Sunday, January 5
Berkeley, CA
12:00 PM
California
vs
Washington State
1/4/2020 12:53 PM | Women's Basketball
Cal Hosts Washington State To Close Out Nine-Game Homestand
BERKELEY – After falling just short in Friday's conference opener against Washington, the Cal women's basketball team looks to respond on Sunday, hosting Washington State at 12 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears (8-4, 0-1 Pac-12) and Cougars (7-7, 0-2 Pac-12) are both looking for their first win in Pac-12 play, with Washington State coming off a 77-58 loss to Stanford.
Sunday's game against the Cougs marks the end of a nine-game homestand for the Golden Bears, who are 7-2 this season at Haas Pavilion. Cal's two home losses this season have come by a combined five points, falling to No. 14 Kentucky, 63-61, on Dec. 21, and edged by Washington, 67-64, on Friday night.
The Bears' Pac-12 opener against the Huskies was a hard-fought affair from start to finish, which saw five lead changes. After cold shooting and 10 turnovers in the first half, Cal responded in the second. The Bears erased a 12-point halftime deficit and took a 64-61 lead over the visiting Huskies with 1:14 left to play. However, Washington scored the final six points of the game to come away with the win, as Huskies senior Amber Melgoza hit the go-ahead lay-up with 15 seconds left to play. Melgoza led all scorers with 31 points while the Bears were led by 12 points apiece from seniors Jaelyn Brown and CJ West.
Brown scored 10 of her 12 poitns in the second half and has now scored in double-figures in five consecutive games, the longest such streak of her Cal career. West scored nine of her 12 in the second half as well, going 3-for-4 from the field and 3-3 from the foul line over the final 20 minutes of action.
Cal was once again dominant on the glass, outrebounding Washington 45-35 and grabbing 18 offensive rebounds. Freshman Evelien Lutje Schipholt led the Bears in rebounding, matching her career-high with 11 boards. Fellow freshman Jazlen Green also came up key for the Bears, pouring in nine points and connecting on the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:28 left in the game.
Cal's freshman corps of Green, Lutje Schipholt, Leilani McIntosh, and Cailyn Crocker is averaging a combined 25.4 points per game on the season. Brown, the Bears' lone returning starter from the 2018-19 season, leads the team in scoring and ranks ninth in the Pac-12 at 15.3 points per game. West is sixth in the conference in rebounding (7.7 rebounds per game) while McIntosh, a rookie from Phoenix, ranks in the top-10 in the Pac-12 in both steals (third – 2.3 steals per game) and assists (ninth – 4.4 assists per game).
The Bears beat the Cougars three times last season, winning both regular season matchups and also besting Washington State in the first round of the 2019 Pac-12 Tournament. Cal has won its last five meetings with the Cougs, its longest active winning streak against any Pac-12 opponent.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday's game against the Cougars will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks with Kate Scott and Ros Gold-Onwude 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 COUGARS
Washington State heads to Berkeley looking to snap a three-game losing streak. The Cougs dropped their non-conference finale at Miami (FL), before opening Pac-12 play with losses to Washington and No. 5 Stanford.
Washington State fell to the Cardinal on the Farm, 77-58, on Friday night despite a pair of 20-point performances from Chanelle Molina and Borislava Hristova. Molina poured in a game-high and season-best 27 points, going 5-for-8 from beyond the arc. Hrsitova added 21 points and eight rebounds, but it was not enough to overcome a 41-23 halftime deficit. The Cardinal outscored the Cougs in the paint, 34-20, and held a 15-7 advantage in second-chance points.
A redshirt senior and All-Pac-12 selection last season, Hristova leads Washington State and ranks third in the conference in scoring, averaging 18.6 points per game this season. The Bulgarian international also leads the Cougars in rebounding, averaging 6.6 rebounds per game.
Molina, a senior from Hawaii, ranks sixth in the conference in scoring at 15.5 points per game and is averaging 2.4 made three-pointers per game, good for second in the Pac-12. As a team, Washington State ranks third in the conference in three-point field goal percentage, shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc.
Yet despite their accuracy from deep, Washington State ranks 11th in the conference in scoring (67.3 points per game) and is last in scoring defense (65.9 points per game) and rebound margin (+1.3 rebounds per game).
Cal leads the all-time series with the Cougs, 48-23, and has won the last five meetings between the teams, its longest active winning streak against any Pac-12 opponent. The Bears swept both regular season meetings last year and also topped Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. Cal has won six straight against Washington State in Berkeley, and eight of the last nine overall matchups between the teams.
Washington State head coach Kamie Ethridge is in her second season in Pullman, and returns three starters and nine letterwinners from the 2018-19 campaign. The Cougars went 4-14 in conference play last season and were picked 10th in the 2019-20 Pac-12 Preseason Coaches' Poll.
UP NEXT
The Bears head to Palo Alto on Friday to tip-off their home-and-home against rival Stanford (12-1, 1-0 Pac-12). The first leg of the Battle of the Bay takes place on Friday, at 7 p.m. PT at Maples Pavilion, before a 5 p.m. PT showdown back in Berkeley on Sunday, Jan. 12. Cal and Stanford have split the regular season meetings each of the last two seasons, with each team winning on its home court. Friday's game at Stanford pits Bears' head coach Charmin Smith against her alma mater. Smith graduated from Stanford in 1997 after helping the Cardinal to three Final Four appearances. Stanford is 8-0 at home this season and hosts Washington at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday.
