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WILDCATS WEBER STATE vs GOLDEN BEARS CALIFORNIA 2019 SCHEDULE 0-0-0 (0-0-0 PAC-12) 0-0-0 (0-0-0 BIG SKY) DATE OPPONENT TIME Thursday, August 22, 2019 4 p.m. PT Aug. 22 Weber State 4 PM Aug. 30 at UCSB 7 PM Berkeley, Calif. CalBears.com (live stats only) Sep. 1 at San Diego State 12 PM Sep. 6 San Diego 4 PM Sep. 8 Montana 1 PM After nine months of waiting, it is soccer season once again in Berkeley! The Cal Sep. 13 at UC Irvine 5 PM women’s soccer team kicks off the 2019 campaign on Thursday, hosting Weber Sep. 15 Santa Clara 3 PM State at 4 p.m. PT at Goldman Field at Edwards Stadium. Sep. 20 UC Riverside 4 PM Sep. 22 Portland 12 PM Thursday’s game marks the first home event on the 2019-20 Cal Athletics calendar Sep. 27 at UCLA* 7 PM and is the first of 11 home games this season for head coach Neil McGuire and the Oct. 3 Washington* 3 PM Bears. Oct. 6 Washington State* 12 PM Oct. 10 at Oregon* 7 PM “As a staff, we are very pleased with where we are at this stage in the season,” Oct. 13 at Oregon State* 1 PM said McGuire, who enters his 13th season as head coach of the Bears and is the Oct. 18 USC* 4 PM program’s all-time wins leader. “The players are fit, motivated, and ready for action. Oct. 24 at Utah 7 PM Our plan in these first few games is to play assertively and with a high tempo to set Oct. 27 at Colorado* 1 PM the tone for the season.” Oct. 31 Arizona* 1 PM Nov. 3 Arizona State* 12 PM Looking to build upon the lessons learned last season, the Bears bring back sig- Nov. 8 at Stanford 7 PM nificant experience with 21 letterwinners returning. That continuity is showcased Nov. 15-17 NCAA Tournament 1st Round on the offensive side of the ball, where the Bears return their top two scorers from Nov. 22 NCAA Tournament 2nd Round 2018 in senior Abi Kim and junior Emma Westin. A member of the Under-23 United Nov. 24 NCAA Tournament 3rd Round States’ Women’s National team and All-Pac-12 and All-Region selection in 2018, Kim * Pac-12 Conference game is back for her senior season after leading the Bears in both scoring (6 goals) and Home games are played at Goldman Field overall points (13 points) last season. Westin, a junior forward/midfielder and recent All times are PST and subject to change call-in to Sweden’s Under-23 Women’s National Team, looks to build upon a stellar sophomore campaign in which she led the Bears in assists (4 assists) and finished FAST FACTS second in both goals (4 goals) and overall points (12 points). COACHING STAFF In addition to Kim and Westin, the Bears return another seven players who tallied Head Coach...... Neil McGuire multiple points last season, including senior Kayla Fong (3 goals in 2018) and junior ...... (13th Season, Augusta State ‘97) Luca Deza (2 goals, 2 assists in 2018). Defensively, the Bears return their cen- Record at Cal...... 142-81-30 terback pairing of Emily Smith and Sydney Collins, who played significant minutes Career Record (19 Seasons)...... 186-150-35 together last season. Cal’s goalkeeper corps includes returners Olivia Sekany and Associate Head Coach...... Austin Risenhoover Amanda Zodikoff along with freshman Angelina Anderson. Anderson backstopped the ...... (3rd season; Central Oklahoma ’05 United States at the 2018 Under-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Assistant Coach...... Cori Callahan ...... (9th season; Portland ’07) Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Kai Edwards BEARS BY THE NUMBERS ...... (1st season; Sonoma State ’03) The 2019 campaign marks the start of the 38th season of women’s varsity 2018 SEASON REVIEW soccer in Berkeley. The Cal women’s soccer program began in 1982 and 2018 Record (W-L-D)...... 5-12-2 38 has seen the Bears make 25 NCAA Tournament appearances. 2018 Pac-12 Record...... 1-9-1 (11th) Letterwinners Returning/...... 21/10 With 21 letterwinners back, Cal returns 81 percent of its total scoring Starters Returning/Lost...... 8/3 from last season (21 of 26 goals). Four of Cal’s top five players in terms 81% of total points return to the lineup, led by leading scorer Abi Kim. PROGRAM & UNIVERSITY OVERVIEW There are nine new faces on the Golden Bears’ roster for 2019, with trans- First Season...... 1982 fer Julia Curtis and eight freshmen joining Cal for this season. The Bear’s NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 25 incoming freshman class was ranked in the Top-10 by TopDrawerSoccer. Facility...... Goldman Field at Edwards Stadium 9 Capacity...... 22,000 Surface...... Natural grass The 2019 season marks the 13th season in Berkeley for Bears’ head Enrollment...... 42,519 coach Neil McGuire. In his 19th season overall as a Division I head coach, Nickname...... Golden Bears 13 McGuire is approaching 200 career victories and is Cal’s career wins leader. WEEK 1 | CAL WOMEN’S SOCCER vs WEBER STATE CALIFORNIA LAST SEASON INSIDE THE SERIES BEARS RECORD WHEN... TEAMS LAST SEASON Overall Record ...... 5-12-2 CAL...... WSU Home ...... 3-7-1 VS 1.37...... Goals per game...... 1.28 Away ...... 2-5-1 2.10...... GAA...... 1.00 Neutral ...... N/A First meeting all-time between teams 11.2...... Shots Per Game...... 9.6 Leading at Halftime ...... 3-3-2 12.4%...... Shot Pct...... 13.3% Trailing at Halftime ...... 1-6-0 Tied at Halftime ...... 1-3-0 Scoring First...... 3-5-2 SCOUTING THE WILDCATS EXPERIENCE COUNTS Conceeding First...... 2-7-0 Picked second and receiving three first- With 21 letterwinners and eight starters Overtime...... 0-2-2 place votes in the Big Sky Preseason back from 2018, Cal brings an experienced vs Top 25...... 0-6-0 Coaches’ Poll, Weber State returns 12 corps into the 2019 season. Whereas in Scoring 1 goal...... 0-6-1 letterwinners from last year’s team that 2018 where 22 of the 31 players on Cal’s Scoring 2 goals...... 3-2-0 was crowned 2018 Big Sky regular sea- roster were in their first or second year of Scoring 3+ goals...... 2-0-1 son champions. The Wildcats return four collegiate eligibility, this year’s roster fea- Allowing 1 goal...... 3-1-1 starters from last season, headlined by tures five true seniors with nearly half the Allowing 2 goals...... 0-4-0 2018 Big Sky Co-Newcomer of the Year team (14 of 30 players) in its third or fourth Allowing 3+ goals...... 0-6-1 Olivia Barton, who scored three goals and year of eligibity. Last year’s freshmen also In games decided by 1 goal...... 2-5-0 led the team with six assists as a rookie. gained valuable in-game experience, with More Shots Than Opponent...... 3-3-1 Weber State closed out preseason with an four players - Abena Aidoo, Sydney Collins, Fewer Shots Than Opponent...... 1-9-1 exhibition game against Colorado College, Paige Metayer, and Emma Westin - playing falling 2-1 despite a goal in the 24th minute in more than 10 games as true freshmen. RECORD BY CONFERENCE by junior Mylee Broad. Former assistant Pac-12...... 1-9-1 coach Megan Thunell is serving as the Wild- INTERNATIONAL BEARS cats interim head coach and is in her 15th WAC...... 1-0-0 The 30 players on Cal’s roster this season season on staff in Ogden. After Thursday’s Ivy League...... 1-0-0 bring a depth and bredth of experience on game in Berkeley, Weber State will take on Mountain West...... 1-0-0 the world stage, representing five different two more Pac-12 opponents, squaring off Big 12...... 1-1-0 international federations. Junior Daisy Clev- against Arizona and Arizona State. WCC...... 0-1-0 erley represented New Zealand this summer

