FH10/16/2015 10:06 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Golden Bears Set for Rematch at No. 12 Stanford
BERKELEY -- The Golden Bears look to maintain their status as the 'Best in the West' with a return trip to conference foe and No. 12 Stanford this weekend. The action is set to begin at 12 p.m. Sunday. With a perfect 4-0 record in the America East, including wins over each of its West Division opponents, Cal sits atop the divisional standings entering the key matchup. The Golden Bears took one from the Cardinal earlier this season, defeating Stanford 2-1 with a golden goal from Sydney Earle.
Sunday's match will honor the careers of Clara Goni and Kristen Lee in a special pregame ceremony.
Live stats will be available on the field hockey schedule page of CalBears.com, and follow @CalFieldHockey on Instagram and Facebook.com/CalFH for updates and photos.
FAST FACTS
• With three consecutive shutouts, Cal has matched its season-best three-game winning streak.
• The Bears are a perfect 4-0 in the America East conference.
• Cal's freshmen have accounted for 15 of the team's 29 goals.
• Clara Goni, who will be honored for Cal's Senior Day, has appeared in 68 games for the Golden Bears.
• The Bears have outscored opponents 4-0 in the last three games.
• Melina Moore, Janaye Sakkas and Sydney Earle each have two gamewinning goals in 2015.
• Marie Lanckneus is No. 11 nationally for her three defensive saves.
SCOUTING THE CARDINAL
• LAST MEETING: W, 2-1 (OT) on Sept. 18, 2015
• SERIES: Cal leads, 51-49-5
• STREAK: The Bears dropped seven-straight to the Cardinal before defeating Stanford for the first time since 2011 in a 2-1 overtime win on Sept. 18
• Maddie Secco leads the Cardinal with 20 points on six goals and eight assists.
• Sarah Helgeson is second on the team in assists with seven.
• Dulcie Davis owns all 13 starts in goal, tallying 75 saves for a .815 percentage and a 1.65 goals against average. She has three complete-game shutouts.
• Stanford is outscoring opponents 29-17.
NEXT UP
The Bears hit the road for a pair of matches in the Buckeye State. Cal begins its Ohio weekend against Kent State at 10 a.m. PT on Saturday, Oct. 24, followed by a bout with Ohio State on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m.
SIX AND COUNTING...
The Golden Bears are up to six weekly honors in their first season in the America East conference.
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Kori Griswold is the most recent Bear to earn the conference's weekly nod, claiming Defensive Player of the Week honors for two straight weeks. Griswold earned her back-to-back honors after leading Cal to three consecutive shutouts, first against UC Davis and then against UMass Lowell and Pacific the following weekend.
Just two weeks prior to the Davis win, junior Sydney Earle and Griswold were selected for their standout performances against No. 6 Stanford. Earle earned the Player of the Week nod for the second time this season after scoring a golden goal to help Cal to its first win over Stanford since 2011, and Griswold notched seven saves in the victory, including five in the second half and overtime.
Cal claimed its first-ever America East weekly honors after Earle and freshman Melina Moore's big week 2 performances. Earle was named the Player of the Week following a conference-best six-point performance in three games over Labor Day Weekend, including a career-high four points off a goal and two assists against Saint Louis. Moore scored two goals against the Billikens to earn Rookie of the Week honors.
