BERKELEY -  Haas Pavilion will be rocking Friday when the Cal women's basketball team welcomes Utah to Haas Pavilion for the Sixth Annual School Haas Rock game. The Golden Bears (8-9, 0-6 Pac-12) and Utes (9-8, 2-4 Pac-12) at 12:00 p.m. PT in front of nearly 3,000 elementary and middle school-aged children from schools across the Bay Area. Now in its sixth year, School Haas Rock incorporates educational components into the game day experience, with this year's focus on STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
 
Along with the energy in the building, head coach Charmin Smith and the Golden Bears are looking forward to the opportunity to get back in the win column. The Bears are in search of their first conference win of the year, and recently wrapped up a stretch of four consecutive games against Top-10 opponents. Cal returns to the Bay after a 105-55 loss at No. 6 Oregon their last time out. Freshman Jazlen Green and redshirt senior Sara Anastasieska scored in double-figures in the loss, led by a career-high 16 points from Green in her first collegiate start. Green and Anastasieska went a combined 7-18 (39%) from three-point range as the Bears shot over 30 percent from both the floor and distance on the day. However, it was not enough to keep up with Oregon's high-flying offense. The Ducks shot 61% from the floor and 59% from three-point range, and had five players score in double-figures, led by a game-high 31 points from Satou Sabally.

The Bears look to rebound on Friday, playing at home where they have a record of 7-4 on the year. Two of those three losses have been decided by a single-possession, with close calls against No. 14 Kentucky and Washington.

To get back in the win column, the Bears will need to slow a Utah squad that is in the midst of a two-game winning streak. The Utes went 0-4 to start the conference campaign, but have since rattled off back-to-back wins over USC and Colorado.

Cal and Utah met once last season, a victory for the Utes in Salt Lake City. The Bears lead the overall series between the schools, 13-9, though the Utes have won five of the last seven matchups.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday's game against the Utes will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks with Kate Scott and Maylana Martin Douglas on the call. The matchup will be live streamed on the Pac-12 app 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 UTES
Utah heads to Berkeley on a two-game winning streak, picking up conference victories over USC and Colorado. The most recent outing saw the Utes beat the Buffs, 84-69, in Boulder to secure the series split. Utah erased a four-point halftime deficit and outscored Colorado, 47-28, in the second half to secure the win, highlighted by a 26-12 third quarter in which the Utes went 8-11 from beyond the arc. Utah went 16-23 from three on the day and was led by 24 points from freshman Brynna Maxwell, who went 6-for-8 from three. Kiana Moore added 16 points off the bench for Utah, going 4-6 from three and 6-9 from the floor.


Another youth-laden squad, Utah is led in scoring by freshman forward Lola Pendande, who is averaging 11.9 points per game on the season. A Spanish youth international, Pendande also leads the Utes in rebounding at 5.8 rebounds per game. Maxwell, a freshman guard from Washington, is second on the team in scoring at 11.8 points per game and is shooting 42.1 percent from three-point range this season, the second-highest percentage in the Pac-12.

Utah ranks second in the conference in three-point field goal percentage, shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc this season. The Utes are 2-4 on the road this season, with a 1-2 mark in conference play.

Head coach Lynne Roberts is in her fifth season with the Utes, and returns two starters and five letterwinners from last season. Utah was picked seventh in the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll.

UP NEXT
The Bears continue the weekend on Sunday, hosting Colorado at 12 p.m. PT. The matchup against the Buffs marks the first game in a doubleheader with the Cal men's basketball team, which hosts Stanford at 3 p.m. PT. Cal and Colorado met once last season, an 80-60 victory for the Golden Bears in Boulder in which Cal shot 79% (11-14) from beyond the arc. Cal has won the last two meetings between the teams and five of the last six matchups between the schools in Berkeley. Colorado is 5-2 on the road this season and opens the weekend at Stanford, taking on the Cardinal at 7 p.m. PT on Friday night

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 for 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.

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