Cal Clashes With UCLA, SDSU In Socal

Nonso Adimabua and the Bears hit the road for two games in SoCal.

MSOC10/19/2022 5:10 PM | By: Cal Athletics

BERKELEY – The California men’s soccer team travels to Southern California this week to take on UCLA and San Diego State in Pac-12 Conference action. The Golden Bears will play the Bruins on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and then face SDSU on Sunday at 3 p.m.
 
Cal has a 3-5-4 record (1-3-1 in the Pac-12) heading into the game with the Bruins (7-4-1, 2-2-1 Pac-12). SDSU is 5-6-2 (1-3-1 Pac-12) ahead of its Thursday match vs. No. 5 Stanford in San Diego.
 
The Pac-12 Networks will broadcast the Cal-UCLA game, with live stats available here. On Sunday, the Aztec Digital Network will air Cal-SDSU, with those live stats available here. Fans can also follow Twitter updates for the Bears at @CalMSoc.
 
Honda Scores In Cal’s Loss To Dons
Cal fell to visiting San Francisco, 5-1, on Oct. 15 at Edwards Stadium. With the Bears trailing 1-0, Shoei Honda scored his fourth goal of the year – on a Wyatt Meyer assist – to tie the game at 1-1 just before halftime. The Dons scored four in the second half to wrap up the game.
 
Scouting the Bears

• Fahmi Ibrahim leads Cal in points (10) and goals (5)
• Ibrahim is also tied for fourth in goals and tied for fifth in points in the Pac-12
• Sophomore forward Shoei Honda ranks second in goals (4) and points (8) at Cal
• In the Pac-12, Honda is tied for sixth in goals and tied for 11th in points
• Junior midfielder Wyatt Meyer and senior midfielder Juan Martinez are tied for the team lead in assists (2)
• Sophomore defender Kevin Carmichael leads Cal in minutes played at 1,025
• Nonso Adimabua earned national distinction when the United Soccer Coaches named him to its list of 30 forwards to watch this season
• Redshirt junior goalkeeper Collin Travasos has three shutouts and a 1.31 goals-against average in 10 starts
• In the Pac-12, Travasos ranks third in saves (35), fourth in save percentage (.729) and fifth in GAA
• Freshman goalkeeper Marco Brougher, who has started the last two games, has a 2.99 GAA
• Evan Davila and Wyatt 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 Thomas, Meyer’s mother,…