TEMPE, Ariz. – Coming off a win at Arizona on Thursday night, the No. 21 Cal women's basketball team (13-0, 1-0 Pac-12) looks to remain perfect in Pac-12 play, facing No. 18 Arizona State (9-3, 0-1 Pac-12) at 2 pm PT on Sunday at Wells Fargo Arena. These teams last met in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Pac-12 Tournament, with the 10-seed Golden Bears pulling off the biggest upset in tournament history, beating the 2-seed Sun Devils, 75-64.

The Bears kicked off Pac-12 play in victorious fashion, beating Arizona 74-64, on Thursday night in Tucson to improve to 13-0 on the season. With the win, the Bears snapped a 10-game road losing streak in conference play and now hold sole possession of the second-longest win streak in program history. Senior Courtney Range led the Bears with 17 points while junior Penina Davidson registered her first career double-double with 12 points and a personal-best 14 rebounds. Kristine Anigwe, the reigning Pac-12, ESPNW, and USBWA Player  of the Week, had her third consecutive double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Asha Thomas added 11 points of her own.

The No. 18 Sun Devils are 9-3 on the season, falling to No. 13 Stanford, 64-57, Friday afternoon in Tempe. Arizona State's loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Sun Devils and ended their 11-game home win streak in conference play. Senior forward Sophie Brunner leads the team in scoring this season, averaging 11.9 points per game, and had 15 points and nine rebounds in Friday's loss to the Cardinal. Arizona State went 16-2 in conference play last season, sharing the regular-season title with Oregon State.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday's game will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network. Mary Murphy and Krista Blunk will be calling the game, which can also be heard live on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 and on the Sun Devils Athletics TuneIn Channel.  Fans can also follow the action through live stats and @CalWBBall on Twitter for updates throughout the game.

A LOOK AT THE SUN DEVILS
Defending Pac-12 regular-season co-champion Arizona State is 9-3 on the season and 0-1 in Pac-12 play. The Sun Devils, ranked number 18 in the latest AP Poll, are coming off 64-57 loss to No. 13 Stanford on Friday to kick off conference play. Prior to Friday's defeat, Arizona State had not lost a conference game at home since falling to Cal on February 8, 2015, snapping an 11-game conference home win streak.

Senior forward Sophie Brunner leads the team in scoring this season, averaging 11.9 points per game. Brunner had 15 points and nine rebounds in the loss to the Cardinal while freshman guard Reili Richardson had a career-high 14 points.

Two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year Charlie Turner Thorne is in her 20^th season as head coach of the Sun Devils, leading Arizona State to a share of the Pac-12 regular season title last season and the program's highest seed ever in the NCAA Tournament (2 seed). The Sun Devils return three senior starters – Brunner, Quinn Dornstauder, and Kelsey Moos – from last season's team that went 26-7 overall and 14-3 at home.

Arizona State was picked to finish fourth this year in both the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches' and Media Polls. Both polls had Cal finishing sixth.  
 

LAST TIME OUT
The Golden Bears started the Pac-12 season in victorious fashion, beating Arizona 74-64 on Thursday night in Tucson. With the win, the Bears improved to 13-0 on the season and took sole possession of the second-longest win streak in program history. The victory also snapped Cal's 10-game road losing streak in conference play, as the Bears went 0-9 in conference on the road last season.

Senior Courtney Range led the team with 17 points, moving up to 26^th on Cal's all-time scoring list with 1,024 career points, while the Bears received a pair of double-doubles, courtesy of Penina Davidson and Kristine Anigwe. It was the third consecutive double-double for Anigwe, who finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds despite battling foul trouble most of the night. Davidson grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds and added 12 points for her first collegiate double-double.

NEXT UP
Cal will host No. 22 Oregon State on Friday, January 6 at 6 pm PT at Haas Pavilion in the Bears' Pac-12 home opener. The Beavers shared the Pac-12 regular season title last year, also winning the conference tournament and reaching the Final Four for the first time in program history, losing to eventual national champion Connecticut. The Beavers have won last three head-to-head meetings with Cal.

Oregon State is 11-1 on the year and 1-0 in Pac-12 play, beating Washington State on Friday afternoon. The Beavers host fellow Final Four participant Washington on New Year's day.  

2016-17 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
Season, group and single-game tickets for the 2016-17 women's basketball season are now on sale. Season tickets start as low as $25 ($1.47 per game, 17 games) for youth and seniors and $75 ($4.41 per game, 17 games) for adult general admission tickets. Single-game tickets are available starting at $5 for youth and seniors and $8 for adults, while flex and partial plans are also available purchase. For more information, call the Gold Standard Sales and Service line at (800) GO BEARS (462-3277) or visit the CalBears.com ticket page.

REBOUNDS FOR RAMA
Rama N'diaye, a member of the Cal Women's Basketball team from 2006-2011, was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer this past July at the young age of 29. As a result of the side effects of her treatments, Rama has not been able to consistently work and therefore has sustained significant financial hardship.

It is our goal as a Cal Family to help support Rama in her fight against Breast Cancer emotionally, spiritually and financially. We've introduced Rebound for Rama to allow our extended Cal Family to participate in that end goal, once again proving that our support extends well beyond the hardwood. Donations may be made based on the number of total rebounds that the current Cal team secures over the course of this season or as a flat rate.

Visit www.pledgeit.org/ReboundsForRama to learn about Rama's fight and please consider joining us in this effort.

JOIN THE JOURNEY: THE RETURN OF THISISCALBASKETBALL.COM
Cal's one-of-a-kind multimedia fan site, ThisIsCalBasketball.com, is back for its sixth season and once again features an unprecedented look into the inner workings of the personalities behind the Cal women's basketball's roster. Visitors to ThisIsCalBasketball.com can get an in-depth look at the personalities behind the jerseys, from action and portrait photos to bio videos and conversations between current players and alumnae.

STAY POSTED
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