Big West...... 0-1-1 at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, after NEXT UP also being selected to the Kiwi side for the MISCELLANEOUS Following Thursday’s match in Berkeley, the 2015 World Cup and serving as an alter- Longest Win Streak ...... W2 Bears will take to the road, heading down nate at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Longest Unbeaten Streak...... U2 the California coast for a pair of matches Abi Kim spent time this spring with the U-23 Longest Losing Streak ...... L5 next weekend. Cal kicks off its road trip at U.S. Women’s National Team and faced Current Streak...... L5 UC Santa Barbara, taking on the Gauchos off against Cal teammate Emma Westin Most Goals Scored in a Game...... 3 on Friday, August 30. The Bears wrap up and the Swedish Under-23s in Pain. Emily Most Goals Scored in a Half...... 3 the weekend at San Diego State, kicking off Smith, Luca Deza, Sydney Collins, Angelina Largest Lead (Overall)...... 3 against the Aztecs at 12 p.m. PT on Sunday, Anderson, Jadyn Shinn, and Mia Fontana Largest Deficit (Overall)...... 4 September 1. Cal fell to UCSB last season have all spent time in recen years with the Largest Lead Blown (In Loss)...... 2 in overtime, 3-2, while the Bears beat San United States’ Youth National Teams while Largest Deficit Overcome to Win...... 1 Diego State, 3-1, August 31 with goals by Avery Lakeman (Canada) and Abena Aidoo Shutouts...... 2 Abi Kim, Luca Deza, and Kayla Fong. Cal (Ghana) have earned time for their respec- Shutout by opponent...... 4 went 2-5-1 on the road last season, with tive youth federations. its lone non-conference road win coming at GOALS BY MINUTE Oklahoma. 2019 PAC-12 PRESEASON 1-15...... 5 16-30...... 10 COACHES POLL 31-45...... 4 NEW SEASON STARTS NOW RK SCHOOL PTS 2018 FINISH 46-60...... 1 Cal looks to start the season on the front 1. Stanford (7) 117 1st 61-75...... 4 foot and win its season opener for the 2. UCLA (5) 113 2nd 75-90...... 4 fourth consecutive year. Cal opened the 3. USC 102 3rd 91-100...... 0 2018 season at home with a 3-0 victory 4. Washington State 88 7th 101-110...... 0 over Utah Valley behind goals from Abi 5. Colorado 77 T-5th 6. California 66 11th Kim, Caroline Clark, and Jordyn Elliott. The 7. Arizona 58 T-5th WE ARE CALIFORNIA Golden Bears have opened the year with 8. Utah 48 4th When referring to any California athletic team, a victory in six of the last seven seasons. 9. Arizona State 43 T-7th please use either “California” or “Cal” to Cal’s leading scorer in 2017 and 2018, Kim 10. Washington 36 T-9th denote the Institution and “Golden Bears” or has scored the opening goal of the season 11. Oregon 32 T-9th “Bears” when indicating the mascot. Please 12. Oregon State 16 12th refrain from using names such as UC Berkeley, for the Bears each of the last two seasons First-place votes in parenthesis California-Berkeley, Cal-Berkeley, or Cal State (2017 vs UC Irvine; 2018 vs Utah Valley). Berkeley.

