The California women’s soccer team is set to play Utah Valley on Thursday in Orem, Utah, before returning home to host Arizona at Edwards Stadium on Sunday. The Bears currently hold a 2-1-1 record after splitting their first two home matches last week.
Utah Valley enters the match with a 1-1 record, having recently defeated Utah and narrowly lost to No. 23 Kansas. Arizona remains undefeated this season at 3-0 and has not conceded a goal. This upcoming match will be the first meeting between Cal and Arizona since both teams were members of the Pac-12 in 2023.
Both games will be available for streaming: Thursday’s match against Utah Valley can be viewed on ESPN+, while Sunday’s game versus Arizona will stream on ACCNX/ESPN+. Live statistics for both matches are accessible via Statbroadcast.
Admission to all home matches at Edwards Stadium is free and does not require tickets.
Last week, Cal earned a 3-2 victory over San Francisco but lost 1-0 in a rematch with Pepperdine from last year’s NCAA Championship first round. Against San Francisco, Cal overcame an early deficit with goals from Malia McMahon and Mia Van More before Lumi Kostmayer secured the win. Goalkeeper Teagan Wy recorded five saves against Pepperdine but saw her shutout bid end late in the match.
In the season opener against UCSD, freshman Elhom Khursand provided an assist within six minutes of play, leading to Coco Thistle’s equalizer. Senior transfer Lumi Kostmayer added another goal and currently leads the team in goals, shots, and minutes played among forwards.
The start of this season also marked returns from injury for senior midfielder Coco Thistle and seventh-year forward Mia Fontana. Thistle started her first match in nearly two years after missing last season due to health issues and scored early in her return. Fontana made her comeback after recovering from a torn ACL; she drew a penalty that led to Soleil Dimry’s game-winning goal.
Goalkeeper Teagan Wy was named to the Preseason All-ACC team for the second consecutive year, recognized as one of the top players at her position by conference coaches. Last season, despite missing time while representing Team USA at the U20 FIFA World Cup—where she helped secure a bronze medal—Wy earned Second Team All-ACC honors. She finished among conference leaders in save percentage and goals-against average.
Cal is now competing in its second year as part of the ACC, widely considered one of college soccer’s strongest conferences. Nine ACC teams reached the NCAA Championship’s second round last year; Cal faced four College Cup qualifiers during regular-season play and posted a 1-2-1 record against them.
In their inaugural ACC campaign last year, Cal achieved its most wins since 2019 with a 13-6-2 overall record (5-4-1 ACC). The Bears recorded three ranked victories—including road wins over Stanford and Pepperdine—and went 9-2-1 at home for their best home mark in fifteen years. They qualified for their 28th NCAA Championship appearance and earned their first tournament road win in twelve years by defeating Pepperdine in double overtime.
Senior Karlie Lema had an outstanding final season, earning ACC Offensive Player of the Year honors after scoring sixteen goals—third most nationally—and totaling thirty-eight points, ranking among program records.
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