BERKELEY – Name a record and there is a chance it fell Thursday afternoon as No. 20 California routed UCLA, 7-0, at Edwards Stadium in what was the biggest conference victory in California history.

Pac-12 Player of the Year candidate and potential All-American Arielle Ship scored her second hat trick of the season and added an assist for good measure to lead the Golden Bear (13-4-2, 6-3-0 Pac-12) attack to the seven-goal victory, matching the 1991 squad that earned a 7-0 win against Oregon State on Sept. 21, 1991 for the biggest conference win.

Sophomore Emily Boyd etched her name in the Cal record book by earning her 11th shutout of the season, matching the California single-season mark that was last set in 1996 by Karen Cook. Boyd also improved to a perfect 3-for-3 against penalty kicks this season after UCLA's Annie Alvarado missed her attempt in the 59th minute.

The victory was also Cal's first over the Bruins (8-8-1, 4-4-1 Pac-12) since the 2004 season as Cal used a relentless second-half scoring attack to break open a game that was a close 1-0 lead at halftime.

California opened a tight first half with Ship's goal at 40:40 that was assisted by Karly Graf, the senior defender who has now had a hand in each of Cal's last two game-winning goals.

The Bears jumped out quickly in the second half when a cross by Heather Walleigh deflected off the foot of UCLA defender Reema Bzeih into the net for an own goal at 48:08. From that point on the floodgates opened with the Bears did not let 10 minutes go between goals for their next five tallies.

Ifeoma Onumonu earned her third of the season with an assist from Ship in the 51st. Ship then added her second of the game after forcing a turnover in the attacking third and calmly sending it past the keeper to make it 4-0 California in the 61st.

Ship completed the hat trick in the 67th after a shot by Walleigh was saved directly into Ship's path for an easy strike.

“We moved the ball well,” Ship said of what worked for the Bears. “We were patient and really stepped on the gas the second half scoring-wise. We just kept pushing and kept going for more.”

Celeste Boureille added another in the 76th with assists from Walleigh and Lynsey Hromatko, and Walleigh was rewarded for her outstanding play with her first career goal in the 77th for the 7-0 victory.

“This was one of our first games that everything clicked and we had it going,” Walleigh said. “It was really awesome to score the seventh goal. I celebrated like it was the World Cup. It was just such a good feeling.”

California plays USC this Sunday in what will be Senior Day at Edwards Stadium. The Bears and Trojans kickoff at 1pm on the Pac-12 Networks, but fans are encouraged to arrive early to help honor the careers of the Golden Bear seniors.

Goal Summary

40:40, Cal – Arielle Ship (Karly Graf) – Thru ball by Graf, slotted far corner

48:08, Cal – OWN GOAL (ASSIST) – Cross from left flank, deflection by UCLA's Reema Bzeih

50:37, Cal – Ifeoma Onumonu (Arielle Ship) – Fed from #10 into center of the box

60:45, Cal – Arielle Ship (-) – Turnover and one-touch shot by #10

66:37, Cal – Arielle Ship (Heather Walleigh) – Rebounded from Walleigh's shot

75:10, Cal – Celeste Boureille (Heather Walleigh, Lynsey Hromatko) – Sturck near the top of the '18

76:43, Cal – Heather Walleigh (-) – Slotted past GK from the left flank

News & Notes

● The 7-0 win matches the largest conference victory in program history. Cal also earned a 7-0 win against Oregon State on Sept. 21, 1991

● Emily Boyd matches the California single-season record with her 11th shutout of the year. Boyd now shares the record with Karen Cook who set the mark in the 1996 season.

● Emily Boyd is now a perfect 3-for-3 against penalty kicks after UCLA's Annie Alvarado missed her attempt Thursday. It was the second consecutive game that the opposing team missed a penalty kick against Boyd

● California first win against UCLA since taking a 1-0 overtime victory in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2004.

● Arielle Ship notched her second hat trick of the season and finished the day with seven points – three goals and one assist

● Arielle Ship is just the fourth Golden Bear to net two hat tricks in the same season – it was also achieved by Alex Morgan in 2010, Laura Schott in 2000 and Joy Biefeld in 1987.

● Arielle Ship's 7-point game goes down as the third-best single-game performance in Cal history alongside the 7-point outings from Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick (vs USC, 10/28/11), Laura Schott (vs Arizona, 11/8/02), Joy Biefeld (vs UC Davis, 10/4/89) and Tucka Healy (vs Long Beach State, 9/5/85)

● Arielle Ship moves to No. 7 on the California all-time single-season goals list with 14 on the year

● Arielle Ship is the first Golden Bear to earn 30 points in a season since Alex Morgan did so in 2010

● Karly Graf has now had a hand in the game-winning goal in each of Cal's last two games, scoring the game-winner at Washington State and assisting the game-winner against UCLA

● Heather Walleigh earned her first career goal and tallied a four-point game with two assists as well

● Lynsey Hromatko earned her second assist of the season

On The Horizon

California plays USC this Sunday in what will be Senior Day at Edwards Stadium. The Bears and Trojans kickoff at 1pm on the Pac-12 Networks, but fans are encouraged to arrive early to help honor the careers of the Golden Bear seniors.