CARDINAL STANFORD #1 VS GOLDEN BEARS CALIFORNIA 0-4 (0-1 Pac-12) 3-0 (1-0 Pac-12) 2020-21 SCHEDULE Sunday, December 13, 2020 7:00 p.m. PT 2020-21 Overall: 0-4• Pac-12: 0-1 Home: 0-4 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0 Haas Pavilion Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) Nov. 25 San Jose State L 56-48 Nov. 29 Cal State Bakersfield L 60-52 BATTLE OF THE BAY Dec. 4 Washington* L 80-53 Cal has continued to progress over the team’s first four games of the season as they Dec. 6 Washington State* POSTPONED have heavily relied on their No. 7 recruiting class consisting of six freshmen. Freshman Dec. 10 San Francisco L 67-62 guard Ornela Muca and freshman forward Dalayah Daniels have each started all four Dec. 13 #1 Stanford* 7pm games for the Bears while fellow freshmen Fatou Samb, Ugonne (Michelle) Onyiah, Dec. 19 at UCLA* 12pm and Sela Heide have each received significant playing time in each of Cal’s games thus Dec. 21 at USC* 2pm far. In the Bears’ Friday matchup versus San Francisco, Daniels paced the team with Jan. 1 at Arizona State* TBD Jan. 3 at Arizona* TBD a career-high 24 points which are the most scored by any freshman in the Pac-12 this Jan. 8 Oregon State* TBD season and the ninth-most by any player in the conference thus far. Furthermore, her Jan. 10 Oregon* TBD 12 rebounds in the season opener versus San Jose State are tied for the second-most Jan. 15 at Colorado* TBD among all Pac-12 freshmen. Jan. 17 at Utah* TBD Jan. 22 USC* TBD The Bears have shined on defense this season, particularly on the perimeter where their Jan. 24 UCLA* TBD opponents are shooting just 25.9 percent which is ranked fifth in the Pac-12. Cal also Jan. 29 at Washington State* TBD has the fifth-best offensive rebounding percentage in the conference as they snag the Jan. 31 at Washington* TBD offensive board nearly 40 percent of the time (38.8 percent). Onyiah is ranked third in Feb. 5 Utah* TBD the Pac-12 with 3.25 offensive rebounds per game while sophomore forward Evelien Feb. 7 Colorado* TBD Lutje Schipholt is tied for sixth with 3.0. Furthermore, Daniels and Lutje Schipholt are Feb. 12 at Oregon* TBD both tied for 10th in the conference with an average of 7.25 total rebounds per game Feb. 14 at Oregon State* TBD while Daniels’ 5.75 defensive boards are ranked seventh. Feb. 19 Arizona* TBD Feb. 21 Arizona State* TBD Cal is also tied for eighth in personal fouls committed per game (13.0) and tied for sec- Feb. 28 at Stanford* TBD ond among teams with four or more games. Mar. 4-7 Pac-12 Tournament% TBD * Pac-12 Conference game % 2021 Pac-12 Tournament (Las Vegas, NV) Against San Francisco, the Bears had multiple players register career nights. In addi- Home games in bold are played at Haas Pavilion tion to Daniels’ 24 points, four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal, Lutje All times are PT and subject to change Schipholt registered her sixth career double-double after scoring a career-high 20 points (9-for-15) along with 10 rebounds and three blocks. Lutje Schipholt and Daniels com- bined for 44 of Cal’s 62 points and shot a collective 57.1 field goal percentage. Mean- while, Onyiah also recorded career numbers in both rebounds (11) and points (six). The team also tallied their most combined blocks in two years (nine), since December 16, 2018 against UC Santa Barbara when they denied nine shots. BEARS BY THE NUMBERS FAST FACTS Dalayah Daniels’ 24 points against USF are the most scored by any fresh- COACHING STAFF Head Coach ..................................... Charmin Smith man in the Pac-12 this season and the ninth-most by any player in the ..... (2nd season as head coach; 14th season at Cal) 24 conference. .......................................................Stanford, 1997 Assistant Coach .................... Kai Felton (10th season) Cal’s opponents are shooting just 25.9 percent from beyond the arc which is ...........................................Randolph-Macon, 2000 Assistant Coach ..........Wendale Farrow (Fifth season) 25.9ranked fifth in the Pac-12. Cal also has the fifth-best offensive rebounding per- ..........................................Eastern Michigan, 2009 centage in the conference as they snag the offensive board nearly 40 percent of Assistant Coach ................April Phillips (2nd season) ...........................................................Xavier, 2010 The Bears are tied for eighth in the country in personal fouls committed per game (13.0) and tied for second among teams with four or more games. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 13 Athletic Communications ..................... Stephen Ellis Email [email protected] Freshman forward Ugonne (Michelle) Onyiah is ranked third in the Pac-12 with Cell ..................................................510-631-8313 Mailing Address ........ 