2 CALBEARS.COM | TWITTER: @CALWSOC | INSTAGRAM: @CALWSOC | CALIFORNIASOCCERCAMPS.COM 2019 CAL WOMEN’S SOCCER ROSTER NO. PLAYER POS HEIGHT CLASS HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 00 Angelina Anderson GK 6-0 FR Danville, Calif. (Carondelet High School) 1 Olivia Sekany GK 5-11 RS-SO Livermore, Calif. (Laurel Springs) 2 Denae Antoine F 5-4 RS-SO Chino, Calif. (Chino Hills High School) 3 Mia Corbin F 5-8 SR Maple Valley, Wash. (Tahoma High School) 4 Emily Smith D 5-8 JR Los Gatos, Calif. (Leigh High School) 6 Jadyn Shinn M 5-7 FR Manteca, Calif. (Sierra High School) 7 Maggie Bell D 5-10 SR Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay High School) 8 Emma Westin F/M 5-9 JR Stockholm, Sweden (Nacka Gymnasium) 9 Kailee Gifford D 5-7 JR San Jose, Calif. (The Harker School) 10 Luca Deza M 5-3 JR Belmont, Calif. (Notre Dame High School) 11 Avery Lakeman M 5-4 SR Edmonton, Alberta (Jasper Place High School) 12 Ally Brecher D 5-5 FR Alamo, Calif. (Monte Vista High School) 13 Kayla Fong F/M 5-5 SR Belmont, Calif. (Carlmont High School) 14 Abena Aidoo D 5-2 SO Modesto, Calif. (James C. Enochs High School) 15 Julia Curtis F 5-7 RS-SO Davis, Calif. (Davis Senior High School) 16 Sydney Collins D 5-7 SO Beaverton, Oregon (Jesuit High School) 17 Abi Kim F 5-8 SR Vashon, Wash. (Seattle Christian High School) 18 Amanda Zodikoff GK 5-7 SO Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley Charter High School) 19 Kai Henderson D 5-5 JR Mill Creek, Wash. (Lakeside School) 20 Lily Arbabaraghi F 5-7 FR Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista High School) 21 Morgan Rogers D 5-10 JR Lafayette, Calif. (Acalanes High School) 22 Daisy Cleverley M 5-7 JR Auckland, New Zealand (Western Springs College) 23 Paige Metayer M 5-10 SO Irvine, Calif. (University High School) 24 Whitney Davis M 5-4 JR Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa High School) 25 Mia Fontana F 5-6 FR Burlingame, Calif (Burlingame High School) 26 Emma Treasure F/D 5-5 SO Portland, Ore. (Jesuit High School) 27 Natalie Hueston F 5-7 FR Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona Del Mar High School) 28 Kaylee Nguyen M 5-4 FR Irvine, Calif. (Northwood High School) 30 Jordyn Elliott D 5-8 RS-JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Pine Crest School) 31 Ella Collier D 5-8 FR Martinez, Calif. (Carondelet High School)

