Sunday, February 23
Berkeley, CA
2:00 PM
California
vs
Oregon State
2/22/2020 3:36 PM | Women's Basketball
Cal Hosts No. 15 Oregon State For Senior Day
BERKELEY - The Cal women's basketball team will play its final home game of the 2019-20 campaign on Sunday, hosting No. 15 Oregon State at 2 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears (10-16, 2-13 Pac-12) and Beavers (19-8, 7-8 Pac-12) will square off for the second time this season with Cal looking to secure the series split. Oregon State won the first matchup between the teams this season, topping Cal 81-44 on January 17 in Corvallis. The game was tied after the first quarter before the then 8th-ranked Beavers pulled away over the final three quarters. Jaelyn Brown led all scorers with 23 points in the first meeting while Destiny Slocum led the Beavs with 15 points and 11 assists.
Brown is one of five graduating players for the Bears who will be honored on Sunday, along with classmates Sara Anastasieska, Mi'Cole Cayton, CJ West, and Chen Yue. In the last four years, the class has helped Cal to 71 wins and three consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament. The quintet looks to close its final game at Haas Pavilion with another upset win over at Top-25 opponent.
Cal's most recent outing saw the Bears fall to No. 3 Oregon, 93-61, on Friday night. Cal got off to a strong start and trailed the Pac-12 leading Ducks by only four points at the end of the first quarter, but Oregon pulled away with strong performances in the second and third. Brown led all scorers with 26 points – her highest-scoring outing every in Pac-12 play – and made history in the process, as she became the 31st player in program history to score 1,000 career points. Brown reached the milestone in the third quarter and has now scored 1,008 points in 125 career appearances at Cal.
Freshman Cailyn Crocker also excelled on offense on Friday, making her second career start and pouring in 15 points. Yue led the Bears with nine rebounds and matched her career-high with five offensive boards.
Cal leads the overall series between the schools, 38-37, though Oregon State has won the last nine meetings between the teams.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday's game against the Beavs will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks with Kate Scott and Layshia Clarendon 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 BEAVERS
Oregon State heads to Berkeley looking to snap a four-game losing streak, its longest in the last seven seasons. The Beavers opened the season on a 15-game winning streak, but have lost seven of their last 10 games. Oregon State is coming off a 63-60 loss at No. 4 Stanford on Friday night. Beavs' guard Destiny Slocum led all players on the Farm with 26 points, going 11-22 from the floor, but Oregon State was outscored 14-4 on points off turnovers. Freshman forward Taylor Jones (14 points, 12 rebounds) and senior guard Mikayla Pivec (13 points, 10 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles for the Beavs in the loss.
Slocum leads Oregon State and ranks 8th in the conference in scoring at 15.1 PPG. She had 15 points and 11 assists vs Cal in January. Pivec is second on the team in scoring (14.6 PPG) and ranks second in the conference in rebounding with 9.6 RPG.
Jones leads the Pac-12 in blocked shots, averaging 1.96 blocks per game, and ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage, shooting 59.3% from the floor on the year.
Scott Rueck is in his 10th season as head coach of the Beavers, and returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last season. Oregon State was picked third in the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll.
UP NEXT
The Bears will close out the 2019-20 regular season on the road, heading to Arizona for a pair of games against ranked opponents. Cal takes on No. 21 Arizona State (19-8, 9-6 Pac-12) at 7 p.m. PT Friday in Tempe before closing the regular season at No. 11 Arizona (22-4, 11-4 Pac-12) next Sunday. The Bears split the series with both Arizona schools last season, with each team winning on its home court.
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).
Brown is one of five graduating players for the Bears who will be honored on Sunday, along with classmates Sara Anastasieska, Mi'Cole Cayton, CJ West, and Chen Yue. In the last four years, the class has helped Cal to 71 wins and three consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament. The quintet looks to close its final game at Haas Pavilion with another upset win over at Top-25 opponent.
Cal's most recent outing saw the Bears fall to No. 3 Oregon, 93-61, on Friday night. Cal got off to a strong start and trailed the Pac-12 leading Ducks by only four points at the end of the first quarter, but Oregon pulled away with strong performances in the second and third. Brown led all scorers with 26 points – her highest-scoring outing every in Pac-12 play – and made history in the process, as she became the 31st player in program history to score 1,000 career points. Brown reached the milestone in the third quarter and has now scored 1,008 points in 125 career appearances at Cal.
Freshman Cailyn Crocker also excelled on offense on Friday, making her second career start and pouring in 15 points. Yue led the Bears with nine rebounds and matched her career-high with five offensive boards.
Cal leads the overall series between the schools, 38-37, though Oregon State has won the last nine meetings between the teams.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday's game against the Beavs will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks with Kate Scott and Layshia Clarendon 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 BEAVERS
Oregon State heads to Berkeley looking to snap a four-game losing streak, its longest in the last seven seasons. The Beavers opened the season on a 15-game winning streak, but have lost seven of their last 10 games. Oregon State is coming off a 63-60 loss at No. 4 Stanford on Friday night. Beavs' guard Destiny Slocum led all players on the Farm with 26 points, going 11-22 from the floor, but Oregon State was outscored 14-4 on points off turnovers. Freshman forward Taylor Jones (14 points, 12 rebounds) and senior guard Mikayla Pivec (13 points, 10 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles for the Beavs in the loss.
Slocum leads Oregon State and ranks 8th in the conference in scoring at 15.1 PPG. She had 15 points and 11 assists vs Cal in January. Pivec is second on the team in scoring (14.6 PPG) and ranks second in the conference in rebounding with 9.6 RPG.
Jones leads the Pac-12 in blocked shots, averaging 1.96 blocks per game, and ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage, shooting 59.3% from the floor on the year.
Scott Rueck is in his 10th season as head coach of the Beavers, and returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last season. Oregon State was picked third in the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll.
UP NEXT
The Bears will close out the 2019-20 regular season on the road, heading to Arizona for a pair of games against ranked opponents. Cal takes on No. 21 Arizona State (19-8, 9-6 Pac-12) at 7 p.m. PT Friday in Tempe before closing the regular season at No. 11 Arizona (22-4, 11-4 Pac-12) next Sunday. The Bears split the series with both Arizona schools last season, with each team winning on its home court.
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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