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Cal Starts Preseason On The Road

Cal Starts Preseason On The Road

Photo by Kelley L Cox/KLC

Juan Martinez and the Bears start preseason play against the Highlanders.

MSOC8/12/2022 11:47 AM | By: Cal Athletics

BERKELEY – The California men’s soccer team opens the 2022 preseason with road games at UC Riverside on Friday at 7:30 pm and at Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday at 7:30 pm

Fans can follow live scores for Sunday’s game here, although there are no live scores for Friday’s game. Follow Twitter updates for the Bears at @CalMSoc.

Cal posted a 3-9-3 record last season, including a 1-6-1 mark in the Pac-12 Conference. UC Riverside was 9-7-3 (3-4-2 in the Big West) and Cal State Bakersfield was 6-10-1 (5-4-0 in the Big West) in the fall of 2021.

First-year Cal head coach Leonard Griffin will make his home debut on Goldman Field at Edwards Stadium on Aug. 19, when Cal hosts Pacific at 1 pm to end the exhibition season.

About the Bears

  • Many of the starters from Cal’s fall 2021 campaign return for 2022.
  • Junior midfielder Evan Davila (2 goals, 4 assists) led the Bears in points (8) and assists last season.
  • Also back are seniors Jack Singerjunior midfielder Wyatt Meyer and forward Shoei Hondaa sophomore, who tied for last year’s team high in goals with three each.
  • Returning defenders include redshirt junior Tate Dolanfifth-year senior Christian Gomez and sophomore Santiago Hopkins.
  • The versatile Singer could play on the backline, in midfield or up front.
  • Jonathan Estradaa fifth-year senior, is another option for the frontline.
  • Collin Travasosa redshirt junior, is the most experienced goalkeeper for the Bears, starting 14 of 20 games.
  • Both Davila and Meyer have family connections to Cal. Taylor Davila, Evan’s brother, patrolled the Bears’ midfield from 2018-19, and now plays professionally for the Los Angeles Galaxy II. Jennifer ThomasMeyer’s mother, played for the Cal women’s soccer team from 1982-85, and was an assistant coach for the Cal women’s team for 11 seasons.

Social Media

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