SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 • ANTEATER STADIUM • IRVINE, CA CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 5-0-0 0-0-0 NEIL MCGUIRE RV OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANK 1-5-0 0-0-0 SCOTT JUNIPER -- OVERALL BIG WEST HEAD COACH RANK 2019 SCHEDULE UC IRVINE ANTEATERS Overall: 5-0-0 • Pac-12: 0-0-0 SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 • EDWARDS STADIUM • BERKELEY, CA Home: 3-0-0 • Away: 2-0-0 • Neutral: 0-0-0 3-3-0 0-0-0 JERRY SMTIH RV DATE OPPONENT TIME OVERALL WCC HEAD COACH RANK Aug. 22 Weber State W, 5-0 SANTA CLARA BRONCOS Aug. 30 at UCSB W, 2-0 Sep. 1 at San Diego State W, 2-0 BIG WEEK AHEAD Sep. 6 San Diego W, 3-0 Sep. 8 Montana W, 1-0 Off to a perfect 5-0-0 start and boasting one of the top defenses in the nation, the Sep. 13 at UC Irvine 5 PM Cal women’s soccer team looks to continue its stellar start to the 2019 season. Sep. 15 Santa Clara 3 PM The Golden Bears (5-0-0, 0-0-0 Pac-12) kick off the weekend on the road, visiting UC Sep. 20 UC Riverside 4 PM Irvine (1-5-0, 0-0-0 Big West) for a 5 p.m. contest on Friday night. The Bears then Sep. 22 Portland 12 PM return to Berkeley, hosting Bay Area rival Santa Clara (3-3-0, 0-0-0 WCC) on Sunday Sep. 27 at #4 UCLA* 7 PM at 3 p.m. PT at Edwards Stadium. Sunday’s matchup between the Golden Bears and Oct. 3 Washington* 3 PM Broncos will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks and marks the latest installment Oct. 6 #13 Washington State* 12 PM in one of the longest-standing and most tightly-contested rivalries in women’s college Oct. 10 at Oregon* 7 PM soccer. Oct. 13 at Oregon State* 1 PM Oct. 18 #3 USC* 4 PM In the midst of its best start to a season since 2014, Cal enters the weekend on Oct. 24 at Utah 7 PM the heels of a successful homestand at Edwards Stadium. The Bears opened the Oct. 27 at #24 Colorado* 1 PM weekend with a 3-0 win over San Diego on Friday, led by a brace from junior forward/ Oct. 31 Arizona* 1 PM midfielder Emma Westin and a brilliant strike from distance from classmate Luca Nov. 3 Arizona State* 12 PM Deza. Cal kept its win streak going on Sunday, as senior Abi Kim converted a penalty Nov. 8 at #2 Stanford 7 PM kick in the 48th minute to give the Bears a 1-0 win over visiting Montana. Nov. 15-17 NCAA Tournament 1st Round Nov. 22 NCAA Tournament 2nd Round Blanking the opposition has been a trend for the Bears this season. Cal is one of Nov. 24 NCAA Tournament 3rd Round only two teams in Division I soccer that has yet to allow a goal this season and has * Pac-12 Conference game held opponents to just four shots on goal this season, the fewest by any team in the Home games are played at Goldman Field nation. The Bears’ five-game shutout streak is the program’s longest since recording All times are PST and subject to change five consecutive clean sheets during the 2017 conference campaign. FAST FACTS Junior centerback Emily Smith was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday for her efforts in the leading the Bears’ backline this season. Smith COACHING STAFF serves as team captain for the Bears and has started all five games this season, Head Coach ....................................Neil McGuire tallying a pair of assists to go with her defensive efforts. Freshman Angelina Ander- ....................... (13th Season, Augusta State ‘97) son has started all five games for the Bears in goal and ranks among the nation’s Associate Head Coach ............Austin Risenhoover leaders with four solo shutouts on the year. .....................(3rd season; Central Oklahoma ’05 Assistant Coach ............................. Cori Callahan ..................................(9th season; Portland ’07) Volunteer Assistant Coach ................Kai Edwards BEARS BY THE NUMBERS ......................... (1st season; Sonoma State ’03) For just the third time in 38 seasons of Cal Women’s Soccer, the Golden Bears have gone their first 5 games of the year without allowing a goal. The last time 2018 SEASON REVIEW Cal opened the season with a 5-game shutout streak was in 2000. The pro- 2018 Record (W-L-D) ................................ 5-12-2 3 gram record for consecutive clean sheets to start a season is 6, set in 1988. 2018 Pac-12 Record ........................ 