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11/24/2018 10:17 AM | Women's Basketball
Cal Squares Off Against San Diego In Thanksgiving Tournament Finale
No. 18 Cal at San Diego
Saturday, Nov. 24 | 4 PM PT | Jenny Craig Pavilion | San Diego, CA
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SAN DIEGO – The Cal women's basketball team looks to extend its winning streak to six in a row, taking on San Diego on Saturday at Jenny Craig Pavilion. The second and final day of the San Diego Thanksgiving Tournament marks the second meeting in the last two years between the Golden Bears (5-0, 0-0 Pac-12) and Toreros (2-2, 0-0 WCC).
Cal opened the tournament with a 65-57 win over Tulane on Friday afternoon. Playing in her 100th collegiate game, senior Kristine Anigwe recorded her fifth double-double of the season and led the Bears with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Kianna Smith continued her stretch of strong play, scoring 16 points and going 4-4 from the foul line over the final 30 seconds to help seal the victory for the Bears. Smith has scored in double-figures in each of the last three games and is shooting 40 percent from three (8-20) over that stretch. Asha Thomas added 10 points for the Bears, who outscored the Green Wave, 20-15, in the third quarter to take control.
Graduate transfer Receé Caldwell added eight points and dished out a season-high eight assists while junior forward Jaelyn Brown grabbed a career-high nine rebounds.
Cal has out-rebounded its opponents in all five games this season and ranks fourth in the conference in assists, averaging 17.4 assists per game. Thomas currently leads the Pac-12 with a 5.4 assist-to-turnover ratio and has dished out 18 assists in her last three outings combined. Anigwe leads the conference in rebounding (13.8 rebounds per game), double-doubles (5), and blocked shots (2.0 blocks per game), while ranking second in scoring at 23.8 points per game.
Cal and San Diego met last season in Berkeley, where the Bears earned a 89-64 victory, led by 26 points from Anigwe and 13 points from Thomas. The victory over the Toreros was the 200th career victory for Cal head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who picked up her first-ever win as Division I head coach on November 16, 2008, playing against the Toreros while at the helm of UC Santa Barbara.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Saturday's game against the Toreros can be viewed via live stream and live stats will also be 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 SAN DIEGO
San Diego is 2-2 on the young season and is coming off a thrilling 83-82 win over Cleveland State in Friday's tournament opener. Five players scored in double-figures for the Toreros, led by 20 points from junior Patricia Brossmann. A forward from Germany, Brossmann went 9-11 from the floor and added eight rebounds as San Diego registered its highest scoring game of the season. Sophomore guard Myah Pace added 16 points and nine rebounds, helping San Diego jump out to an early 13-0 lead. The Toreros were able to hold off a valiant comeback attempt by Cleveland State and pick up their second win of the year.
Brossmann leads the Toreros in scoring and rebounding this season, averaging 15.0 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game. Pace is second on the team in scoring at 9.5 points per game while fellow guard Sydney Shepard leads the team with 16 assists.
San Diego opened the season with a 69-59 loss vs Southern Utah before responding with a 58-50 win over Hawaii. The Toreros took No. 25 Minnesota down to the wire on the road, but were not able to pull off the upset, falling to the Gophers, 53-48.
Head coach Cindy Fisher is in her 14th season with the Toreros and has led San Diego to eight postseason appearances. The Toreros went 17-15 last season and were picked to finish fifth in the WCC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
UP NEXT
Cal returns to Berkeley for its first home game in nearly a month, hosting CSUN at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday, December 2. The opened the season with an 80-79 victory over Houston on Nov. 6, but has played the rest of it games away from Berkeley, in a combination of road and neutral site contests. This will be the second meeting between the teams in the last four years. Cal beat CSUN, 106-44, on December 30, 2015 at Haas Pavilion, behind 30 points from then-freshman Kristine Anigwe. CSUN is 2-3 on the season and is coming off a 65-52 win on Friday against Washington State.
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).
