2016-17 CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: JANUARY 22 VS ARIZONA CALIFORNIA women's basketball Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Women’s Basketball contact): MC Barrett Cell: (510) 697-9153 • Office: (510) 643-1261 • Email: [email protected] Website: CalBears.com • Facebook: Facebook.com/CalWBball • Twitter: @CalWBball • Instagram: @CalWBball 2016 17 SCHEDULE ARIZONA vs ARIZONA CALIFORNIA - WILDCATS (11-7, 2-5 Pac-12) Date .............................. Jan. 22 GOLDEN BEARS (14-5, 2-5 Pac-12) OVERALL: 14-5 • PAC-12: 2-5 Time ...........................1 p.m. PT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Venue ..................Haas Pavilion 11/6 WESTMONT (EXH) W, 87-48 Location ............Berkeley, Calif. 11/11 at Saint Mary’s (CA) W, 74-67 TV .................Pac-12 Networks 11/14 SANTA CLARA W, 73-58 (Krista Blunk & 11/18 UC RIVERSIDE W, 71-56 Julianne Viani) 11/20 CSU BAKERSFIELD W, 86-63 Live Stats ............CalBears.com 11/25 SAN FRANCISCO# W, 75-52 Radio .. KALX 90.7 FM Berkeley 11/26 DUQUESNE# W, 86-66 12/4 at Nebraska W, 86-65 All-Time .........Bears lead, 33-30 12/8 SACRAMENTO STATE W, 97-73 Last Meeting, ............... 2016-17 12/11 LEHIGH W, 96-63 Current Streak .... California, W2 12/19 vs Southern Miss$ W, 71-51 Coming off a narrow loss to No. 18 Arizona State on Friday night, the Cal women’s basketball team 12/20 vs No. 20 Oklahoma$ W, 82-74 looks to get back to its winning ways on Sunday, hosting Arizona at 1 pm at Haas Pavilion. This will be 12/21 vs Arkansas State$ W, 80-55 the second meeting of the season between the Golden Bears (14-5, 2-5 Pac-12) and Wildcats (11-7, 12/29 at Arizona* W, 74-64 2-5 Pac-12). Cal kicked off Pac-12 play in victorious fashion, beating Arizona 74-64, on December 29 1/1 at #18 Arizona St* L, 72-62 (2OT) 1/6 #16 OREGON STATE* L, 66-56 in Tucson to improve to 13-0 on the season. Senior Courtney Range led the Bears with 17 points while 1/8 OREGON* L, 69-66 junior Penina Davidson registered her first career double-double with 12 points and a personal-best 1/13 at Colorado* W, 65-53 14 rebounds. 1/15 at Utah* (P12N) L, 63-57 1/20 ARIZONA STATE* (P12N) 8 P.M. Since the victory over the Wildcats, the Bears have lost five of their last six, including a narrow defeat 1/22 ARIZONA* (P12N) 1 P.M. to No. 18 Arizona State on Friday night at Haas Pavilion. Cal carried a one-point lead into halftime, but 1/27 at Washington* (P12N) 6 p.m. was outscored 34-21 in the second half as the Sun Devils handed the Bears their second consecutive 1/29 at Washington State* 12 p.m. home loss. Sophomore point guard Asha Thomas scored in double-figures for the second consecutive 2/3 UCLA* (P12N) 8 P.M. game and classmate Kristine Anigwe grabbed 15 rebounds, but it was not enough as Cal was held to 2/5 USC* 10:30 A.M. fewer than 50 points for the first time all season. 2/10 UTAH* (P12N) 6 P.M. 2/12 COLORADO* (P12N) 3 P.M. Arizona is 11-7 on the season, coming off a 73-46 loss to No. 10 Stanford on Friday night at Maples 2/16 STANFORD* (P12N) 8 P.M. Pavilion. Senior forward LaBrittney Jones led the Wildcats with 11 points while Malena Washington 2/19 at Stanford* (P12N) 5 p.m. added 10 points of her own for the visitors. Jones had a season-high 24 points against the Bears ear- 2/24 at Oregon* 6 p.m. lier this season, going 9-22 form the floor and adding six rebounds. The Wildcats have lost 19 of their 2/26 at Oregon State* (P12N) 11 a.m. last 20 meetings with the Bears, including nine consecutive losses at Haas Pavilion. 3/2-5 Pac-12 Tourney (P12N, ESPN) TBD 3/17-20 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds TBD 3/24-27 NCAA Regionals TBD More than 30 former members of the Cal women’s basketball team will be in attendance for Sunday’s 3/31-4/2 NCAA Final Four TBD Alumnae Day and will be recognized in a special halftime ceremony. # Cal Classic (Berkeley, Calif.) $ Las Vegas Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) BEARS BY THE NUMBERS * Pac-12 Conference game Sophomore center Kristine Anigwe grabbed a career-high 11 defensive rebounds on Friday Home games in BOLD All times listed PT and subject to change 11 night against Arizona State and finished the night with 15 total rebounds, her most ever in a conference game and one short of her career best. bear bits Junior forward Penina Davidson had a career-high 14 rebounds in the Dec. 29 meeting with COACHING STAFF Arizona and added 12 points for her first career double-double. The New Zealand product is Head Coach .............Lindsay Gottlieb (Sixth season) 14 averaging 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in Pac-12 play. Brown, 1999 Assoc. Head Coach.....Charmin Smith (10th season) Sophomore point guard Asha Thomas leads the Pac-12 and ranks 20th nationally with Stanford, 1997 a 2.69 assist-to-turnover ratio. The East Oakland native has 12 assists and just four Assistant Coach .....................Kai Felton (Sixth season) 2 69 turnovers in her last five games. Randolph-Macon, 2000 . Assistant Coach ........Wendale Farrow (First season) Cal has won 19 of the last 20 head-to-head meetings with Arizona, including a streak of nine Eastern Michigan, 2009 consecutive home wins over the Wildcats. The last time Arizona beat Cal at Haas Pavilion was TEAM INFORMATION 19 an 80-76 victory on January 22, 2006. 