No. 23 Cal at BYU
Tuesday, Nov. 13 | 3 PM PT | Marriott Center | Provo, UT
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PROVO, Utah – The 23^rd-ranked Cal women's basketball team looks to continue its strong start to the season, taking on BYU at 4 p.m. MT/3 p.m. PT on Tuesday evening at the Marriott Center. The Golden Bears (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) are coming off an impressive second-half performance in Sunday's road win at Penn State, outscoring the Lady Lions, 36-15, over the final 12:52 of the game to come away with the 75-58 victory. Cal looks to carry that momentum into Tuesday's matchup with the Cougars (1-0, 0-0 WCC), who opened the season with a 72-70 overtime win over UC Riverside.

Tuesday's game will be the fifth meeting all-time between Cal and BYU, with the Golden Bears winning each of the previous four meetings including a 70-45 victory for the Bears last season in Berkeley. Then-senior Mikayla Cowling led Cal with 21 points while freshmen Kianna Smith and Alyasia Styles also had big outings. Smith finished with 12 points and five assists while Styles grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds to go with eight points and two steals.

Heading into Tuesday's contest, all eyes will be on Cal senior Kristine Anigwe, the reigning ESPNW National Player of the Week. The 6'4" forward also collected Pac-12 Player of the Week honors after a dominant start to the season, averaging 30.5 points per game and 17.5 rebounds per game through the Bears' first two outings of the year. Anigwe is coming off a 24-point, 22-rebound performance on Sunday against Penn State, registering her second career game with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds. Anigwe's 22 rebounds are tied for the most by any Division I player in a game so far this season.

The Bears have also received major contributions from junior Jaelyn Brown through the first two games of the season. Brown grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go with 10 points in Cal's opening win over Houston and scored a season-high 16 points on Sunday against Penn State, going 7-9 from the floor.

Senior Asha Thomas, who is slated to play in her 100^th career game on Tuesday, has also scored in double-figures in each of the Bears' first two games of the season. An Oakland-native, Thomas enters the matchup with the Cougars with 985 career points, 15 away from becoming the 30^th member of Cal's 1,000-point club.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
Tuesday's game against BYU will be streamed on TheW.tv with live stats also available. Fans can receive additional in-game updates and behind-the-scenes information by following the Bears social media accounts (Twitter: @CalWBBall, Instagram: @CalWBBall).

SCOUTING THE COUGARS
BYU also enters Tuesday's matchup unbeaten, coming off a 72-70 overtime win to open the season. The Cougars opened the year on their home court, topping UC Riverside on Friday evening. The tightly-contested affair saw 13 lead changes and 12 ties before BYU pulled ahead for good in overtime. Four different players scored in double-figures for the Cougars. Paisley Johnson led the Cougars with 18 points and 12 rebounds, going 3-7 from beyond the arc, while junior guard Brenna Chase added 18 points of her own and added seven assists. Shaylee Gonzales (16 points) and Maria Albiero (10 points) also scored in double-figures for the hosts. 

Chase, who earned First Team All-WCC honors last season, is the Cougars' top returning scorer, averaging 13.5 points per game last season to go along with 3.0 assists per game. Chase and sophomore Sara Hamson were both named to the 2018-19 WCC Preseason Team, though Hamson has been sidelined with injury.

Junior center Shalae Salmon played in every game last season and made 13 starts, averaging 4.8 points per game.

Head coach Jeff Judkins is in his 18^th season as head coach of the Cougars, leading BYU to 11 seasons with 20 or more wins. BYU was picked to finish third in the 2018-19 WCC Preseason Coaches' Poll.  The Cougars went 16-14 last season, reaching the postseason for the eighth consecutive year with a trip to the WNIT.

UP NEXT
Cal returns to Berkeley for a November 18 matchup against Pacific, hosting the Tigers at 2 p.m. PT. Cal opened the season with an 80-79 over Houston at home and is 13-3 at Haas Pavilion since the start of last season. The Bears and Tigers squared off last season in Stockton, with the Bears coming away with the 92-85 victory. Anigwe led the Bears with 28 points and 18 rebounds while Cowling, Penina Davidson, and Smith also scored in double-figures for the Bears.

2018-19 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
Season, group and single-game tickets for the 2018-19 women's basketball season are now on sale. Season tickets start as low as $40 ($2.67 per game, 15 home games) for youth and seniors and $80 ($5.33 per game, 15 home games) for adult general admission tickets. Single-game tickets are available starting at $4 for youth and seniors and $5 for adult, while group rates begin at $3 per seat for groups of 10 or more. 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.

JOIN THE JOURNEY: THE RETURN OF THISISCALBASKETBALL.COM
Cal's one-of-a-kind multimedia fan site, ThisIsCalBasketball.com, is back for its seventh 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
Keep up-to-date on the latest Cal women's basketball news by following the Bears on social media. View behind-the-scenes photos and videos and learn more about Cal and its student-athletes on Twitter (@CalWBball), Instagram (@CalWBball) and Facebook (Facebook.com/CalWBball).