California will play six teams ranked in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's Division I Preseason Poll that came out Aug. 24: No. 1 North Carolina, No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 13 Louisville, No. 17 Indiana and No. 20 Stanford.  The Bears received 50 votes in the poll, while fellow NorPac squad Pacific earned four. Three other 2010 opponents (Miami, Ohio, Providence) also received votes in the poll.

In other news, Cal field hockey had its photo day yesterday afternoon. The photos will be available for purchase soon at GoldenBearSports.com.

The season opener is this Friday at 5 p.m. against Miami of Ohio at Maxwell Family Field.