Cal suffers heartbreak as leads vanish against USC, ASU
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Twice in the second half, USC midfielder Katie Ramsay drove inside the arc and put the ball in the back of the net. As the Trojans celebrated, an official pulled out a whistle and said just two words: “No goal.” Ramsay had stepped on the crease before shooting, nullifying both goals. It felt as if everything was going right for the Bears — that is, until it didn’t.
After going up early, Cal relinquished leads in a 12-11 overtime loss at USC and an 11-7 letdown at Arizona State. In a weekend that saw the Bears extend their losing streak to a season-worst six games, the team fell victim to second-half offensive explosions during comebacks by the two Pac-12 powerhouses it faced.