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CAL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GOLDEN BEARS WARRIORS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 OVERALL NAIA OVERALL PAC-12 VS - / - Lindsay Gottlieb N/A Kirsten Moore RANK (AP/USA TODAY) HEAD COACH RANK (AP/USA TODAY) HEAD COACH DATE Haas Pavilion LIVE STREAM LIVE STATS November 1 Berkeley, CA CalBears.com CalBears.com SCHEDULE (W-L) BEAR NECESSITIES Overall: 0-0 • Pac-12: 0-0 The Cal women’s basketball team will play its final preseason tune-up on Thursday night, hosting Home: 0-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0 Westmont in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. Thursday’s matchup between the Golden Date Opponent Time (PT) Bears and Warriors is free for all spectators and will serve as final preparations before Cal officially Nov. 1 Westmont (Exhibition) 7 PM beings the 2018-19 season next week. Nov. 6 Houston 7 PM Nov. 11 at Penn State 11 AM The expectations and energy surrounding the program are high as head coach Lindsay Gottlieb enters Nov. 13 at BYU 3 PM her eighth season at the helm of the Golden Bear program. The Bears were picked to finish fourth in Nov. 18 Pacific 2 PM both the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches’ and Media Polls, and return 11 letterwinners from last season’s Nov. 23 vs Tulane^ 4 PM squad that went 21-11 and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament. Nov. 24 at San Diego^ 4 PM Dec. 2 CSUN 2 PM Seniors Kristine Anigwe and Asha Thomas headline the Bears’ group of returners. A three-time hon- Dec. 8 at St. Mary’s 2 PM orable mention All-American, Anigwe enters her senior season already ranked among the program’s Dec. 16 UCSB 2 PM all-time leaders in scoring, rebounding, and field goal percentage. The 2016 Pac-12 and USBWA National Dec. 22 UCONN 12 PM Freshman of the Year, Anigwe was recently named to the 2019 Lisa Leslie Award Watch as one of the Dec. 30 Harvard 2 PM top centers in the nation, and also landed a spot on the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team for the third year in Jan. 4 UCLA* 7 PM a row. A four-year starter out of nearby Bishop O’Dowd High School, Thomas is coming off a standout Jan. 6 USC* 3 PM junior season in which she averaged a career-high 12.8 points per game. The 5’4” point guard enters Jan. 11 at Arizona* 6 PM her senior season with 964 career points and is second on Cal’s all-time three-point list, with 173 career Jan. 13 at Arizona State* 4 PM triples. Jan. 18 Washington State* 11 AM Jan. 20 Washington* 2 PM Another guard Kianna Smith is also back for the Bears after a strong rookie campaign. A 6’0” point Jan. 25 at Utah* 6 PM guard, Smith earned Pac-12 All-Freshman honors after leading all conference rookies with 4.8 assists Jan. 27 at Colorado* 12 PM per game and ranking in the top five nationally among all freshmen in assist-to-turnover ratio. Jan. 31 Stanford* 8 PM Feb. 2 at Stanford* 4 PM Juniors Jaelyn Brown and CJ West are also back for the Bears after making valuable contributions last Feb. 8 Oregon* 8 PM season off the bench and bring additional depth to the experience to the Bears. Feb. 10 Oregon State* 1 PM Feb. 15 at USC* 8 PM Feb. 17 at UCLA* 4 PM BEARS BY THE NUMBERS Feb. 22 Arizona State* 7 PM Cal senior Kristine Anigwe enters her senior season with 1,849 career points, the Feb. 24 Arizona* 2 PM second-most by any active player in Division I women’s basketball and fourth on Cal’s Mar. 1 at Washington* 7 PM all-time scoring list. Colleen Galloway holds Cal’s career scoring record with 2,320 Mar. 3 at Washington State* 12 PM 1,849 points in her Golden Bear career. Mar. 7-10 Pac-12 Tournament TBD Mar. 22-25 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds TBD Cal was picked to finish fourth in both the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches’ and Media polls. The Bears Mar. 29-1 NCAA Regionals TBD are coming off a fifth-place finish in conference play last season, the team’s best Pac-12 result Apr. 5-7 NCAA Final Four TBD 4 since tying for third in the 2014-15 season. The Bears open Pac-12 play on January 4, hosting in- state rival UCLA to begin the conference campaign. ^ San Diego Thanksgiving Tournament Head coach Lindsay Gottlieb returns three starters and 11 letterwinners from last season’s * Pac-12 Conference game team that went 21-11 and reached the NCAA Tournament. Cal returns four of its top six Home games in bold played at Haas Pavilion scorers from last season and returns 76 percent of its total scoring from the 2017-18 All times are PST and subject to change 11 campaign. COACHING STAFF Head Coach .........Lindsay Gottlieb (Eighth season) Senior guard Asha Thomas enters her final season in Berkeley with 173 career three- ............................................................ Brown, 1999 pointers, the second-most by any player in Cal women’s basketball history. Thomas, who set Assoc. Head Coach... Charmin Smith (12th season) 173 the program’s single-game three-point record last season with nine three-pointers against .........................................................Stanford, 1997 Manhattan. Alexis Gray-Lawson holds the Bears’ career three-point mark (211 3-pt FG). Assistant Coach .................Kai Felton (Eighth season) ..........................................Randolph-Macon, 2000 There are three new faces on the Golden Bears’ roster this season: graduate transfer Receé Cald- Assistant Coach ..... Wendale Farrow (Third season) well and freshmen McKenzie Forbes and Sierra Richey. The first graduate transfer in Cal women’s ......................................... Eastern Michigan, 2009 3 basketball history, Caldwell began her collegiate career at UCLA before earning All-Big-12 honors at Texas Tech during the 2016-17 season. Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Women’s Basketball contact): MC Barrett Cell: 510-697-9153 // Email: [email protected] // 343 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 2 NOV. 1: CAL vs WESTMONT (EXHIBITION) BEAR ESSENTIALS SCOUTING THE WARRIORS • Thursday’s matchup marks the third time in the last four seasons that Cal has opened the GENERAL INFORMATION Location .................................... Berkeley, CA 94720 year with an exhibition game against Westmont Founded ............................................................ 1868 • The Golden Bears and Warriors last met prior to the 2016-17 season, which resulted in an Enrollment ...................................................... 40,173 87-48 victory for the Bears. Colors .................................Blue (282) & Gold (116) • Westmont went 26-7 last season and reached the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Nickname .............................................Golden Bears Championship game Mascot ................................................................ Oski • The Warriors lost to Freed-Hardeman of Tennessee, 76-64, in the title game • Head coach Kirsten Moore is entering her 14th season at Westmont, leading the Warriors to UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL an NAIA National Championship in 2013 Chancellor .......................................... Carol T. Christ Director of Athletics ...................H. Michael Williams • Westmont will also play an exhibition game against UCLA on Saturday, before opening the Senior Women’s Administrator ... Jenny Simon-O’Neill regular season on November 6 against California Lutheran. Conference .................................................Pacific-12 Website ............................................... CalBears.com NEXT TIME OUT COACHING STAFF • Cal tips off the regular season at home on November 6, hosting Houston at 7 p.m. PT Head Coach ...........Lindsay Gottlieb (Eighth season) • The Golden Bears opened the 2017-18 season with an 87-80 victory at home over Saint ..............................................................Brown, 1999 Mary’s, in which six different players scored in double-figures for the Bears, led by a 17-point Record at Cal (Seasons) ............. 159-76 (8 seasons) effort from Kristine Anigwe Overall Record (Seasons) .......215-115 (11 seasons) • Tuesday’s season opener will be the Bears’ third meeting all-time against Houston and the Assoc. Head Coach.....Charmin Smith (12th season) first since the 1983-84 season ..........................................................Stanford, 1997 Assistant Coach .................. Kai Felton (Eighth season) • The Cougars return all five starters from last season’s team, which went 20-12 and reached ............................................Randolph-Macon, 2000 the WNIT Assistant Coach .......Wendale Farrow (Third season) • Houston was picked to finish third in the American Athletic Conference Coaches’ Preseason ...........................................Eastern Michigan, 2009 Poll, finishing third in the voting behind UConn and South Florida PROGRAM INFORMATION NCAA Tournament Appearances ...............................13 NO PLACE LIKE HOME 1990, ‘92, ‘93, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14,‘15, • Cal went 12-3 last season at Haas Pavilion, with all three losses coming against Top-25 ‘17, ‘18 opponents Best NCAA Tournament Showing ..... Final Four (2013) • The Bears posted a 7-2 record at home in Pac-12 play during the 2017-18 campaign, their Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2018 (1st Round) best home record in conference in the last three seasons Best WNIT Showing....................... Champions (2010) • The Golden Bears will play six home games during the 2018-19 non-conference campaign, First Season of Women’s Basketball .............. 1973-74 beginning with Tuesday’s game against Houston Arena (Capacity) ................... Haas Pavilion (11,877) • Cal also hosts Pacific, CSUN, UCSB, UConn, and Harvard at home this season, before nine 2017-18 IN REVIEW home games in Pac-12 play 2017-18 Overall Record ....................................