California Golden Bears Athletics
Sunday, November 24
Berkeley, CA
2:00 PM
California
vs
Arkansas
Sunday Showdown At Haas
11/23/2019 4:02 PM | Women's Basketball
Cal Kicks Off Homestand With Clash Against No. 20 Arkansas
BERKELEY – The Cal women's basketball team kicks off a nine-game homestand on Sunday, hosting No. 20/18 Arkansas at 2 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears (2-2, 0-0 Pac-12) are back in Berkeley after a 74-48 victory at San Diego State on Thursday, and look to extend their win streak to three in a row as the Razorbacks (5-0, 0-0 SEC) come to town. Sunday's showdown with the 20th-ranked Hogs marks the Bears second game this season against a Top-25 foe, with Cal going toe-to-toe with No. 5 UConn earlier this season in Storrs.
The Bears enter the matchup with momentum, coming off back-to-back wins. After picking up their first win of the season in last weekend's home opener vs UC Riverside, the Bears put together an impressive performance on Thursday night against San Diego State, leading the Aztecs wire-to-wire. Southern California natives and upperclassmen Jaelyn Brown, Alaysia Styles, and CJ West led the Bears to their first road win of the season. Brown posted a season-high 18 points, matched her career-high with nine rebounds, and dished out a career-best five assists in just 27 minutes of action. Styles, a San Diego native, scored a career-high 17 points playing in front of her hometown crowd, going 7-for-12 from the floor. Making her first start of the season, West had an efficient outing with 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting, giving her back-to-back games in double-figures for the first time in her Cal career. Freshman Evelien Lutje Schipholt led all players with game-high 11 rebounds and finished just one point shy of her first collegiate double-double.
Cal dominated San Diego State on the glass, out-rebounding the Aztecs 44-30 and holding a 23-4 advantage in second-chance points. Defensively, the Bears allowed a season-low 48 points and held the Aztecs to just 33.3 percent shooting from the floor and forced 16 turnovers.
Cal's defense will now look to slow down a high-flying Arkansas offense that is averaging 91.6 points per game on the season. The meeting against the Razorbacks marks the first of two games on Cal's schedule against SEC foes. The Bears are set to host No. 13 Kentucky at Haas Pavilion on December 21.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday's game against the Razorbacks will be live streamed 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 RAZORBACKS
After going a perfect 5-0 to open the season at home, Arkansas now heads west for its first road trip of the season. The Razorbacks are coming off a 91-60 win Wednesday night over Belmont, their fourth win this season by 30 or more points. The Hogs were led by a trio of 20-point performances, with Chelsea Dungee (21 points), Makayla Daniels (21 points), and Alexis Tolefree (20 points) leading the offensive effort. Arkansas shot 45 percent (29-64) from the floor and 42 percent (13-31) from beyond the arc, led by a 5-for-8 effort from three-point range by Tolefree, a senior from Conway, Arkansas.
Tolefree is one of four starters averaging double-figures for Arkansas this season. Dungee, who was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Preseason Watch List as one of the top shooting guards in the country, is averaging a team-high 18.6 points per game on the season. Dungee has scored in double-figures in each of her last 22 outings for the Hogs and was named to the All-SEC Second Team last season.
Arkansas ranks sixth in the country in scoring, averaging 91.6 points per game on the season. The Razorbacks are averaging 11 made three-pointers per game, the fifth-most in Division I.
Arkansas was picked fifth in the SEC Preseason Poll and returns four starters from last season's squad that went 22-15, earning a berth to the WNIT.
Sunday's game will be the fourth meeting all-time between the Bears and the Razorbacks, and the first since 1987. Cal and Arkansas last met in the third round of the 1987 WNIT Tournament in Amarillo, Texas, resulting in a victory for the Razorbacks. Arkansas leads the overall series between the schools, 2-1.
Arkansas is led by head coach Mike Neighbors, who is in his third season in Fayetteville after spending the previous four seasons as the head coach at Washington. Neighbors led the Huskies to their first Final Four appearance in 2016 and amassed a 4-3 record against Cal while coaching the Huskies.
UP NEXT
Cal continues its homestand after Thanksgiving, hosting the semi-annual Cal Classic. The 2019 edition of the tournament features North Carolina Central, Penn State, and Long Beach State. Cal and NC Central will meet in the opening game, a 1 p.m. PT tipoff on Friday, November 29, followed by Long Beach State vs Penn State at 3:15 p.m. The consolation game of the Cal Classic will be held at 1:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, November 30, with the championship game to follow at 3:15 p.m. PT.
