BEARS HOST AMERICAN SUNDAY  
— California and American are meeting for the second time in school history 
— The Bears were 12-11 winners in their only previous meeting in a neutral game played at Denver on March 10, 2001
— The game is the sixth of Cal's seven scheduled non-conference games in its 2023 regular-season slate with the only one remaining being an April 15 matchup at UC Davis 
— The weather forecast for first draw in Berkeley is calling for light rain with a 62% chance of precipitation a temperature of 57 degrees and winds out of the south at 14 miles per hour  

LAST TIME OUT: BEARS TOP HOWARD, 17-1
— Cal returned from a 12-day break that is equal to its longest of the season on Thursday with a 17-1 victory over Howard and improved its all-time record against the Bison to 3-0, following two victories over 20 seasons ago in 2000 in Berkeley and 2002 in Washington D.C.
— Cal had 13 different goal scorers in the game led by hat tricks from Quinnlyn Mason and Belle Tiesi
— The single goal allowed by Cal is the fewest ever allowed by a Pac-12 team in the since the conference began play in 2019 in a non-conference game and the Bears are one of only 10 teams nationally to allow only a single goal in a 2023 match
— Cal's 16-point margin of victory tied for the third biggest in school history behind a 19-0 win over Fresno State (Feb. 7, 2009), and a 19-2 victory against Stetson (Apr. 1, 2013), and is also the largest by a Pac-12 team since USC defeated Oregon, 21-5, on March 13, 2022
— Howard is one of only five active lacrosse teams from Historically Black Colleges And Universities (HBCU) with the others being women's teams from Delaware State and UDC, and men's squads from Hampton and UDC 
— Cal hosted the Oakland Lacrosse Club, Richmond College Prep, KIPP Bridge Middle School and Summit K2 Middle School for the game with activities including pre-game pizza, a college tour and scavenger hunt; in-game recognition; and a post-game autograph session and tailgate with both teams
— Lift Every Voice And Sing, often referred to as the "Black National Anthem," was played before the game
— Head coach Jennifer Wong on Cal-Howard game ... "Today was a great overall team performance, but it was much more than a lacrosse game. Being able to partner with Howard and play in front of the local lacrosse clubs and schools was amazing. It was a wonderful reminder of how lucky we are to be playing this sport at Cal and how we can impact the next generation of female lacrosse players."

FIRST-YEAR HEAD COACH JENNIFER WONG
— Jennifer Wong picked up her first win at Cal in her Bear debut Feb. 10 at Lindenwood and then got her second and first home victory on Mar. 9 against Howard
— Wong is the fifth head coach in Cal history following Jill Malko (1999-2007), Theresa Sherry (2008-11), Ginger Miles (2012-14) and Brooke Eubanks (2015-22)
— Wong spent 14 seasons over two stints on the coaching staff at Temple (2008-09, 2011-22) including the last seven campaigns as the Owls' associate head coach (2016-22)

OTHER NOTABLES
— Cal has 10 players who have started all six games this season in Brooke Baker, Kennedy Goss, Maya Lawliss, Kennedy Mason, Quinnlyn Mason, Amanda Morse, Amanda Pio, Kacie Riggs, Kate Rothman and Charlotte Smith
— Cal has had 22 goal scorers in its last two contests against Cornell (9) and Howard (season-high 13)
— Cal has four players that have been on goal with all of their shots this season in Hanna Deringer (2), Elle Anhut (2), Avery Hoeft (1) and Clara Page (1)
— Lawliss became the first Cal player to ever be named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week when the league's first weekly honors of the 2023 season were announced on Feb. 14
— Goss has moved up three spots since the beginning of the season into fourth on Cal's all-time list with 143 draw controls and is within 35 of the school's all-time record (178, LizaBanks Campagna, 2018-21)  
— Cal has had 10 players make their Bear debuts in 2023 in Anhut, Annette Ciupek, Brynn Gallagher, Hoeft, Josie Lillquist, Page, Amanda Pio, Chloe Rand, Charlotte Smith, Wang and Courtney Wong, with all but Smith (a transfer from James Madison) playing for their first time collegiately
— Cal is celebrating the 25th season of women's lacrosse in 2023 with the program first gaining intercollegiate status in 1999 as a member of the Western Women's Lacrosse League