The Ducks travel to the Bay Area to face California on Thursday (2 p.m.) and No. 5 Stanford on Sunday (12 p.m.).
ON THE PITCH
• Oregon has played the second-most difficult schedule in the nation, according to this week's NCAA RPI report, trailing only Tennessee, and could take over the top spot following the trip to the Bay Area. Oregon played the 11th-toughest schedule in the nation in 2022.
• The Ducks are at the end of a stretch that has them playing five straight matches against teams that advanced to the 2022 NCAA Tournament: USC (Oct.