LINCOLN, Neb. – Kristine Anigwe led the way with 25 points as Cal beat Nebraska 86-65 on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska, improving to 7-0 on the season. The 7-0 record matches the best start in program history, tying the previous mark set in both the 2014-15 and 2008-09 seasons.

Anigwe was dominant down low, leading all scorers with 25 points while also matching her career high with four blocked shots. The 2017 Wade Watch candidate went 10-13 from the floor and added four rebounds in her fourth 20-point outing of the season. Fellow sophomore Asha Thomas added 11 points on 3-4 shooting from beyond the arc while all three of Cal's freshmen - Jaelyn Brown, CJ West, and Mi'Cole Cayton - scored in double-figures. Brown and West registered career bests, scoring 13 and 10 points, respectively, while Cayton – who originally committed to play for Nebraska – had 11 points and a career-high five assists.

Freshman guard Nicea Eliely led the Cornhuskers with 19 points as the Bears limited Jessica Shepard – the 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year – to a season-low eight points. Shepard entered the day averaging 18.9 points per game on the season but fouled out early in the fourth quarter. 

After a back-and-forth first quarter, Cal took control in the second period, outscoring the Huskers 22-9. The Bears scored a season-high 52 points in the paint, outscoring Nebraska 52-28 in the interior as the Bears' prevailed in their first game this season outside the state of California. 

Cal's defensive prowess was on display throughout the game, finishing with 18 steals and 10 blocks. The 18 steals were the Bears' most in any game since registering 19 steals against Idaho State in November 2009 while 10 blocks are a season-best. The Bears forced the Huskers into a season-high 26 turnovers and scored 33 points off of Nebraska miscues.

Cal will be back in action on Thursday, December 8, hosting Sacramento State at 7 p.m. with a chance to improve to a program-best 8-0 on the year. Thursday's contest is one of just two home games for the Bears during the month of December. Cal welcomes Lehigh to Haas Pavilion on Sunday, December 11 at 2 p.m. PT in the Bears' final non-conference home game of the year.