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Numbers tell meaningful stories. Let’s consider Cal’s Saturday away meet against Utah — two teams whose numbers divulge stories of strength, improvement and skill. These numbers can tell you many things.

In its final meet of the regular season, Cal men’s swim and dive was determined to make a statement, punctuating senior day with a soaring win over Stanford.

After a rough first half in which the Bears were outscored 35-20, Cal was unable to find any momentum to mount a comeback attempt.

Zheng split the John Burns win last Friday night in an impressive outing in Hawaii. As a whole, Cal men’s golf placed fourth in a field featuring three of the nation’s top-25 teams.

In a game that went to the wire against No. 25 USC, the Bears displayed remarkable personality to win their first game against a ranked opponent on Senior Day.

After narrowly losing to Stanford in their season closer last year, the Bears are back with a vengeance. They host the Cardinal at Spieker Aquatics Complex this Saturday.

With rematches versus the Bruins and the Trojans this weekend, Cal women’s basketball hopes to finish the season with a winning record at home in what has otherwise been an underwhelming year.

Following a weekend of rainouts, Cal returned to the court in Miami, facing off against highly ranked Miami and NC State. Despite valiant efforts, both matches ended in losses for the Bears, dropping their record to 2-3.

Cal women’s tennis will face off against no. 16 Miami and no. 10 NC State from Feb 11-12. Hoping to redeem themselves after their loss against USD in late January, Cal seeks singles and doubles success this weekend.

In their first test of the spring campaign, the Bears placed fourth in the Collegiate Invitational. The highest individual finish came from Annika Borrelli, who came in ninth.