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Maya Lawliss and the Golden Bears take on Colorado on Sunday at 11 am PDT.
Cal improves to 1-1 in Pac-12 with Friday win at Oregon
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (3-5, 1-1 PAC-12) AT COLORADO BUFFALOES (2-4, 1-0 PAC–12)
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023 • NOON MDT/11 am PDT
KITTREDGE FIELD • BOULDER, CO
THE BEARS CONTINUE THE TWO-GAME ROAD TRIP ON SUNDAY IN COLORADO
— Colorado holds a 10-2 lead in the all-time series that began in 2014 and has won each of the last 10 meetings between the teams, most recently with a 17-9 decision at Berkeley last April. Cal won the first two games of the series, including the first game between the teams in Boulder in 2014.
— Cal has lost each of its last five games in Boulder since the Golden Bears’ road win in Colorado in 2014, including a 16-10 loss in its only game in Boulder last
– The game is the third of Cal’s 10 scheduled Pac-12 games during its 2023 regular-season schedule, with the only game remaining outside of the conference being an April 15 matchup at UC Davis.
— The weather forecast for Sunday in Boulder calls for sunny skies, a temperature of 46 degrees and winds from the south/southeast at 4 miles per hour to begin with.
LAST TIME: CAL TAKES BIG WIN ON FRIDAY IN OREGON
— Cal scored the game’s first three goals and never trailed, but needed two crucial saves from Alicia Souliotis in the final four and a half minutes of the game to hold on for a 13-12 win over Oregon
— Souliotis finished the game with 10 saves and allowed just three goals in the second half
— maya leyliss led the way offensively for the Golden Bears with four goals, while amanda morse and mya wang he matched Lawliss’ four points with three-pointers and an assist each. mason quinnlyn and Josie Lillquist each had a couple of points, with Mason scoring two goals and Lillquist recording just one goal and one assist.
— kennedy goss posted eight draw checks to help the Bears to a 16-12 lead
— Pac-12 road victory was Cal’s first since a 2019 win at Arizona State and only third since the Pac-12 began sponsoring lacrosse in 2018
NOTABLE
– Eight Cal players have started all eight games this season – kennedy goss, maya leyliss, kennedy mason, mason quinnlyn, amanda morse, amanda pio, Kacie Riggs and charlotte smith
– Cal has had 11 players make their Bear debut in 2023 in nine freshmen – elle anhut, anette ciupek, Brynn Gallagher, avery hoeft, Josie Lillquist, clear page, amanda pio, chloe-rand and Courtney Wong – as well as a sophomore mya wang and the junior transfer of James Madison charlotte smithwith all but Smith playing for the first time at the collegiate level
— Lawliss became the first Cal player to be named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week when the league’s first weekly honors of the 2023 season were announced on February 14.
— Goss has moved up four spots since the start of the season to third on Cal’s all-time list with 158 draw checks and is 20 shy of the all-time school record of 178 set by LizaBanks Campagna (2018- 21), while Megan Takacs remains in second place with 174
— When Cal scores at least 13 goals, the Bears are 3-0. When the Bears score 12 or fewer, they are 0-5.
— Cal had a season-high 15 turnovers in its 11-10 loss to American on March 12
— Cal’s team of the season statistics are the same or similar to their opponents in several categories, including goals scored (95-92 Cal), assists (40-39 opponents), points (134-132 Cal), shots (225-219 Cal), shooting percentage (.422-.420 Cal), shots on goal (175-161 Cal), shooting percentage on goal (.778-.735 Cal), ground balls (116-111 Cal ), provoked turnovers (52-46 Cal ) and draw controls (108-108)
— Cal’s three wins in 2023 are the most since going 7-12 in 2019
— Six Cal players combined for 12 hat-tricks in 2023, with mason quinnlyn and amanda morse leading the way with three each, while maya leyliss and mya wang each one has and kennedy mason and Bella Tiesi one each
— First-year head coach jennifer wongo earned his first Cal win in the season opener and Bear debut on February 10 at Lindenwood and then earned his second and first home win on March 9 against Howard before recording his first Pac-12 win at Oregon on Friday
— Cal will host the 2023 Pac-12 Championship May 3-6 at California Memorial Stadium, with quarterfinal and semifinal games scheduled for May 3-4 at 4:30 and 7 p.m. PT, and the final on May 6 scheduled to start at noon
— Cal is celebrating its 25th lacrosse season in 2023, and the program first achieved intercollegiate status in 1999 as a member of the Western Women’s Lacrosse League
