April 9, 2012

Tuesday, April 10
1 p.m. - Fresno State (2-7, 0-3 MPSF) at Cal (6-5, 3-2 MPSF)
Witter Rugby Field - Berkeley, Calif.
Series Record vs. Bulldogs: 3-0
Last Meeting with Fresno State: W 15-2 (4/10/11 in Fresno, Calif.)
Coverage: GameTracker, Twitter

Thursday, April 12
2 p.m. PT - Cal (6-5) at Vermont (8-5)
Virtue Field - Burlington, Vt.
Series Record vs. the Catamounts: 1-1
Last Meeting with Vermont: W 17-8 (4/18/10 in Burlington, Vt.)
Coverage: Live Video, Twitter

Saturday, April 14
10 a.m. PT - Cal (6-5) at Boston College (6-7)
Newton Sports Complex - Newton, Mass.
Series Record vs. the Eagles: 0-1
Last Meeting with Boston College: L 9-8 (4/6/03 in Chestnut Hill, Mass.)
Coverage: GameTracker

Cal Lacrosse Weekly Release

BERKELEY - This marks the busiest week of the season for California, as the Golden Bears (6-5, 3-2 in the MPSF) play three games in five days starting with a 1 p.m. match on Tuesday, April 10, against Fresno State (2-7, 0-3 MPSF) on Witter Rugby Field. After that MPSF match-up, Cal flies to the East Coast to play at Vermont (8-5) on Thursday, April 12, at 2 p.m. PT and at No. 20 Boston College (6-7) on Saturday, April 14, at 10 a.m. PT in nonconference action.

Scouting the Golden Bears
• Junior attackers Megan Takacs and Melissa Humphrey remain among the nation's leaders in offensive statistics this week, with Takacs leading the nation with 4.09 goals per game and ranking fourth in total goals (45), 14th in points per game (4.55) and 26th in total points (50)
• Takacs is five goals from breaking the school's single-season goals record of 49, which Sarah Wheatley set in 1999, the first year of the program; her current total of 45 ties Takacs with former Cal star Laura Cavallo, who scored 45 goals in 2007, for second place
• Takacs also leads the MPSF and ranks eighth nationally with 5.09 draw controls per game; she leads Cal with 56 draws
• Nationally, Humphrey ranks 15th with 2.27 assists per game and 16th with 25 total assists; she is second in the MPSF in assists per game
• Humphrey's 25 assists ranks her third in Cal's single-season history; record-holder Colleen O'Mara collected 41 assists in 2004 and 27 assists in 2003
• Takacs earned an MPSF Player of the Week accolade after scoring 11 goals in a pair of 18-9 wins over Detroit Mercy and San Diego State in San Diego
• Humphrey claimed an MPSF Player of the Week after scoring a school-record tying nine goals and posting a school-record six assists in Cal's 18-6, season-opening win over Saint Mary's
• Senior midfielder Emily Abbood leads Cal with 21 ground balls
• Sophomore goalkeeper Megan McGinnis has put together a 10.80 goals-against average and a .421 save percentage in 11 starts
• Ginger Miles is in her first season as head coach at Cal

Scouting the Bulldogs
• Sophomore attacker Briana Hetherington leads Fresno State goals (13) and is tied with junior attacker Natalie Harrington in points (15); Harrington also paces FSU in assists (7)
• Junior midfielder Taylor Fiehler leads the Bulldogs with 20 draw controls
• Junior goalie Katie Wilbur leads FSU in ground balls (16) and has compiled an 18.96 GAA in nine games
• Jessica Pausewang is in her first year as Fresno State's head coach

Scouting the Catamountsv
• Senior midfielder/attacker Samantha Stern - the 2011 America East Fans' Choice Player of the Year - leads Vermont in points (52) and assists (31)
• Sophomore attacker Sydney Mas - the 2011 America East Rookie of the Year - paces the Catamounts in goals (42)
• Senior defender Catie Izzo tops Vermont in ground balls (41) and caused turnovers (23)
• Senior midfielder Adison Rounds leads her team in draw controls (45)
• Senior goalie Laura Barber has compiled a 12.10 GAA in 13 games
• Jen Johnson is in her eighth year as head coach of Vermont

Scouting the Eagles
• Before hosting Cal on Saturday, Boston College plays at Boston University at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday
• BC has earned a No. 20 ranking in this week's IWLCA poll
• Graduate student midfielder Kristin Igoe leads BC in points (43), goals (36), ground balls (34) and caused turnovers (17); she ranks second on her team in draw controls (36)
• Freshman attacker Covie Stanwick paces the Eagles in assists (18) and ranks second in points (40)
• Senior midfielder Brittany Wilton tops BC in draws (43)
• BC splits time between two goalkeepers: Freshman Emily Mata holds a 10.98
GAA in seven starts and 11 games and senior goalie/midfielder Catherine Conway has a 12.59 GAA in six starts and 10 games
• Bowen Holden is in her seventh season as head coach at Boston College

Next Time
Cal closes the regular season when it hosts Stanford at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20, at Witter Rugby Field.