Stanford women 2nd in Pac-12 preseason poll

The Stanford women’s basketball team was picked to finish second and Cal sixth in the Pac-12 this season in a preseason media poll released Thursday.

The Cardinal received four of the 19 first-place votes to finish behind UCLA in the poll.

Cal’s Kristine Anigwe and Stanford’s Erica McCall were named to the preseason all-Pac-12 team. They were joined by UCLA’s Jordin Canada, Washington’s Kelsey Plum and Oregon State’s Sydney Wiese.

Grant Mullins and n Kameron Rooks scored 16 points apiece to lead the Cal men to an 81-73 victory over Cal Baptist in an exhibition game at Haas Pavilion.

Stephen Domingo scored seven of his 12 points during a 15-2 Cal run to open the game.

Women’s soccer

San Jose State’s bid to defend it Mountain West Tournament championship ended in a 2-0 loss to San Diego State at the SDSU Sports Deck.

The second-seeded Spartans beat the Aztecs 4-0 during the regular season, but in their tournament opener fell behind 2-0 in the first half and managed just one shot on goal.

The “Big Kick” will n have more than regional bragging rights on the line when No. 21 Cal plays host to No. 3 Stanford at 3 p.m. on Friday at Goldman Field.

The Cardinal (16-1-1, 9-1 Pac-12) can win its 11th Pac12 title and sixth championship in eight years with a win or clinch at least a share of the title with a tie. A win by Cal (13-4-2, 6-22) could open the door for USC or Colorado.

Women’s field hockey

Katie Keyser scored in the closing minutes to lift Stanford to a 3-2 victory over UMass Lowell in the America East quarterfinals at the Pacific Field Hockey Turf in Stockton. The 13th ranked Cardi- nal will play the winner of Friday’s Cal-Maine game in the semifinals on Saturday.

Volleyball

Latahevai Lousi had 15 kills and Thaliana Grajeda had 10 kills on 14 attempts to lead San Jose State to a 25-18, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21) win over San Diego State.

Lousi also led the Spartans in blocking with a season-best seven total blocks – one solo block and a season-high six block assists.

Tennis

Cal’s Maegan Manasse posted a straight-set victory in main draw women’s singles and Karla Popovic won in three sets at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

On the men’s side, Cal’s Florian Lakat posted a straight-set victory in his singles opener. Lakat and Filip Bergevi were seeded No. 1 in main draw doubles but lost 7-5, 4-6, 1-0(9).

Swimming

Cal men’s swimming associate head coach Yuri Suguiyama will serve as the head coach for the United States men at the FINA World Championships in Canada later this winter. The event, which is contested over a 25-meter format, will be held from Dec. 6-11 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It will be the 13th edition of the event.