Cal Women’s Field Hockey Team Qualifies for NCAA Tournament for First Time in 17 Years
Key points:
- Cal women's field hockey team has qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time in 17 years
- The team has won their last 8 games, including the America East tournament
- Freshman Holly Pears has been a key player, scoring the winning goal in their victory against Albany
Cal Field Hockey will take an eight-game winning streak into their first NCAA tournament appearance in 17 years. The Bears are set to face Miami-Ohio in their play-in game, with the winner advancing to face host and No. 2 seed Northwestern. Cal coach Shellie Onstead calls the team’s success in the second half of this season “a pinnacle.” She credits two unexpected high-level transfers, Bente Baekers and Daniella Rhodes, for helping propel the team’s success. Freshman Holly Pears, who scored the game-winning goal against Albany, says the team’s momentum makes them “pretty hard to stop.”
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