Maya Lawliss

The Trojans won both the regular season and the tournament for the first time since 2019.

For the first time since 2020, the Bears won back-to-back games against the Aggies and Ducks. However, the Buffs did not let them celebrate for long and beat the Bears 19-9.

The Bears prepare for the second match against the Oregon Ducks this season after beating them in a tight match that ended in 13-12 last month.

Led by a stellar performance from star junior Kennedy Goss, Cal halted its five-game losing streak in a non-conference rivalry matchup versus UC Davis.

Cal has faced UC Davis every year since 2000 and have been consistent winners (holding a 15-11 all-time record) in the series until 2020. The Bears will look to break their five-game losing streak against UC Davis this Saturday.

The Bears had two difficult back-to-back games this weekend against the Trojans and the Sun Devils, falling to both teams and performing worse than in their last games against these schools last week.

Despite an intense game against USC, the Pac-12’s first-place team, and a respectable performance against Arizona State, Cal ended the weekend winless.

After falling to both in two relatively tight games this past weekend, the Bears must focus on where they fell short in order to secure the wins.

Coach Jennifer Wong leads the Bears to the best record through nine games (3-6) since 2019 after Oregon win and Colorado loss. Cal accomplished this feat in a stunning 13-12 win against Oregon on Friday, but went on to lose 3-20 to Colorado on Sunday.

Cal will look to build on its offensive and defensive positives from nonconference play as it heads to Eugene to play Oregon on Friday and to Boulder for a game against Colorado on Sunday.