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Megan Takacs and Melissa Humphrey scored half of California’s goals as the Golden Bears defeated Oregon, 14-10, Sunday afternoon in Eugene, Ore. With the win, Cal improved to 7-4 overall and remained undefeated in conference play at 4-0.
Takacs paced the Bears with four goals, while Humphrey was right behind her with three goals and an assist. Gaby Christman and Amelia Burke also notched two goals each.
The Bears, who entered the contest in a tie for first place in the MPSF Conference, traded goals with Oregon to start the game. The Ducks led, 3-2, when Cal scored five unanswered goals on a streak that extended into the second half.
“We didn’t really make any adjustments at halftime, but we told the girls that our two-goal lead at the half was not going to be enough,” head coach Ginger Miles said. “We played well over the course of the game. We executed our gameplan.”
Starting with Cal’s five-goal streak, until there were five minutes remaining in the contest, the Bears had only allowed three goals from the Ducks. Cal led, 14-6, before Oregon scored four times in the game’s final minutes.
This win was a little sweeter for the Bears since Oregon was the team that knocked Cal out of the 2012 MPSF Tournament.
“This was a game that we were fired up about since they beat us in the conference tournament last year,” Miles said. “We had been working hard all week long at practice in preparing for this game. Our girls were really excited about it.”
Defensively for the Bears, goalkeeper Megan McGinnis notched 11 saves for the third time this year, and it was also her fourth game of 2013 with double-digit saves. Grace Parente notched six ground balls. She leads the team in that category with 22.
With her four goals, Takacs took over sole possession of second place on Cal’s all-time career goals list, now with 129. She is 16 scores shy of the all-time record. With her lone assist on the day, Humphrey is tied for second all-time at Cal in career assists with 63. She is 20 helpers away from first.

DUCKS HOST CALIFORNIA IN MPSF MATCH
The Oregon Ducks (5-6, 0-2) seek their first conference win of the season on Sunday afternoon when they take on the California Golden Bears (6-4, 3-0) at Papé Field in Eugene. Oregon is 7-6 all-time against California and has won the last three meetings.
LAST TIME OUT: OREGON VERSUS CALIFORNIA
The last time these two programs squared off was in the 2012 MPSF Tournament Semifinals on April 27, 2012 in Stanford, Calif. The Ducks won the game, 14-11, to advance to the tournament finals, where they went on to beat Stanford to advance to the NCAA Tournament Play-In Match. Hayley Milner and Nikki Puszcz each scored three goals in the match against California, while Shannon Propst added two.
DUCKS DROP HOME GAME TO USC
Oregon fell to USC, 12-10, in its last game on April 4. The game marked the first-ever live lacrosse game broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks. Junior Hayley Milner matched her career-high of five goals, which she set on March 26 at UConn in the loss. Five other Oregon players accounted for the other five goals.
PROPST MOVES UP ASSIST CHART IN LOSS TO USC
Junior Shannon Propst handed out three assists on April 4 against USC to give her 53 for her career and move her past Alison Leiner (51) for sixth place on Oregon’s all-time assist list. She is now just one assist shy of the No. 5 spot, which is currently held by Ilsa van den Berg, who posted 54 assists from 2006-09.

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Five MPSF Conference games remain on the slate for the California lacrosse team as the Golden Bears begin a stretch of three straight conference road games begins this week. Cal ventures north this week to face Oregon on Sunday, April 7, at noon in Eugene Ore. The Bears are currently tied for first with Denver in the MPSF.