BERKELEY - Happy to be back home in the friendly confines of Berkeley, the California field hockey team seeks to snap a three-match losing streak this week against its America East West Division foes. The Golden Bears (1-4, 0-3) host UC Davis and No. 20 Stanford before heading to Stanford to close out the Bay Area trio of contests. 

Cal faces UC Davis on Saturday, April 3, at 6 p.m., and Stanford on Tuesday, April 6, at 6 p.m. both from Underhill Field before heading to Stanford on Sunday, April 11, at 6 p.m. The home match against the Cardinal will count as a non-conference match.      
 
"With this homestand featuring three games, two as America East Conference games, we couldn't ask for a better situation right now to buckle in and get some work done," said the Donna Fong Director of Field Hockey Shellie Onstead. "We just need to take things one game at a time." 

Bears Battle Tough On The Road
• Cal lost its three matches on the east coast last week, two by the score of 1-0 against Maine and UMass-Lowell. The Bears concluded the trip with a 3-0 loss at Monmouth. Despite failing to score in the three matches, the young Bears battled tough throughout all three contests. Jane Onners recorded four shots vs. Maine and Maddie Cleat notched five shots at UMass-Lowell, a career high for Onners and a season-best for Cleat.      

Bears All-Time Vs. UC Davis
• Cal is 26-7-1 all-time vs. UC Davis, and the Bears have won six of the last eight, including the home opener on March 12, a 2-0 non-conference win. Sara Stone scored her first career goal, which proved to the gamewinner, and Brynn Zorilla later chipped in a rebound off of a corner shot by Jane Onners to give Cal an insurance goal. The Bears won the 2019 home meeting against the Aggies in overtime, 3-2.   

Bears All-Time Vs. Stanford
• The Bears are 53-57-5 all-time vs. Stanford, and the Cardinal have won the last four meetings. The last time Cal beat Stanford was on Oct. 15, 2017, a 4-2 win over the 14th-ranked Cardinal. When these teams last met in Berkeley, Stanford won, 3-2, but Cal battled, scoring the last two goals of the match. Brynn Zorilla scored to make it 3-2 with 2:30 left in regulation. Cato Knipping made her first career start, notching four saves.             
   
Senior Day
• Prior to Saturday's game against UC Davis, Cal will honor its six Bears departing the program this school year - Natalie Dalton, Sara Deck, Yvie Lock, Morgan Peterson, Callie Rose Goodman and Megan Rodgers.   

Rookie Impact
• Eight of Cal's nine freshmen have played significant minutes this season. Three of those eight Bears have started each game - Kiki de Bruijne, Sara Stone and Claire Hind. Stone scored her first career goal on March 12 and de Bruijne has been praised by Donna Fong Director of Field Hockey Shellie Onstead for her strong play. Kaiden Stanley has started four of Cal's five contests.     

Smart Bears
• A program-record group of 23 Cal field hockey student-athletes honored with 2020 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad laurels. The 23 recipients rank third in the nation. In addition, Sara Deck was one of nearly 200 student-athletes to garner the honor a fourth time. Ryan Poe and Brynn Zorilla picked up the honor for a third consecutive season. In addition, Cato Knipping, Natalie Moore, Sara Stone and Kaiden Stanley were tabbed NFHCA Scholars of Distinction with Knipping earning the honor for the second straight year. Cal was also once again tabbed an NFHCA National Academic Squad.

Next Up
• Cal flies back east for the final road trip of the 2021 spring regular season. The Bears start the three-match road trip at Albany on Thursday, April 15, at noon PT. Next, Cal faces New Hampshire in a neutral-site match on Saturday, April 17, at noon PT and the Bears finish the regular season at Vermont on Sunday, April 18, at 11 a.m. PT.