Head Coach: Neil McGuire (13th Season, Augusta State, ’97) Associate Head Coach: Austin Risenhoover (3rd season, Central Oklahoma ’05) Assistant Coach: Cori Callahan (9th season, Portland ’07) Volunteer Assistant: Kai Edwards (1st season, Sonoma State ‘03) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 14 Abena Aidoo 11 Avery Lakeman Abena Aidoo...... uh-BEAN-uh AY-do 00 Angelina Anderson 23 Paige Metayer Denae Antoine...... duh-NAY 2 Denae Antoine 28 Kaylee Nguyen Lily Arbabaraghi...... R-bah-buh-raw-ghee 20 Lily Arbabaraghi 21 Morgan Rogers Ally Brecher...... BREE-cher 7 Maggie Bell 1 Olivia Sekany Ella Collier...... CALL-ee-er 12 Ally Brecher 6 Jadyn Shinn Luca Deza...... LUKE-uh DEHZ-uh 22 Daisy Cleverley 4 Emily Smith Kailee Gifford...... Kay-lee 31 Ella Collier 26 Emma Treasure Kai Henderson...... rhymes with “hi” 16 Sydney Collins 8 Emma Westin Natalie Hueston...... Houston 3 Mia Corbin 18 Amanda Zodikoff Paige Metayer...... mah-TAY-er 15 Julia Curtis BEARS BY LOCATION Kaylee Nguyen...... Win 24 Whitney Davis Austin Risenhoover...... RISE-en-hoover 10 Luca Deza California 21 Washington 3 Olivia Sekany...... suh-CON-ee 30 Jordyn Elliott Amanda Zodikoff...... ZO-dih-koff 13 Kayla Fong Oregon 2 25 Mia Fontana Florida 1 9 Kailee Gifford Canada 1 19 Kai Henderson New Zealand 1 27 Natalie Hueston Sweden 1 17 Abi Kim

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ANGELINA00 OLIVIA1 SEKANY DENAE2 ANTOINE MIA CORBIN3 EMILY4 SMITH JADYN6 SHINN MAGGIE7 BELL EMMA8 WESTIN ANDERSON 5-11 • R-SO • GK 5-4 • R-SO • F 5-8 • SR • F 5-8 • JR • D 5-7 • FR • M 5-10 • SR • D 5-9 • JR • F/M 6-0 • FR •GK Livermore, CA Chino, CA Maple Valley, WA Los Gatos, CA Manteca, CA Granite Bay, CA Stockholm, Sweden Danville, CA

KAILEE9 GIFFORD LUCA10 DEZA AVERY11 LAKEMAN ALLY12 BRECHER KAYLA13 FONG ABENA14 AIDOO JULIA15 CURTIS SYDNEY16 5-7 • R-SO • D 5-3 • JR • M 5-4 • SR • M 5-5 • FR • D 5-5 • SR • F/M 5-2 • SO • D 5-7 • R-SO • F COLLINS San Jose, CA Belmont, CA Edmonton, Alberta Alamo, CA Belmont, CA Modesto, CA Davis, CA 5-7 • SO • D Beaverton, OR

ABI17 KIM AMANDA18 KAI HENDERSON19 20LILY MORGAN21 22DAISY PAIGE23 METAYER WHITNEY24 DAVIS 5-8 • SR • F ZODIKOFF 5-5 • JR • D ARBABARAGHI ROGERS CLEVERLEY 5-10 • SO • M 5-4 • JR • M Vashon, WA 5-7 • SO • GK Mill Creek, WA 5-7• FR • F 5-10 • JR • D 5-7 • JR • M Irvine, CA Manhattan Beach, CA Concord, CA Danville, CA Lafayette, CA Auckland, NZ

MIA25 FONTANA 26EMMA NATALIE27 KAYLEE28 NGUYEN JORDYN30 ELLIOTT ELLA31 COLLIER 5-5 • FR • F TREASURE HUESTON 5-4 • FR • M 5-8 • R-JR • D 5-8 • FR • D Burlingame, CA 5-5 • SO • F/D 5-7 • FR • F Irvine, CA Fort Lauderdale, FL Martinez, CA Portland, OR Newport Beach, CA

NEILHC MCGUIRE AHCAUSTIN CORIAC CALLAHAN KAI ACEDWARDS Head Coach RISENHOOVER Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant 13th Season Associate HC 9th Season 1st Season 3rd Season

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