1-9-1 (11th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................21/10 Junior forward/midfielder Emma Westin leads Cal in scoring with five goals this season, which is also tied for the fifth-most by any Pac-12 player this season. Starters Returning/Lost ................................8/3 5 Westin’s give goals have already matched her goal total from her first two sea- sons in Berkeley combined (4 goals in 2018, 1 goal in 2017). PROGRAM & UNIVERSITY OVERVIEW Cal has held its opponents to just four shots on goal through the first five First Season ..............................................1982 games of the season, the fewest by any team in Division I women’s soccer. No NCAA Tournament Appearances .......................25 4 other team in the nationa has allowed fewer than five shots on goal on the year. Facility ............Goldman Field at Edwards Stadium Capacity .................................................22,000 Sunday’s game against the Broncos will be the 48th meeting all-time be- Surface .........................................Natural grass tween Cal and Santa Clara. The series offically kicked off in 1982 with Cal Enrollment ..............................................42,519 48 holding a slim lead in the overall series. Ten of the last 11 matches between Nickname ......................................Golden Bears the teams have been decided by 1 goal or fewer. WEEK 4 | CAL WOMEN’S SOCCER AT UC IRVINE • VS SANTA CLARA CALIFORNIA THIS SEASON SCOUTING THE ANTEATERS INSIDE THE SERIES BEARS RECORD WHEN... The Anteaters return to home turf after a pair Overall Record ....................................... 5-0-0 of losses last weekend in Tucson, Arizona. Home ...................................................... 3-0-0 UC Irvine opened the weekend with a 3-1 Away ....................................................... 2-0-0 loss to Arizona State on Friday evening before Neutral ......................................................N/A falling to Arizona, 4-0, on Sunday to close out Overall: Bears lead, 10-0-1 Leading at Halftime .............................. 2-0-0 the weekend. In Irvine: Bears lead, 5-0-0 Trailing at Halftime ...................................N/A Tied at Halftime ..................................... 3-0-0 UC Irvine opened the season with three LAST 5 MEETINGS Scoring First ............................................ 5-0-0 consecutive losses to Power 5 opponents DATE .................RESULT .............................SITE Conceeding First .......................................N/A before picking up its first win of the season 8/18/17 ....... W, 2-1 .............. Berkeley, CA Overtime ....................................................N/A with a 2-0 win over Northern Colorado. The 8/23/13 ....... W, 2-1 .................. Irvine, CA vs Top 25 ...................................................N/A Anteaters scored twice in the opening half, 8/22/10 ....... T, 2-2 (2OT) ...... Berkeley, CA Scoring 1 goal......................................... 1-0-0 as Scarlett Camberos and Julia Gonzalez 10/6/96 ....... W, 1-0 .................. Irvine, CA Scoring 2 goals ....................................... 2-0-0 both found the back of the net with their first 9/9/94 ......... W, 2-1 .............. Berkeley, CA Scoring 3+ goals .................................... 2-0-0 collegiate goals. TALE OF THE TAPE Allowing 1 goal ..........................................N/A TEAMS THIS SEASON Allowing 2 goals .........................................N/A Redshirt freshman Glo Hinojosa has played CAL ................................................................UCI Allowing 3+ goals ......................................N/A the majority of minutes in goal for the Anteat- 2.60..............Goals per game ...........0.50 In games decided by 1 goal................... 1-0-0 ers and made a season-high four saves on 0.00...................... GAA ....................2.67 More Shots Than Opponent .................. 5-0-0 August 30 against Vanderbilt. 16.0............. Shots Per Game .............5.3 Fewer Shots Than Opponent ....................N/A Head coach Scott Juniper is in his 13th sea- 16.2% ................ Shot Pct ................ 9.4% RECORD BY CONFERENCE son at the helm of the Anteater program and Big Sky .................................................... 2-0-0 returns five starters and 14 letterwinners Big West .................................................. 1-0-0 from last year’s squad that went 8-7-4 and Mountain West ....................................... 1-0-0 finished third in the Big West. WCC ......................................................... 1-0-0 Pac-12 ........................................................N/A Friday’s game will be the 12th meeting all- Overall: Bears lead, 21-19-7 time between the schools, with Cal holding a In Berkeley: Series tied, 9-9-1 MISCELLANEOUS 10-0-1 advantage in the all-time series. The Longest Win Streak ...................................W5 teams last squared off in Berkeley in 2017, LAST 5 MEETINGS Longest Unbeaten Streak .......................... U5 when Cal beat UC Irvine, 2-1, behind a brace DATE ...............RESULT ...............................SITE Longest Losing Streak .............................N/A from Abi Kim. 8/20/18 ......L, 4-1 ...........Santa Clara, CA Current Streak ............................................W5 11/11/17 ....L, 2-1 ................Berkeley, CA Most