BUFFALOES COLORADO AT GOLDEN BEARS CALIFORNIA 9-14 (1-11 Pac-12) 14-9 (3-9 Pac-12) 2019-20 SCHEDULE Friday, February 14, 2020 7:00 p.m. MT/6:00 p.m. PT Overall: 9-14• Pac-12: 1-11 Home: 7-8• Away: 2-6• Neutral: 0-0 CU Events Center Pac-12 Networks DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) Oct. 27 Bejing Normal (Exhibition) W, 95-77 Nov. 3 Vanguard (Exhibition) W, 79-55 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROAD TRIP Nov. 8 at Harvard L, 56-53 After opening the month with a road victory in Seattle, the Cal women’s basketball Nov. 10 at #5 UConn L, 72-61 team returns to action on the road Friday night, taking on Colorado at 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. Nov. 17 UC Riverside W, 84-61 PT. The Golden Bears (9-14, 1-11 Pac-12) are 1-4 on the road in conference play, but Nov. 21 at San Diego State W, 74-48 earned the victory on their last road trip when they downed Washington, 81-74 in over- Nov. 24 #20 Arkansas W, 84-80 time on February 2. They will take on a Colorado (14-9, 3-9 Pac-12) squad that is 7-4 at Nov. 29 North Carolina Central^ W, 90-69 home this season, but winless in its last four outings overall. Nov. 30 Long Beach State^ W, 68-45 Dec. 7 Boston University W, 73-62 Dec. 14 Santa Clara W, 69-65 Colorado’s last victory came in Berkeley on January 26, when the teams squared off for Dec. 21 #14 Kentucky L, 63-61 the first time this season. The Bears led 20-16 after the first quarter, but were outscored Dec. 29 Grand Canyon W, 72-53 46-30 over the final 30 minutes as the visitors came away with the win. Colorado’s Jan. 3 Washington* L, 67-64 Emma Clarke led all scorers with 14 points while Jaelyn Brown (12 points) and Evelien Jan. 5 Washington State* L, 96-75 Lutje Schipholt (11 points, 8 rebounds) both scored in double-figures for the Bears. Jan. 10 at #5 Stanford* L, 73-40 Jan. 12 #5 Stanford* L, 79-65 The Bears head to Boulder looking to secure the season split and have had success in Jan. 17 at #8 Oregon State* L, 81-44 Boulder as of late. Cal has won each of its last two road games with Colorado and has Jan. 19 at #6 Oregon* L, 105-55 prevailed in four of its last five road games against the Buffs. Jan. 24 Utah* L, 71-62 Jan. 26 Colorado* L, 62-50 Eying its second conference win, the Bears will also look to build upon a strong show- Jan. 31 at Washington State* L, 92-66 ing in Sunday’s overtime loss to No. 10 UCLA. Trailing by as many as 11 points on the Feb. 2 at Washington* W, 81-74 OT afternoon, Cal clawed back to take the 10th-ranked Bruins to overtime before ultimately Feb. 7 USC* L, 75-67 falling, 74-70 in its second overtime game of the season. Four different players scored in Feb. 9 #10 UCLA* L, 74-70 OT double-figures for the Bears: Brown (17 points), Cailyn Crocker (12 points), CJ West (11 Feb. 14 at Colorado* 6 p.m. points), and Leilani McIntosh (11 points). West – who did not play in the matchup with Feb. 16 at Utah* 11 a.m. Feb. 21 #3 Oregon* 6 p.m. Colorado earlier this season due to a concussion – grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds Feb. 23 #11 Oregon State* 2 p.m. against UCLA, including a career-high eight offensive rebounds. The Bears dominated Feb. 28 at #22 Arizona State* 7 p.m. the Bruins on the glass all afternoon and finished with a season-high 55 rebounds. Mar. 1 at #12 Arizona* 11 a.m. Mar. 5 Pac-12 Tournament: 1st Rd TBD Cal has now outrebounded its opponent in three of the last four games and ranks fourth Mar. 6-8 Pac-12 Tournament TBD in the conference in offensive rebounds (13.8 offensive rebounds/game). The Bears’ ^ Cal Classic at Haas Pavilion last three games have all been decided by fewer than 10 points, with Brown – the ninth * Pac-12 Conference game leading scorer in the conference this season – averaging 19.3 points and 9.0 rebounds Home games in bold are played at Haas Pavilion per game over that stretch. All times are PST and subject to change BEARS BY THE NUMBERS FAST FACTS Cal senior center CJ West grabbed a career-high 8 offensive rebounds on COACHING STAFF Head Coach ..................................... Charmin Smith Sunday against UCLA. West finished the day with a game-high 12 rebounds ......(1st season as head coach; 13th season at Cal) 8 and added 11 points for her third double-double of the season. .......................................................Stanford, 1997 Assistant Coach ....................Kai Felton (Ninth season) The Bears grabbed 21 offensive rebounds on Sunday against UCLA, the ...........................................Randolph-Macon, 2000 second-most offensive rebounds they have had in any game this season. The Assistant Coach ....... Wendale Farrow (Fourth season) 21 Bears converted those 21 o-boards into 19 second chance points. ..........................................Eastern Michigan, 2009 Assistant Coach .................April Phillips (1st season) ...........................................................Xavier, 2010 Cal grabbed 55 rebounds in Sunday’s game against UCLA, their most rebounds in any game over the last two seasons and just the eighth time in ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 55 the last four years they have had 50+ rebounds in a game. Assistant Director ................................... MC Barrett Email ................................ [email protected] Cal senior Jaelyn Brown enters the weekend with 959 career points, 41 Cell ..................................................510-697-9153 away from becoming the 31st player in Cal women’s basketball history to Mailing Address ........ 343 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 959 reach 1,000 career points. ................................................................... 94720 FEBRUARY 14 • CAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AT COLORADO INSIDE THE SERIES BEAR ESSENTIALS Series Record: Bears lead, 12-8 INSIDE THE SERIES UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Last Meeting: January 26, 2020 Location ............................... Berkeley, Calif. Colorado won, 62-50 Founded ............................................ 1868 Enrollment ...................................... 42,519 • Cal leads the overall series between the Nickname ...............................Golden Bears schools and has won 12 of the last 15 head- Colors .................Blue (282) and Gold (123) to-head matchups with the Buffs Series record: Bears lead, 12-8 Affiliation ............................. NCAA Division I • Cal saw its two-game win streak in the series Conference .................................. Pacific-12 snapped with Colorado’s 62-50 win in Berke- LAST 5 MEETINGS Chancellor ............................. Carol T. Christ ley in late January Date ..........Result ........................... Location Director of Athletics ................. Jim Knowlton • The Bears won the lone meeting between 1/26/20 ....L, 62-50 ................... Berkeley, CA Senior Women’s Administrator ..................... the teams last season in Boulder, 80-60, and 1/27/19 ....W, 80-60 .................. Boulder, CO .....................................Jenny Simon-O’Neill went 11-14 from beyond the arc in the victory 2/9/18 .......W, 78-76 .................. Berkeley, CA Ticket Office Phone ................800-GO-BEARS 2/12/17 ....L, 64-59 ................... Berkeley, CA Official Web Site ..............www.CalBears.com • Jaelyn Brown had 14 points in last season’s 1/13/17 ....W, 65-53 ................... Boulder, CO Facility (Capacity) ......Haas Pavilion (11,877) meeting, one of 4 Cal players in double-figures • Cal is 1-4 on the road in conference play while Colorado is 1-4 at home in Pac-12 play TEAMS THIS SEASON PROGRAM HISTORY CAL ........................................................ COLO First Season ..................................1973-74 66.4............................PPG .......................60.8 NCAA Tournament Appearances ............... 14 SCOUTING THE BUFFS 70.6........................Opp PPG ...................73.7 ..1990, ‘92, ‘93, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘12, ‘13, • Colorado heads into the weekend looking to 39.1 ............................RPG .......................38.0 .................................. ‘14, ‘15, ‘17,’18, ‘19 snap a four-game losing streak 39.6..........................FG pct .....................36.1 Best NCAA Tournament Showing .... Final Four • Since their 62-50 victory over the Bears in 29.9......................3-pt FG pct ................. 31.0 ....................................................... (2013) Berkeley on Jan. 26, the Buffs have dropped 74.5 .......................... FT pct .....................66.1 Last NCAA Appearnace .....2019 (2nd Round) four in a row, including a 61-52 loss at Wash- 14.5 ...................... Assists PG .................12.8 ................................................... (L, Baylor) ington on Sunday 6.6 ......................... Steals PG .................... 6.8 Best WNIT Showing ......... Champions (2010) • Three players scored in double-figures for 16.9 .................... Turnovers PG ...............15.6 the Buffs, led by 13 points and seven re- 3.7 .........................Blocks PG .................... 3.7 TEAM INFORMATION bounds from Maya Hollingshed 2018-19 Overall Record ......................20-13 • Jaylyn Sherrod and Charlotte Whittaker Home ....................................................9-5 scored 11 points each, but it was not enough SCOUTING THE BUFFS CONT. Away ....................................................7-7 to overcome a 13-point halftime deficit • Colorado ranks second in the Pac-12 with Neutral ..................................................4-1 17.1 free throw attempts per game and went 2018-19 Pac-12 Record (Finish) ......9-9 (7th) • Colorado committed 20 turnovers on the 13-16 from the foul line