343 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 3 3.25 offensive rebounds per game. Sophomore forward Evelien Lutje Schipholt ................................................................... 94720 is tied for sixth with 3.0. DECEMBER 13 • CAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS STANFORD INSIDE THE SERIES BEAR ESSENTIALS Series record: Stanford leads, 74-21 INSIDE THE SERIES UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Last Meeting: January 12, 2020 Location ............................... Berkeley, Calif. Cal lost, 65-79 Founded ............................................ 1868 Enrollment ...................................... 42,519 SCOUTING THE CARDINAL Nickname ...............................Golden Bears Stanford ascended to the No. 1 spot in Colors .................Blue (282) and Gold (123) Series record: Stanford leads 74-21 Affiliation ............................. NCAA Division I the AP top-25 poll this week after begin- Conference .................................. Pacific-12 ning the season ranked No. 2. The Car- LAST SEASON Chancellor ............................. Carol T. Christ dinal are 3-0, 1-0 Pac-12 on the season Date ................Result .......................Location Director of Athletics ................. Jim Knowlton which includes a pair of victories against 1/10/20 ......... L, 73-40 ..............Stanford, CA Senior Women’s Administrator ..................... UNLV (101-54) and Washington (83-50) 1/12/20 ......... L, 79-65 ..............Berkeley, CA .....................................Jenny Simon-O’Neill Ticket Office Phone ................800-GO-BEARS after temporarily relocating to Las Vegas Official Web Site ..............www.CalBears.com due to COVID-19 regulations in Santa Facility (Capacity) ......Haas Pavilion (11,877) Clara County. TEAM STATS Cal .................................................... Stanford 53.8............................PPG ........................97.3 PROGRAM HISTORY Entering the week, Cardinal sophomore 65.8........................Opp PPG ...................48.0 First Season ..................................1973-74 guard Haley Jones was named the Pac-12 40.3............................RPG ....................... 51.3 NCAA Tournament Appearances ............... 14 Player of the Week. She led Stanford with ..1990, ‘92, ‘93, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘12, ‘13, 35.3..........................FG pct ..................... 51.1 .................................. ‘14, ‘15, ‘17,’18, ‘19 25 points and a career-best seven assists 18.3......................3-pt FG pct .................33.7 Best NCAA Tournament Showing .... Final Four against UNLV, then recorded a career-high 70.3.......................... FT pct .....................59.3 ....................................................... (2013) 29 points and 13 rebounds against Wash- 9.0 ........................ Assists PG ..................27.3 Last NCAA Appearnace .....2019 (2nd Round) ington in their Pac-12 opener. She went 5.0 ......................... Steals PG ..................10.7 ................................................... (L, Baylor) 14-for-15 (.933) from the floor against the 20.8.................... Turnovers PG ...............10.7 Best WNIT Showing ......... Champions (2010) Huskies. Her 76.2 field goal percentage 4.5 .........................Blocks PG .................... 6.3 this season is ranked fifth in the nation TEAM INFORMATION 2020-21 Overall Record ..........................0-2 and first in the conference. Forward Cam- Home ....................................................0-2 eron Brink is another freshman to watch Away ....................................................0-0 as she scored double-digit point totals in Neutral ..................................................0-0 her first two games. 2019-20 Pac-12 Record (Finish) ..3-15 (12th) 2019-20 Pac-12 Tournament Finish ............... .................................Second Rd (L, Arizona) As a team, the Cardinal is also ranked No. 2019-20 Postseason ............N/S (Canceled) 1 in the country in several statistical cat- Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................6/6 egories, including: assist to turnover ratio Starters Returning/Lost .........................1/4 (2.22) and assists per game (23.7). Their 97.3 points per game are ranked sixth COACHING STAFF and their scoring margin (49.3) is ranked Head Coach ......Charmin Smith (2nd season) .........................(14th season overall at Cal) second. The Cardinal has also held its first ........................................... Stanford, 1997 three opponents to 26.8 percent shooting Record at Cal (Seasons) ................12-19 (1) which is ranked third in the nation and Overall Record (Seasons) ....................12-19 Assistant Coach ....... Kai Felton (10th season) first in the Pac-12.