Friday, February 21
Berkeley, CA
6:00 PM
California
vs
Oregon
2/20/2020 11:12 AM | Women's Basketball
Cal Hosts No. 3 Oregon In Final Home Weekend Of The Season
BERKELEY – Coming off another victory on the road, the Cal women's basketball team returns to Berkeley for its final homestand of the 2019-20 season. The Golden Bears (10-15, 2-12 Pac-12) open the weekend on Friday night, hosting No. 3 Oregon (24-2, 13-1 Pac-12) at 6 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. Cal closes the home campaign on Sunday, hosting No. 15 Oregon State (19-7, 7-7 Pac-12) at 2 p.m. PT for Senior Day. Friday night's game against the Ducks also marks Cal's annual Play4Kay game, with a silent auction benefiting the Kay Yow Foundation running through the end of the third quarter.
Cal looks to build upon momentum from last Sunday's road win at Utah. The Bears' offense was firing on all cylinders in Salt Lake City, leading the way in an 88-74 victory over the Utes. Cal committed just nine turnovers on the day – its fewest in any Pac-12 game this season – while going off for 88 points, its second highest -scoring performance in any game this season. Freshman Cailyn Crocker led all scorers with a career-high 26 points in her first collegiate start, going 8-10 from the floor on the day with six rebounds and five assists. Crocker scored 20 of her 26 points in the second half, as Cal responded after the Utes erased a 16-point deficit. Junior forward Alaysia Styles also had a record-setting day in the win, scoring a career-high 19 points while going 5-6 from the floor and 8-12 from the foul line. Jazlen Green added 17 points for the Bears off the bench, going 3-4 from three in the second quarter, while senior Jaelyn Brown chipped in 10 points for her fifth consecutive game scoring in double-figures.
With the win, the Bears improved to 2-5 on the road in conference play. They now set their sights on returning to the win column at Haas Pavilion as they take on a Top-25 opponent for the ninth time this season and the seventh matchup against a Top-10 team.
Oregon won the first meeting between the teams this season in Eugene, overpowering the Bears, 105-55. Green – who made her first collegiate start against the Ducks – led Cal with a then-career-high 16 points and seven rebounds. Redshirt senior Sara Anastasieska added 15 points for the Bears on 3-8 shooting from beyond the arc. Five players scored in double-figures for the Ducks, led by 31 points from Satou Sabally. Senior standout Sabrina Ionescu added 14 points and 10 assists as Oregon shot 61 percent (42-69) from the floor and 59 percent (10-17) from three on the day.
Oregon has won four of the last five meetings between the teams, including each of the last two matchups in Berkeley.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday's game against the Utes will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks with Kate Scott and Mary Murphy 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 DUCKS
Oregon heads to Berkeley on a 12-game winning streak, the longest active win streak in the Pac-12 and tied for the 10th-longest active win streak in the nation. Four of the Ducks' last five wins have come by 20 or more points, including a 93-67 win at USC their last time out. The win over the Trojans saw four different players score in double-figures for the Ducks, led by 25 points on 7-12 shooting from three by Erin Boley.Ruthy Hebard (22 pts, 10 reb), Satou Sabally (18 pts, 10 reb), and Sabrina Ionescu (12 pts, 13 ast) all added double-doubles in the win.
An East Bay product from Walnut Creek, Ionescu is the NCAA's all-time leader with 24 career triple-doubles, 6 coming this season. Ionescu is averaging 18.6 points per game in five career matchups with Cal, and had 27 points in last season's win in Berkeley.
Ranked No. 3 in the latest AP Poll, Oregon opened the season as No. 1 team in the nation, before dropping a 72-62 decision to Louisville on November 30. The Ducks suffered their second loss of the season at Arizona State on January 10, falling to the Sun Devils 72-66. They have rattled off 12 wins since, with nine wins over Top-25 opponents in that span.
Oregon leads the nation in most offensive categories this season, including field goal percentage (50.7%), Points per game (85.9 points per game), and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.85 Ast/TO).
Head coach Kelly Graves is in his sixth season with the Ducks and returns four starters and seven letterwinners from the 2018-19 campaign. Oregon won the Pac-12 regular season title last season and reached the Final Four for the first time in program history, before falling to eventual national champion Baylor. Oregon was picked first in the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches and Media polls.
