BERKELEY - Winners of two of its last three, California returns to the east coast for three contests at Brown on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m. PT, Sacred Heart on Friday, Oct. 11, at 4 pm PT, and No.24 Cornell on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 8 a.m. PT. The Golden Bears will conclude the regular season in Northern California after this weekend's trio of games.  
 
Cal is on a stretch of facing ranked opponents every week in 2019 with the eighth ranked foe coming up on Sunday in No. 24 Cornell. Head coach Shellie Onstead has been pleased with how well her squad has improved vs. the ranked teams.  

Bears Clobber Chippewas
• After almost pulling off an upset victory against No. 14 Syracuse two days earlier, Cal left no doubt when the Golden Bears defeated Central Michigan, 8-1, last Sunday. The eight goals were a season-best for the Bears. Cal out shot Central Michigan, 30-3. Six different Bears scored, including two each from Megan Rodgers and Katrina Carter, while Monica Arteaga tallied the first goal of her collegiate career. Carter and Rodgers combined to score the first four goals of the game.

Bears All-Time Vs. Brown, Sacred Heart And Cornell
• Cal is 1-0 all-time vs. Brown with the lone meeting taking place in 2015. The Bears are 1-1 vs. Cornell, and the teams haven't met since 2000, a Cornell win. Cal and Sacred Heart have never met before this season. The last time Cal beat a ranked team was when the Bears beat Stanford on Oct. 15, 2017, a 4-2 win over the 14th-ranked Cardinal.            

Rodgers And Carter Lead Offense
• Enjoying a pair of games at home last weekend, Megan Rodgers and Katrina Carter have been leading the charge for the Bears on offense. In Cal's 8-1 win over Central Michigan, they each scored twice, while they each tallied a goal and an assist vs. Syracuse two days earlier. Rodgers and Carter pace the Bears with six goals each, while Rodgers is the team leader in points with 15 and Carter is right behind her with 13. Carter has caught fire after missing the first two games of the season due to injury. In the Cal record book, Rodgers currently ranks fourth in career goals (36) and ninth in career points (75).

Cal Comes Close Against Syracuse
• No. 14 Syracuse prevailed in double overtime last Friday in a thriller at Underhill Field. The Bears forced overtime after Katrina Carter tied the game midway through the fourth quarter. The Golden Bears got off to a fast start, with Megan Rodgers opening the scoring just 28 seconds into the game.

Delissen Delivers
• Femke Delissen recorded three assists in Cal's 4-3 OT victory over Penn State, including garnering an assist on the game-winning goal in overtime. She also added a defensive save vs. the Nittany Lions. She secured an assist at Delaware to give her four for the weekend. Delissen now boasts 19 for her career, which ranks 10th all-time at Cal. Elizabeth Harkins is ninth with 21. Delissen leads her squad in assists with six and defensive saves (3) in 2019.  
 
Competitive Schedule
• When Cal meets No. 24 Cornell on Sunday, it will be its eighth ranked foe out of 14 this year, based off the NFHCA's current Top-25 poll. Cal will face a total of 10 ranked foes based off the NFHCA's preseason poll, including three in Berkeley starting with a 2-1 loss to No. 7 Michigan on Sept. 8 and a 4-3 double overtime loss against No. 14 Syracuse with No. 16 Stanford coming up on Oct. 22.  

Godfrid Headed To Cal Hall Of Fame
• Valentina Godfrid (2003-06), a first-team All-American who is the program's all-time leading scorer, has been elected into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame, part of the 34th class of inductees that will be enshrined the weekend of Nov. 8-9. Godfrid was a three-time NorPac Conference Player of the Year, as well as the league's Offensive Player of the Year her junior season. She led Cal to four consecutive conference titles and to three NCAA Tournament berths. Information on tickets to the HOF banquet can be found at bigcsociety.org.

Next Up
• Cal returns to Underhill for the final home games of the season, starting with Senior Day and Pack The Stands game vs. UC Davis on Friday, Oct. 18.  

Bears Tabbed Second In AE West
• America East coaches predicted a second-place finish in the West Division for the Bears, according to the league's preseason poll. It marked the Golden Bears' best standing in the preseason poll in four years. Now a three-team division in the West, Stanford is the favorite to win the West once again, while Albany was picked to win the East. The Cardinal sits atop the West Division with four points and two first-place votes, followed by the Bears in second with three points and one first-place vote. UC Davis rounds out the division in third. In 2018, Cal finished 2-4 in conference play with both wins coming against the Aggies.

Red, White, Blue & Gold
• In addition to head coach Shellie Onstead, associate head coach Austin Pile and assistant coach Malachi Mahan holding national team playing or coaching experience, the Golden Bears have a long pipeline of individuals associated with Cal field hockey playing or working with Team USA. Megan Rodgers (U21), Katrina Carter (U.S. Development Squad), Brynn Zorilla (U19, U21) and Megan Connors (U19) have all played for U.S. National teams.