Score: Cal 3, UAlbany 1
 
Location: Alumni Turf in Albany, N.Y. 
 
Records: UAlbany (5-4, 4-3) | Cal (3-6, 2-4)
 
Short Story: UAlbany had a major edge in shots, 21-5, and corners, 17-5, but Cal made the most of its chances and defeated the Great Danes 3-1.

Coach Phil Sykes: "I think we started flat and then we had to play catch-up the whole time. I think we outplayed them in many regards but when you give up a goal early, it's tough mentally. Even though we lost 3-1, we had so many chances and the rain made the play sloppy." 

Key Stats

• UAlbany outshot Cal 21-5, including 8-4 in shots on goal.
• The Great Danes held a 17-5 corners advantage in the game.
• Three Great Danes, Julie Rodijk, Robyn Murray and Hanna Zarrilli each tallied more than five shots each. 
• Zarrilli scored UAlbany's only goal and added seven shots, four on goal.
• Lara Mortz and Kelsey McCrudden each recorded an assist in the game. 
• Cal's Brynn Zorilla scored two goals in the game
• Maddie Cleat scored one goal and added one assist.

How it Happened

• Cal started the game with two quick goals, as the Bears scored twice in the first 3:30 of the game. Maddie Cleat scored the game's first goal off a pass from Sara Stone that gave Cal a 1-0 lead at 1:33.
• The Bears continued the pressure, as they earned the game's first corner and Brynn Zorilla scored her first goal of the game. Yvie Lock stopped a Megan Connors inbound feed and Zorilla fired the ball in the goal, as Cal took an early 2-0 lead.
• After an explosive start to the game, Cal produced only one shot for the remainder of the half, including none in the second quarter. UAlbany held a 4-0 second quarter shots advantage, one on goal, but could not convert and trailed 2-0 at halftime.
• UAlbany began the half with a surge, but Cal's Zorilla scored her second goal of the season to give the Bears a commanding 3-0 lead at 34:14.
• UAlbany immediately responded at 35:27 with the first goal of the game, scored by Hanna Zarrilli, off a corner play in by Lara Mortz that Kelsey McCrudden stopped for Zarrilli to fire home her third goal of the season.
• UAlbany was only able to scored once, despite leading in shots 9-2 and corners 8-2 in the thid quarter.
• In the fourth quarter, UAlbany controlled all the pressure. The Great Danes earned five corners and produced four shots, two on goal, but were unable to cut into the Cal lead.
• With a scoreless fourth quarter, UAlbany fell to Cal 3-1 in a game where rain down poured throughout the entirety.

Next: UAlbany will host Stanford at home on Sunday, April 18 at 12:00 p.m., the Great Danes' final home game. The game will be senior day, where Kelsey McCrudden, Rachel Schannauer, Katie MacCallum, Carli Pelletier, Cosima Rocktaeschel and Hanna Zarrilli will be honored.