UP NEXT
The Bears play their final home game of the 2019-20 season on Sunday, hosting No. 15 Oregon State at 2 p.m. PT. Cal fell to Oregon State, 81-44, on the road earlier this season and has lost nine in a row in the series, its longest active losing streak against any Pac-12 opponent. The Bears will honor their graduating seniors - Sara Anastasieska, Jaelyn Brown, Mi'Cole Cayton, CJ West, and Chen Yue - on Sunday, with the annual senior celebration to follow the game against the Beavs.
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).
Cal looks to build upon momentum from last Sunday's road win at Utah. The Bears' offense was firing on all cylinders in Salt Lake City, leading the way in an 88-74 victory over the Utes. Cal committed just nine turnovers on the day – its fewest in any Pac-12 game this season – while going off for 88 points, its second highest -scoring performance in any game this season. Freshman Cailyn Crocker led all scorers with a career-high 26 points in her first collegiate start, going 8-10 from the floor on the day with six rebounds and five assists. Crocker scored 20 of her 26 points in the second half, as Cal responded after the Utes erased a 16-point deficit. Junior forward Alaysia Styles also had a record-setting day in the win, scoring a career-high 19 points while going 5-6 from the floor and 8-12 from the foul line. Jazlen Green added 17 points for the Bears off the bench, going 3-4 from three in the second quarter, while senior Jaelyn Brown chipped in 10 points for her fifth consecutive game scoring in double-figures.
With the win, the Bears improved to 2-5 on the road in conference play. They now set their sights on returning to the win column at Haas Pavilion as they take on a Top-25 opponent for the ninth time this season and the seventh matchup against a Top-10 team.
Oregon won the first meeting between the teams this season in Eugene, overpowering the Bears, 105-55. Green – who made her first collegiate start against the Ducks – led Cal with a then-career-high 16 points and seven rebounds. Redshirt senior Sara Anastasieska added 15 points for the Bears on 3-8 shooting from beyond the arc. Five players scored in double-figures for the Ducks, led by 31 points from Satou Sabally. Senior standout Sabrina Ionescu added 14 points and 10 assists as Oregon shot 61 percent (42-69) from the floor and 59 percent (10-17) from three on the day.
Oregon has won four of the last five meetings between the teams, including each of the last two matchups in Berkeley.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday's game against the Utes will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks with Kate Scott and Mary Murphy 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 DUCKS
Oregon heads to Berkeley on a 12-game winning streak, the longest active win streak in the Pac-12 and tied for the 10th-longest active win streak in the nation. Four of the Ducks' last five wins have come by 20 or more points, including a 93-67 win at USC their last time out. The win over the Trojans saw four different players score in double-figures for the Ducks, led by 25 points on 7-12 shooting from three by Erin Boley.Ruthy Hebard (22 pts, 10 reb), Satou Sabally (18 pts, 10 reb), and Sabrina Ionescu (12 pts, 13 ast) all added double-doubles in the win.
An East Bay product from Walnut Creek, Ionescu is the NCAA's all-time leader with 24 career triple-doubles, 6 coming this season. Ionescu is averaging 18.6 points per game in five career matchups with Cal, and had 27 points in last season's win in Berkeley.
Ranked No. 3 in the latest AP Poll, Oregon opened the season as No. 1 team in the nation, before dropping a 72-62 decision to Louisville on November 30. The Ducks suffered their second loss of the season at Arizona State on January 10, falling to the Sun Devils 72-66. They have rattled off 12 wins since, with nine wins over Top-25 opponents in that span.
Oregon leads the nation in most offensive categories this season, including field goal percentage (50.7%), Points per game (85.9 points per game), and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.85 Ast/TO).
Head coach Kelly Graves is in his sixth season with the Ducks and returns four starters and seven letterwinners from the 2018-19 campaign. Oregon won the Pac-12 regular season title last season and reached the Final Four for the first time in program history, before falling to eventual national champion Baylor. Oregon was picked first in the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches and Media polls.
UP NEXT
The Bears play their final home game of the 2019-20 season on Sunday, hosting No. 15 Oregon State at 2 p.m. PT. Cal fell to Oregon State, 81-44, on the road earlier this season and has lost nine in a row in the series, its longest active losing streak against any Pac-12 opponent. The Bears will honor their graduating seniors - Sara Anastasieska, Jaelyn Brown, Mi'Cole Cayton, CJ West, and Chen Yue - on Sunday, with the annual senior celebration to follow the game against the Beavs.
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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