It’ll be blue skies and sunshine for the Falcons this weekend as they head out west to California for a pair weekend of games.

The BG women’s soccer team flew out yesterday morning for their biggest road trip of the season.

‘It’s a great opportunity to play out of region teams,’ said coach Andy Richards.

The Falcons arrived at LAX yesterday, but will have to get some sleep right away as they have games tonight and Sunday morning.

‘Go to sleep right away,’ the coach said.

The time changes, the weather and the state aren’t the only new challenges for BG, as they have had to make adaptations this week during practice. The Falcons have been practicing on the football turf again, as both games will be held at UC-Riverside’s stadium, which features a turf field.

‘We’ve done our scouting report,’ Richards said. In addition to prepping for these new challenges, Richards has come up with an interesting idea to help his team out.

‘[I’ve been] comparing them to the teams we’ve played in the [Mid-American Conference],’ he said.

The Falcons will have to play two deeply different styles of games over the weekend too, as UC-Riverside plays an aggressive, up-tempo game, while UC-Irvine utilizes a slower possession game, the coach said.

BG plays UC-Riverside at 7 p.m. PST and UC-Irvine at 10 a.m.

‘We’re still going in blind,’ Richards said. ‘You can’t play year-round in Ohio, but you can in California.’