BERKELEY, Calif. – Traveling across the Bay Bridge for an afternoon showdown in Berkeley, the University of San Francisco women's soccer team (0-4) fell on the road at California (1-2), 5-1, on Thursday afternoon.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Starting the scoring early on, Cal got on the board first at the 6:32 mark as Karlie Lema drove down the right side of the pitch before delivering a pass to the cutting Rilee Harmon in the box as Harmon tapped home the goal to give the Golden Bears a 1-0 advantage.
• For the Dons, Gabby Rizzo attempted a shot of her own in the 11^th minute, but could not quite find the back of the net to start. As the action played on, Cal extended their lead to 2-0 on a goal from Mya Daily at 33:54 in the first half.
• After a shot on target from Marissa Vasquez in the 35^th minute, the hosts remained on top by two (2-0) heading into the locker room.
• Applying pressure out of the break, Jackie Koerwitz fired a shot on goal at 47:36, but was ultimately denied by Cal goalkeeper Teagan Wy.
• As the match moved along, Wy went on to pick up a yellow card in the 61^st minute, which gave the Dons a golden opportunity to cut their deficit in half. Doing just that, Vasquez blasted it past Wy on the ensuing penalty kick to draw the green and gold closer, 2-1.
• Shortly thereafter, the Golden Bears responded with a penalty kick goal of their own in the 62^nd minute following a foul from Isabella Ayau. Subsequently, Cal would add goals in the 68^th and 86^th minute as they went on to take down San Francisco by a final score of 5-1.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Finding the back of the cage for the first time this fall, Vasquez led the Dons with four total shots, three of which were on target.
• Off the bench, Hannah Burns played the first minutes of her collegiate career on Thursday after battling injuries over her first few years on the Hilltop.
• In goal, Kira Ybarra played the full 90 minutes for the third time this season while recording four saves along the way. 

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will return home to the Hilltop this Sunday, Sept. 3 to host Columbia as the first match of a soccer doubleheader at Negoesco Stadium. Following the women's soccer match at 1:00 pm, San Francisco men's soccer will host UC Riverside at 4:00 pm. Live streaming and live statistics links for both matches are available via each team's schedule page. Tickets for both matches on Sunday are available via usfdons.com/tickets.

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