Cal, last year’s regular season conference champion, will face the winner of Wednesday’s matchup of the No. 7-seeded Oregon Ducks and No. 10-seeded Colorado Buffs on Thursday to kick off the postseason.
Cal goes into this season as the defending Pac-12 conference regular-season champions. As all returning players, the Bears are hoping to perform once well once again this year, starting off with the Cal Fall Invitational.
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Coming off the back of becoming regular season’s Pac-12 champions with an 18-7 record in the spring the Bears had hoped to continue their run in the NCAA national championship. Cal was bested by No. 6 North Carolina State 4-0 in Raleigh, leaving the tournament in the sweet 16.