2015-16 Overall Record ...........................15-17 2015-16 Pac-12 Record (finish) .....4-14 (10th) Starters Returning/Lost ..............................4/1 The Bears were held to a season-low 45 points on Friday night against Arizona State, the first Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....................8/1 time all season Cal has failed to score 50 points. The Bears were held to just 21 points in Facility ..................Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion 45 the second half, their fewest in any half all season. Capacity ...............................................11,877 All statistics and ranks are entering Jan. 21 2016-17 CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL JANUARY 22 VS ARIZONA QUICK FACTS BEAR NECESSITIES: CAL'S TOP STORYLINES GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Berkeley, Calif. INSIDE THE SERIES Founded: 1868 Series Record: Bears lead, 33-30 Enrollment: 38,204 Last meeting: Dec. 29, 2016 Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (116) Cal won, 74-64 LAST 5 MEETINGS Nickname: Golden Bears Mascot: Oski • Cal and Arizona State met on Jan. 1, 2017, with the Date ......... Result .......Site.................. Sun Devils winning 72-62 in double overtime 12/29/16 . W, 74-64 ...Tucson, Ariz. UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL • The loss was Cal’s first of the season and snapped a 2/14/16 ...W, 75-56 ...Berkeley, Calif. Chancellor: Nicholas Dirks 13-game winning streak, the second longest in program 1/4/16 ......L, 57-52 ....Tucson, Ariz. Director of Athletics: H. Michael Williams history 2/6/15 ......W, 65-46 ...Tucson, Ariz. Senior Women’s Administrator: • Cal trailed by as many as 11 points in the first quarter, 1/18/15 ...W, 68-56 ...Berkeley, Calif. Jenny Simon-O’Neill before coming back to force extra time Conference: Pacific-12 TEAMS THIS SEASON • Penina Davidson had a career-high 19 points for Cal, CAL ............................................ ARIZ COACHING STAFF going 3-5 from beyond the arc 73.8...................PPG ...................67.1 Head Coach: Lindsay Gottlieb (6th season) • Sophie Brunner led the Sun Devils with a season-high 62.3...............Opp PPG .............. 65.5 Brown, 1999 21 points and 12 rebounds 40.8...................RPG .................. 39.5 Assoc. Head Coach: Charmin Smith (10th season) • Arizona State has won the last three regular season 47.6 .................FG pct .................41.7 Stanford, 1997 games between the teams and three of their last four 33.6.............3-pt FG pct ............ 30.3 Assistant Coach: Kai Felton (6th season) meetings overall 62.7................. FT pct ................ 68.9 Randolph-Macon, 2000 • Cal is 7-2 at home this season and 0-2 at home in 18.6............. Assists PG ............ 13.6 Assistant Coach: Wendale Farrow (1st season) conference play, dropping back-to-back games to 7.5 ................ Steals PG ................8.2 Eastern-Michigan, 2009 Oregon State and Oregon 5.1 ................Blocks PG ...............3.9 • The Bears are 1-2 against ranked opponents this TEAM INFORMATION season, with losses to No. 16 Arizona State and No. 16 Oregon State Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 • The Sun Devils are 2-0 on the road in conference this season and 4-1 overall in road games, Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/1 losing to Marquette on November 19 Facility: Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion (11,858) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 11 SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS ‘90, ‘92, ‘93, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15 • Arizona State is 13-4 on the year and 4-2 in Pac-12 play, coming off an 11-point home loss to Best NCAA Tournament Showing: No. 8 Washington on Sunday night National Semifinalists (2013) • Freshman Reili Richardson led the Sun Devils with 11 points, her 6th consecutive game in dou- Best NIT Tournament Showing: Champion (2010) ble-figures and is averaging 12.3 points per game in Pac-12 play • The loss to Washington snapped Arizona State’s 4-game win streak in Pac-12 play 2015-16 IN REVIEW • Senior Sophie Brunner leads Arizona State in both scoring (12.5 PPG) and rebounding (7.7 RPG) 2015-16 Overall Record: 15-17 • Arizona State leads the conference in both scoring defense (54.2 points per game) and 3-point Home: 10-6 | Away: 2-9 |Neutral: 3-2 field goal defense (23.7 percent) 2015-16 Pac-12 Record: 4-14/10th 2015-16 Pac-12 Tournament Finish: T3rd, Lost in • The Sun Devils return three senior starters – Brunner, Quinn Dornstauder, and Kelsey Moos – the semifinals to Utah, 82-78 (OT) from last season’s team that went 26-7 overall and 14-4 in conference.