Instead of coming back to California in glory, the gulf in quality between the sides was put on full display, and the Bears’ nine-game losing streak was extended to 11.
Cal-Arizona State 3: With the season on the line, can Cal pull of an upset?
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In movies, the completion of a trilogy usually involves a satisfying ending, but that’s not always the case in sports. Over the course of the first two installments, the Bears suffered defeat at the hands of the Sun Devils by a combined 14 goals. With a third opportunity on the horizon, the blue and gold will try to create their own resolution.
The Bears take the field in Stanford, the host of this year’s Pac-12 tournament, to play the Sun Devils on May 5 at 4 p.m. PST. Wednesday’s contest will kick off the third-ever tournament held by the conference, as COVID-19 canceled last year’s postseason. In 2019, the Bears and the Sun Devils met in Oregon for the first round of the tournament where Cal came away with a 12-8 victory. Cal will look to replicate those results Wednesday. However, based on the Bears’ competitiveness within the conference during the second half of the
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.