Golden Bears now the hunted

Sept. 1 — Midnight: No. 10 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine vs. No. 22 Ohio State Buckeyes

Sept. 2 — 7 p.m.: No. 1 Cal Golden Bears vs. Virginia Cavaliers

Sept. 2 & 3 — 8 p.m.: No. 4 Texas Longhorns vs. No. 11 Minnesota Golden Gophers

Sept. 5 — 4 p.m.: No. 9 Florida Gators vs. No. 19 Iowa State Cyclones

Barrett

CAL

Elly Barrett
Cal
Junior
Setter
Key Notes: Barrett, in her first time out as setter, led the Golden Bears to a perfect weekend in the Cal Molten Classic. The Bears didn’t drop a set the entire weekend, and Barrett made the all-tournament team, contributing 24 assists and seven digs to her team’s clinching victory on Saturday against Florida International.

Other Players to Watch this Weekend:  Penn State’s Deja McClendon (Sophomore, Outside Hitter), Hawaii’s Kanani Danielson (Senior, Outside Hitter), Nebraska’s Morgan Broekhuis (Sophmore, Right-Side Hitter), Texas’ Rachael Adams (Senior, Middle Blocker), Stanford’s Rachel Williams (Sophomore, Outside Hitter), Washington’s Bianca Rowland (Senior, Middle Blocker), Illinois’ Michelle Bartsch (Senior, Outside Hitter), Florida’s Stephanie Ferrell (Senior, Outside Hitter).

• No. 4 Texas faces No. 11 Minnesota on both Friday and Saturday night in Minnesota. The Longhorns are coming off a three-set victory against the Israel national team on Monday. After dropping a five-set match to No. 2 Southern California Friday night, the Gophers rebounded to beat Oregon on Saturday, a day after the Ducks toppled the No. 1 team in the nation for the first time in program history. 

• New No. 1 Cal will spend its first weekend as the nation’s top team at the Cavalier Classic in Virginia. The Golden Bears will face Long Island and host Virginia on Friday, then take on East Carolina on Saturday afternoon.

• Former No. 1 Penn State will try to get its mojo back this weekend at the Pittsburgh Invitational. The No. 2 Nittany Lions will face Miami (Ohio) and host Pittsburgh on Friday and New Hampshire on Saturday.