Cal Takes Down Quakers – California Golden Bears Athletics

BERKELEY – California women’s soccer completed a dominant week with a 3-0 win over Penn on Sunday afternoon at Edwards Stadium. Cal scored three times in a 12-minute span at the beginning of the second half to ensure victory and run their unbeaten streak to eight matches.
 
The Bears (5-1-3) handed Penn (2-1-5) their first loss of the year with a dominant home display that wrapped up non-conference play with only a single defeat in nine matches. The Bears outshot the Quakers 13-4 and had an 8-3 advantage on corners.
 
Cal found the breakthrough just after halftime after a beautifully worked play down the right flank. Noelle Bond-Flasza received the ball and played a one-time pass down the line to a streaking Ayo Oke. Oke collected the ball and whipped a ball into the middle where Ari Manrique was able to get a foot on it to tap it past the keeper and give the Bears the lead.
 
Eight minutes later, Jadyn Shinn added a second goal for the Bears as she tapped home a corner kick. Kailee Gifford took the kick from the right corner and Shinn met the ball with a volley inside the six yard box.
 
Less than four minute later the Bears made it 3-0 from a free kick. Anysa Gray won the free kick on the left flank just outside the box. Manrique took the free kick, playing a low ball through the six-yard-box which Paige Metayer was able to flick home to give the Bears an insurmountable lead.
 
The first half was a low-event affair as the two teams combined for only six shots and two shots on goals,…