Cal Falls To Second Ranked North Carolina – California Golden Bears Athletics

BERKELEY – After the opening quarter-hour, the Cal subject hockey staff stood even with the second-ranked staff within the nation. Nonetheless, within the second interval, North Carolina took benefit of its alternatives and put the sport away thanks to 5 second-quarter targets. Cal had their possibilities to place factors on the board within the second half, however finally fell 7-0 on Friday afternoon at Underhill Subject.

After the primary quarter, North Carolina (5-0) put constant strain on Cal’s (1-4) protection. The Tar Heels completed the afternoon with 24 photographs and 19 penalty corners. Nonetheless, a bulk of that got here within the second quarter when UNC tallied 10 corners and 12 photographs.

“You schedule this sport as a result of you’re going to need to undergo a staff like this to climb the ladder,” mentioned the Donna Fong Director of Subject Hockey Shellie Onstead. “I bought every thing I wished out of the sport, we bought every thing we wished out of the sport. Tonight was kind of much like how we’ve got been taking part in the place we’ve got a very good begin, we’ve got a battle within the second quarter, and this sport simply kind of magnified it and can assist us to unravel it.”

Out of the intermission, with the Bears trailing 5-0 and UNC already taking a pair of early corners, Cal’s depth picked up. The Bears held North Carolina to simply 5 photographs from the center of the third to the tip of the competition.

Offensively, the Bears additionally discovered their rhythm late within the contest. Cal notched two corners within the fourth and put three blistering photographs on purpose that have been narrowly turned away. Rachel Buttinger’s try halfway by way of the fourth was saved on the final second by UNC defender Kelly Smith. Jane Onners and Sabine Hommes additionally had photographs for the Bears on Friday.

“I am very pleased with the best way our staff was capable of reset within the second half,” added Onstead. “As a result of there was a second within the third when the sport may have actually gone south. At halftime it was nearly what can we do going ahead proper now, and what can we do to get on monitor, I am fairly proud of the second half. We have a ton to study and we’re going to apply it Sunday and we’re going to look to get a win on Sunday.”

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Cal will play the ultimate sport of a season-long four-game homestand on Sunday when the 18th-ranked Demon Deacons come to Underhill Subject. Cal and Wake Forest are slated for a 1:00 p.m. begin. Sunday’s match will characteristic dwell stats and a dwell stream. Admission to Sunday’s sport is free.
 
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