Cal vs. No. 8 Boston College

Saturday, Oct. 6 | 12 PM PT | J.S. Coyne Stadium | Syracuse, N.Y.
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Cal at No. 13 Syracuse

Sunday, Oct. 7 | 11 AM PT | J.S. Coyne Stadium | Syracuse, N.Y.
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California field hockey wraps up its nonconference slate with another weekend against top 15 foes, heading East to Syracuse, N.Y., to face No. 8 Boston College and No. 13 Syracuse. The Golden Bears begin the weekend against the Eagles on Saturday at noon PT/3 p.m. ET, then face the home team Orange on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET. Both games will be played at J.S. Coyne Stadium on the Cuse campus.

The Bears are looking for their first win over a ranked opponent this season as they take on their sixth and seventh top 15-ranked opponents of 2018, respectively. Cal has met each of its ranked opponents besides then-No. 4 Maryland on the road, and the Bears are 0-5 away from Underhill Field. The team has played the nation's toughest schedule to date.

HOW TO FOLLOW: Links to live stats for both games are available on the CalBears.com schedule page, and Sunday's contest with Syracuse airs on ACC Network Extra. JD Raucci and Tracy Parker will have play-by-play and analysis. Follow @CalFieldHockey on Instagram and Twitter, plus Facebook.com/CalFH for a behind-the-scenes look at gameday and more.
 

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NEED TO KNOW

• This is the third weekend this season in which the Golden Bears have back-to-back contests in a two-day span.

• Boston College and Syracuse are the sixth and seventh Top 15 opponents that the Bears have played this season. Cal is 0-5 against ranked opponents, including an 0-2 record against two top 10 teams.

• Cal currently ranks 18th in the NCAA RPI.

• Megan Rodgers ranks 24th in the nation in goals per game at 0.78

• With her goal at Pacific last Sunday, Rodgers now stands two goals away from tying Melissa Nerone and Shellie Onstead at 10th all-time.

• Three different Bears have notched two assists this season -- Rodgers, Lindsay Mathison and Femke Delissen.
 

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

• Last Meeting: A then-No. 17 BC sqaud downed Cal, 5-1, on Oct. 19, 2017 in a neutral-site in Louisville, Ky.
• Series: Boston College leads, 4-0
• Notable: The Bears and Eagles first met on Oct. 29, 1994, when Boston College won 2-1.
• Brooke Matherson paces BC with 15 points on 6 goals and 3 assists.
• Elizabeth Warner and Frederique Haverhals have also put up double-figure point totals this season, each on 4 goals and 2 assists.
• Fusine Govaert also has 4 goals this season.
• Sarah Dwyer owns a bulk of Boston College's minutes in goal, tallying 578 minutes of play and allowing just eight goals. She has a slim 0.97 goals against average and 25 saves with a 7-2 record in the cage. 
• Dwyer ranks fourth nationally in goals against average.
• Boston College is currently on a four-game win streak, allowing just one goal in that span.
 

SCOUTING THE ORANGE

• Last Meeting: Cal opened the 2017 season with a 2-0 loss at home against then-No. 5 Syracuse on Aug. 25
• Series: Syracuse leads, 3-1
• Notable: Cal's lone win in the all-time series against the Orange came on Sept. 5, 2005, when the Bears won 3-1. That season, Cal went 12-8 and claimed the NorPac crown.
• Roos Weers and Chiara Gutsche each own a team-best 12 points. Weers has 5 goals and 2 assists, while Gutsche leads with 6 goals.
• Tess Queen is Syracuse's leader in assists with 5, and Laura Graziosi and Carolin Hoffman have 3 goals each.
• Borg van der Velde has 9 starts and 10 appearances in the cage for more than 670 minutes of action. She has allowed 15 goals with 47 saves for a 1.56 GAA. 
 

NEXT UP

The Golden Bears host Stanford for their America East home opener on Friday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. on Underhill Field. The game will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks. After that, the All-AE weekend continues as Cal heads to UC Davis on Sunday, Oct. 14 for a 1 p.m. tilt with the Aggies.