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.
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).
Sunday's game against the Cougs marks the end of a nine-game homestand for the Golden Bears, who are 7-2 this season at Haas Pavilion. Cal's two home losses this season have come by a combined five points, falling to No. 14 Kentucky, 63-61, on Dec. 21, and edged by Washington, 67-64, on Friday night.
The Bears' Pac-12 opener against the Huskies was a hard-fought affair from start to finish, which saw five lead changes. After cold shooting and 10 turnovers in the first half, Cal responded in the second. The Bears erased a 12-point halftime deficit and took a 64-61 lead over the visiting Huskies with 1:14 left to play. However, Washington scored the final six points of the game to come away with the win, as Huskies senior Amber Melgoza hit the go-ahead lay-up with 15 seconds left to play. Melgoza led all scorers with 31 points while the Bears were led by 12 points apiece from seniors Jaelyn Brown and CJ West.
Brown scored 10 of her 12 poitns in the second half and has now scored in double-figures in five consecutive games, the longest such streak of her Cal career. West scored nine of her 12 in the second half as well, going 3-for-4 from the field and 3-3 from the foul line over the final 20 minutes of action.
Cal was once again dominant on the glass, outrebounding Washington 45-35 and grabbing 18 offensive rebounds. Freshman Evelien Lutje Schipholt led the Bears in rebounding, matching her career-high with 11 boards. Fellow freshman Jazlen Green also came up key for the Bears, pouring in nine points and connecting on the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:28 left in the game.
Cal's freshman corps of Green, Lutje Schipholt, Leilani McIntosh, and Cailyn Crocker is averaging a combined 25.4 points per game on the season. Brown, the Bears' lone returning starter from the 2018-19 season, leads the team in scoring and ranks ninth in the Pac-12 at 15.3 points per game. West is sixth in the conference in rebounding (7.7 rebounds per game) while McIntosh, a rookie from Phoenix, ranks in the top-10 in the Pac-12 in both steals (third – 2.3 steals per game) and assists (ninth – 4.4 assists per game).
The Bears beat the Cougars three times last season, winning both regular season matchups and also besting Washington State in the first round of the 2019 Pac-12 Tournament. Cal has won its last five meetings with the Cougs, its longest active winning streak against any Pac-12 opponent.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday's game against the Cougars will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks with Kate Scott and Ros Gold-Onwude 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 COUGARS
Washington State heads to Berkeley looking to snap a three-game losing streak. The Cougs dropped their non-conference finale at Miami (FL), before opening Pac-12 play with losses to Washington and No. 5 Stanford.
Washington State fell to the Cardinal on the Farm, 77-58, on Friday night despite a pair of 20-point performances from Chanelle Molina and Borislava Hristova. Molina poured in a game-high and season-best 27 points, going 5-for-8 from beyond the arc. Hrsitova added 21 points and eight rebounds, but it was not enough to overcome a 41-23 halftime deficit. The Cardinal outscored the Cougs in the paint, 34-20, and held a 15-7 advantage in second-chance points.
A redshirt senior and All-Pac-12 selection last season, Hristova leads Washington State and ranks third in the conference in scoring, averaging 18.6 points per game this season. The Bulgarian international also leads the Cougars in rebounding, averaging 6.6 rebounds per game.
Molina, a senior from Hawaii, ranks sixth in the conference in scoring at 15.5 points per game and is averaging 2.4 made three-pointers per game, good for second in the Pac-12. As a team, Washington State ranks third in the conference in three-point field goal percentage, shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc.
Yet despite their accuracy from deep, Washington State ranks 11th in the conference in scoring (67.3 points per game) and is last in scoring defense (65.9 points per game) and rebound margin (+1.3 rebounds per game).
Cal leads the all-time series with the Cougs, 48-23, and has won the last five meetings between the teams, its longest active winning streak against any Pac-12 opponent. The Bears swept both regular season meetings last year and also topped Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. Cal has won six straight against Washington State in Berkeley, and eight of the last nine overall matchups between the teams.
Washington State head coach Kamie Ethridge is in her second season in Pullman, and returns three starters and nine letterwinners from the 2018-19 campaign. The Cougars went 4-14 in conference play last season and were picked 10th in the 2019-20 Pac-12 Preseason Coaches' Poll.
UP NEXT
The Bears head to Palo Alto on Friday to tip-off their home-and-home against rival Stanford (12-1, 1-0 Pac-12). The first leg of the Battle of the Bay takes place on Friday, at 7 p.m. PT at Maples Pavilion, before a 5 p.m. PT showdown back in Berkeley on Sunday, Jan. 12. Cal and Stanford have split the regular season meetings each of the last two seasons, with each team winning on its home court. Friday's game at Stanford pits Bears' head coach Charmin Smith against her alma mater. Smith graduated from Stanford in 1997 after helping the Cardinal to three Final Four appearances. Stanford is 8-0 at home this season and hosts Washington at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday.
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.
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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