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CAL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GOLDEN BEARS TOREROS 5-2 0-0 5-3 0-0 OVERALL WCC OVERALL PAC-12 VS 25/RV Lindsay Gottlieb NR/NR Cindy Fisher RANK (AP/USA TODAY) HEAD COACH RANK (AP/USA TODAY) HEAD COACH DATE Haas Pavilion LIVE STREAM LIVE STATS December 7 Berkeley, CA Pac-12.com/Live CalBears.com SCHEDULE (W-L) BEAR NECESSITIES Overall: 5-2 • Pac-12: 0-0 After a dominant defensive performance in its last outing, the California women’s basketball team will be Home: 3-1 • Away: 2-1 • Neutral: 0-0 looking for a repeat on Thursday when the Golden Bears (5-2, 0-0 Pac-12) host the University of San Di- Date Opponent Time (PT) ego at 7 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. This will be the second meeting all-time between the Golden Bears and Nov. 2 Vanguard (Exhibition) W, 71-57 Toreros (5-3, 0-0 Pac-12) and their first ever in the regular season. The teams last met in the First Round Nov. 10 Saint Mary’s (CA) W, 87-80 of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, a 77-60 victory for the Golden Bears behind 21 points and 12 rebounds Nov. 17 at #1 Connecticut L, 82-47 from Ashley Walker. Nov. 19 at Brown W, 89-79 Nov. 24 Manhattan^ W, 87-66 After suffering their lone home loss of the season on November 25 against No. 23 Missouri, the Golden Nov. 25 #23 Missouri^ L,55-52 Bears have bounced back in emphatic fashion. Cal beat Seattle U, 87-67, on November 17 in the fourth Nov. 30 Seattle U W, 87-67 annual “School Haas Rock” game and followed that performance up with a 79-41 win at Santa Clara on Dec. 2 at Santa Clara W, 79-41 Saturday. The Golden Bears opened the game on a 16-0 run and held the Broncos to just 41 points, the Dec. 7 San Diego 7 PM fewest the Bears have allowed in any game over the last two seasons. Dec. 10 at Pacific 2 PM Dec. 16 BYU 5 PM Junior center Kristine Anigwe led the Bears in scoring in both games, averaging 21 points per game and Dec. 21 at Kentucky 9 AM shooting 76 percent (17-25) from the floor in the two wins. Sophomore guard Jaelyn Brown matched her Dec. 29 USC* 6 PM season high with 11 points off the bench in both outings while classmate CJ West had a career-high 18 Dec. 31 UCLA* 11 AM points against Seattle U. Jan. 5 at Arizona State* 7 PM Jan. 7 at Arizona* 11 AM Thursday’s game also has the chance to mark a milestone for Cal head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who Jan. 12 Washington* 8 PM enters the game with an overall record of 199-106 in her 10 seasons as a Division I head coach. Gottlieb Jan. 14 Washington State* 1 PM earned her collegiate coaching with UC Santa Barbara on November 16, 2008, a 75-66 victory over San Jan. 19 at UCLA* 6 PM Diego. A two-time conference coach of the year, Gottlieb spent three seasons as head coach of the Gau- Jan. 21 at USC* 1 PM chos before being named head coach of the Golden Bears in April 2011. Gottlieb has a record of 143-67 Jan. 26 Arizona* 7 PM in her seven seasons at Cal and has led the team to five NCAA Tournament appearances in the last six Jan. 28 Arizona State* 3 PM seasons, including the program’s first trip to the Final Four in 2013. Feb. 2 at Oregon* 8 PM Feb. 4 at Oregon State* 1 PM Feb. 9 Colorado* 7 PM Feb. 11 Utah* 2 PM BEARS BY THE NUMBERS Feb. 15 at Stanford* 7 PM Cal held Santa Clara to just 41 points in Saturday’s win, the fewest points the Bears have Feb. 17 Stanford* 2:30 PM allowed in any game over the last two seasons and just the third time in the last five seasons Feb. 23 at Washington State* 7 PM that Cal has held an opponent below 45 points. Cal allowed just 17 points in the first half and Feb. 25 at Washington* 3 PM 41 held the Broncos without a basket for the first 6:29 of the game. March 1-4 Pac-12 Tournament TBD March 16-19 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds TBD 25 of Cal’s 29 made field goals against Santa Clara were assisted, the Bears’ second March 23-26 NCAA Regionals TBD consecutive game with at least 20 assists. The Golden Bears are averaging 19.0 assists per March 30 - NCAA Final Four TBD 25 game so far this season, which ranks third in the Pac-12. Cal is 5-0 this season when dishing out 15 or more assists, and 0-2 when registering fewer than 15 assists in a game. ^ Cal Classic * Pac-12 Conference game For the second consecutive game, sophomore Jaelyn Brown scored 11 points for the Bears off Home games in bold played at Goldman Field the bench, tying her season high. The guard from Murrieta, California, went 3-6 from beyond the All times are PST and subject to change 11 arc, matching her career high for three-pointers in a game. Brown has scored in double-figures three times this season while averaging 19.7 minutes per game off the bench. COACHING STAFF Head Coach ......Lindsay Gottlieb (Seventh season) Junior center/forward Kristine Anigwe shot 76 percent (19-25) from the field over the ............................................................ Brown, 1999 weekend, averaging 21 points per game while leading the Golden Bears in scoring in wins Assoc. Head Coach... Charmin Smith (11th season) 76 over Seattle U and Santa Clara. The two-time honorable mention All-American is shooting 58.3 .........................................................Stanford, 1997 percent from the floor this season, good for 8th in the Pac-12. Assistant Coach ............. Kai Felton (Seventh season) ..........................................Randolph-Macon, 2000 Cal head coach Lindsay Gottlieb enters Thursday’s game with 199 wins in her head coaching Assistant Coach .Wendale Farrow (Second season) career. Now in her seventh season at Cal, Gottlieb has a record of 143-67 with the Golden ......................................... Eastern Michigan, 2009 199 Bears while going 56-39 in three seasons at UC Santa Barbara. Gottlieb has a chance to earn her 200th win against the team she beat for her first win - San Diego. Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Women’s Basketball contact): MC Barrett Cell: 510-697-9153 // Email: [email protected] // 343 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 1992-93 - 80-67 (H) 1999-00 - 68-64 2000-01 - 77-73 (H) 2011-12 - 75-58 (H) 2016-17 - 73-58 (H) 2 DECEMBER 7: CAL vs SAN DIEGO BEAR ESSENTIALS INSIDE THE SERIES Series Record: Cal leads, 1-0 GENERAL INFORMATION Last Meeting: Location .................................... Berkeley, CA 94720 March 22, 2008 Founded ............................................................ 1868 Cal won, 76-60 (NCAA First Round) Enrollment ...................................................... 40,173 Colors .................................Blue (282) & Gold (116) All-time series: Cal leads, 1-0 Nickname .............................................Golden Bears • Thursday’s game will be the second meet- Mascot ................................................................ Oski ing ever between the Golden Bears and the LAST MEETING first in the regular season UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL • The teams previous meeting came in the Chancellor Date ..............Result ...Site.................. .......................................... Carol T. Christ First Round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Director of Athletics ...................H. Michael Williams 3/22/08 ........W, 77-60 ....Stanford, CA a game hosted at Stanford Senior Women’s Administrator ... Jenny Simon-O’Neill • Cal, the three-seed, beat the 14th-seeded Conference .................................................Pacific-12 TEAMS THIS SEASON Website Toreros, 77-60 behind 21 points and 12 ............................................... CalBears.com CAL ................................................ USD rebounds from Ashley Walker and 22 points 75.4................PPG ........................ 72.9 COACHING STAFF from Devanei Hampton 67.1 ................Opp PPG ................ 60.4 Head Coach ....... Lindsay Gottlieb (Seventh season) • Cal is 2-0 agaisnt WCC opponents this 40.0................RPG .........................41.8 ..............................................................Brown, 1999 season after opening the year with a win over Record at Cal (Seasons) ............. 138-65 (7 seasons) 47.5 ................FG pct .................... 43.8 Saint Mary’s and beating Santa Clara on the Overall Record (Seasons) .......194-104 (10 seasons) 38.8................3-pt FG pct ............ 29.3 road Assoc. Head Coach.....Charmin Smith (11th season) 65.5................FT pct ......................74.4 ..........................................................Stanford, 1997 • The Golden Bears have won 19 of their last 19.0 ................Assists PG ..............16.6 Assistant Coach ...............Kai Felton (Seventh season) 20 games against WCC foes, the lone loss 6.9 ..................Steals PG ................10.1 ............................................Randolph-Macon, 2000 coming on December 5, 2015 against Saint Assistant Coach 4.1 ..................Blocks PG .................2.5 .. Wendale Farrow (Second season) Mary’s ...........................................Eastern Michigan, 2009 • Including Thursday’s game against San SCOUTING THE TOREROS CONT. PROGRAM INFORMATION Diego, three of Cal’s final four games in NCAA Tournament Appearances ...............................12 non-conference play are against WCC teams • Went 14-16 last season, missing the 1990, ‘92, ‘93, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14,‘15, • Cal is 5-0 this season against unranked postseason for the first time since the ‘17 opponents and is 12-3 at home against un- 2010-11 season Best NCAA Tournament Showing ..... Final Four (2013) ranked teams since the start of last season. • Returns 3 starters and 11 players from Last NCAA Tournament Appearance2017 (2nd Round) last season’s squad Best WNIT Showing....................... Champions (2010) • Maya Hood, a redshirt senior, was First Season of Women’s Basketball .............. 1973-74 SCOUTING THE TOREROS named to the All-WCC Preseason Wom- Arena (Capacity) ................... Haas Pavilion (11,877) • San Diego is 5-3 and the season and look- en’s Basketball Team after earning WCC ing to snap a two-game losing streak.