram and Twitter, plus Facebook.com/CalFH for a behind-the-scenes look at gameday and more.
NEED TO KNOW
• After jumping into the all-time top 10 in goals scored, both
Melina Moore and
Megan Rodgers are on the cusp of breaking into the career records for points. Rodgers has 66 and Moore has 61. Each needs 70 points.
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Femke Delissen is three assists away from tying the career top 10. She has 14 assists in her three-year career.
• California claimed the program's 400th win in history with a 3-0 rout of UC Davis last Sunday.
• Cal's win at Davis was the second shutout by the Bears this season. The Bears also shutout Miami (Ohio), 1-0, on Sept. 2.
Danielle Mentink played full minutes in the cage in both shutouts.
• Rodgers had two goals in her last meeting with Stanford. It was her fourth multi-goal game of the season.
SCOUTING THE CARDINAL
• Last Meeting: Cal fell to then-No. 21 Stanford, 3-2.
• Series: Stanford leads, 55-53-5
• Notable: Cal's last victory at Stanford came in overtime against the then-No. 6 Cardinal on Sept. 18, 2015. The Bears won 2-1.
• Corinne Zanolli is third in the nation in goals per game (1.36) and second in points per game (3.14). She leads the America East in both categories.
• In the last meeting against the Bears, Zanolli scored two goals. Emma Christus added a third.
• Zanolli has 44 points on 19 goals and 6 assists.
• Jessica Welch leads the Cardinal with 7 assists.
• Six different Stanford players have tallied 4 or more assists this season.
• Goalkeeper Kelsey Bing is eighth in the nation in save percentage (0.779) to anchor a defense that ranks sixth nationally in save percentage (0.778).
• In their most recent outing, the Cardinal went into overtime with William & Mary, ultimately claiming a 4-3 victory.
• Stanford's lone loss at home came to No. 11 Syrcacuse, 2-1.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
• Last Meeting: California shut out UC Davis, 3-0, last Sunday
• Series: Cal leads, 23-5-1
• Notable: A win against UC Davis would make it the second consecutive series sweep over the Aggies for the Bears.
• Eline van den Bosch leads her squad with 19 points on 8 goals and 3 assists.
• 11 different Aggies have scored goals this season, including 4 by Lauren Gengarella.
• Nica Taglierie's 5 assists are the most by any Aggie this season.
• UC Davis goalkeeper leads the America East in saves per game (5.47).
• The Aggies are winless in America East action this season.
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Maddie Cleat,
Katrina Carter and
Megan Rodgers all scored in the first meeting with the Ags this season.
FOURTH FOR 400
California's fourth win of the season saw the Bears clinch the program's 400th all-time victory. Cal shut out UC Davis, 3-0, to reach the milestone. Head coach
Shellie Onstead helped steer the Bears to the milestone victory with 253 wins at the helm for the Bears.
ON THE RECORD(S)
Several of California's student-athletes have continued their ascent in the program record books this season, notching single-season and career-high totals.
Senior
Melina Moore and sophomore
Megan Rodgers jumped into Cal's all-time Top 10 in goals scored in the same game, each notching their 26th career goals against Boston College to tie Melissa Nerone and
Shellie Onstead.
The duo is also nearing the top 10 in career points scored. Andrea Earle (2010-15) and Onstead (1981-82) currently own No. 10 in all-time points with 70 apiece, while Rodgers and Moore are approaching with 66 and 61, respectively.
Rodgers has also made her mark in a number of single-season categories, nearing the top 10 for points and goals.
Junior
Femke Delissen nears the program's career top 10 in assists. She has 14 assists in her three years with the Bears, and will tie Lara Kruggel (2011-15), Teela Crosthwaite (2002-05) and Natalie Nurnberg (2006-09) at 10th with three more assists.
NEXT UP
The Golden Bears host a rematch with the Pacific Tigers in the regular-season finale on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. on Underhill Field.