Friday's opening game between the Golden Bears and Eagles marks the return of a familiar face to Haas Pavilion. North Carolina Central head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom graduated from Cal in 1992 after an All-American playing career for the Golden Bears. Stafford-Odom led the Golden Bears to their first two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1990 and 1992 and was inducted into the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
2019-20 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
Season, group and single-game tickets for the 2019-20 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.
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).
The Bears enter the matchup with momentum, coming off back-to-back wins. After picking up their first win of the season in last weekend's home opener vs UC Riverside, the Bears put together an impressive performance on Thursday night against San Diego State, leading the Aztecs wire-to-wire. Southern California natives and upperclassmen Jaelyn Brown, Alaysia Styles, and CJ West led the Bears to their first road win of the season. Brown posted a season-high 18 points, matched her career-high with nine rebounds, and dished out a career-best five assists in just 27 minutes of action. Styles, a San Diego native, scored a career-high 17 points playing in front of her hometown crowd, going 7-for-12 from the floor. Making her first start of the season, West had an efficient outing with 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting, giving her back-to-back games in double-figures for the first time in her Cal career. Freshman Evelien Lutje Schipholt led all players with game-high 11 rebounds and finished just one point shy of her first collegiate double-double.
Cal dominated San Diego State on the glass, out-rebounding the Aztecs 44-30 and holding a 23-4 advantage in second-chance points. Defensively, the Bears allowed a season-low 48 points and held the Aztecs to just 33.3 percent shooting from the floor and forced 16 turnovers.
Cal's defense will now look to slow down a high-flying Arkansas offense that is averaging 91.6 points per game on the season. The meeting against the Razorbacks marks the first of two games on Cal's schedule against SEC foes. The Bears are set to host No. 13 Kentucky at Haas Pavilion on December 21.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday's game against the Razorbacks will be live streamed 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 RAZORBACKS
After going a perfect 5-0 to open the season at home, Arkansas now heads west for its first road trip of the season. The Razorbacks are coming off a 91-60 win Wednesday night over Belmont, their fourth win this season by 30 or more points. The Hogs were led by a trio of 20-point performances, with Chelsea Dungee (21 points), Makayla Daniels (21 points), and Alexis Tolefree (20 points) leading the offensive effort. Arkansas shot 45 percent (29-64) from the floor and 42 percent (13-31) from beyond the arc, led by a 5-for-8 effort from three-point range by Tolefree, a senior from Conway, Arkansas.
Tolefree is one of four starters averaging double-figures for Arkansas this season. Dungee, who was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Preseason Watch List as one of the top shooting guards in the country, is averaging a team-high 18.6 points per game on the season. Dungee has scored in double-figures in each of her last 22 outings for the Hogs and was named to the All-SEC Second Team last season.
Arkansas ranks sixth in the country in scoring, averaging 91.6 points per game on the season. The Razorbacks are averaging 11 made three-pointers per game, the fifth-most in Division I.
Arkansas was picked fifth in the SEC Preseason Poll and returns four starters from last season's squad that went 22-15, earning a berth to the WNIT.
Sunday's game will be the fourth meeting all-time between the Bears and the Razorbacks, and the first since 1987. Cal and Arkansas last met in the third round of the 1987 WNIT Tournament in Amarillo, Texas, resulting in a victory for the Razorbacks. Arkansas leads the overall series between the schools, 2-1.
Arkansas is led by head coach Mike Neighbors, who is in his third season in Fayetteville after spending the previous four seasons as the head coach at Washington. Neighbors led the Huskies to their first Final Four appearance in 2016 and amassed a 4-3 record against Cal while coaching the Huskies.
UP NEXT
Cal continues its homestand after Thanksgiving, hosting the semi-annual Cal Classic. The 2019 edition of the tournament features North Carolina Central, Penn State, and Long Beach State. Cal and NC Central will meet in the opening game, a 1 p.m. PT tipoff on Friday, November 29, followed by Long Beach State vs Penn State at 3:15 p.m. The consolation game of the Cal Classic will be held at 1:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, November 30, with the championship game to follow at 3:15 p.m. PT.
Friday's opening game between the Golden Bears and Eagles marks the return of a familiar face to Haas Pavilion. North Carolina Central head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom graduated from Cal in 1992 after an All-American playing career for the Golden Bears. Stafford-Odom led the Golden Bears to their first two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1990 and 1992 and was inducted into the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
2019-20 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
Season, group and single-game tickets for the 2019-20 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.
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).
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