BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team (7-2) continues play at Haas Pavilion taking on the UC San Diego Tritons (2-5) this Friday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game can be viewed on the Cal Live Stream.

This Friday's game marks the sixth all-time meeting between the two programs with Cal holding a 4-1 series lead. Prior to the last meeting on Nov. 20, 2021, in a 64-54 win, the two teams only played each other when both were part of the North Central Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (NCIAC) in the 1970s.

For this game and the game against Florida A&M on Sunday, the Cal women's basketball team will be holding a "Pledge For Points" fundraiser for former Cal women's basketball assistant coach Kevin Morrison (2007 - 2010), who has recently been diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease. The disease has been progressing aggressively and the funds raised will be used to help his family pay for medical and living expenses. Fans can learn more about Kevin's story and contribute to the fundraiser by pledging a donation amount per point the Bears score this weekend or give a one-time donation by clicking HERE. 
 
GAME INFORMATION

• Date & Time: Friday, Dec. 16 | 7 p.m. PT
• Location: Berkeley, CA. | Haas Pavilion
• Watch: Cal Live Stream
• Live Stats: StatBroadcast

QUICK HITS

• In the 83-66 win over Pacific:
  • Kemery Martín led four Bears in double-figure scoring with a game and season-high 21 points, which included five 3-pointers, tying a career-high.
  • Cal started the game on a blistering pace hitting 11 of their first 12 shots, including nine straight, to take control of the game early, led by Martin's 10 first-quarter points
  • Cal's 33 first-quarter points tied for most points in a quarter this season since the team scored 33 points in the third quarter of the season-opener against CSUN on Nov. 11.
  • Cal went into the half up 52-32 which marked a season-high for first-half points after scoring 45 first-half points against Idaho on Nov. 16.
• With two 3-pointers against Pacific, Jayda Curry kept her streak of consecutive regular season games with at least one 3-pointer going at 31 games. Her streak is the longest among all active Pac-12 players and is the fourth longest streak of any Pac-12 player since the 1999-00 season.

Shay Murphy, USC	45	02/18/2005 - 01/05/2007
Kelsey Plum, Wash	38	01/17/2016 - 02/10/2017
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon	34	01/29/2017 - 02/04/2018
Jayda Curry, Cal	31	11/09/2021 - PRESENT
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon	30	02/11/2018 - 02/15/2019

• Curry is currently on the Naismith Trophy Women's Watch List which represents the top 50 players in the country.
• Evelien Lutje Schipholt has been a steady rock for the team so far leading the team in rebounding at 6.2 boards per game and ranking third in scoring at 10.1 points per game, which is a career-high and the first season she is averaging double-digit scoring. 25 of her 56 rebounds this season have come on the offensive end which ranks 5th in the Pac-12.
• Leilani McIntosh has dramatically improved her accuracy from deep, continuing her year-over-year improvement. She is currently shooting a career-high 45.8 percent from 3-point range (ranked 8th in the Pac-12), a significant improvement from last season when she finished at 36.2 percent.
• Martín has been one of the Bears' most consistent players from 3-point range this season shooting at a 41.2 percent rate. She has hit at least two 3-pointers in 6 of 9 games and 4 out of the last 5. 
• Jadyn Bush has provided a positive impact every time she comes off the bench for the Bears. In just 8.1 minutes per game she is averaging 6.4 points per game. She had a season-high 15 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 3.
• Peanut Tuitele has been instrumental in helping the Bears control the glass this season, ranking second on the team in rebounding at 5.4 boards per game and has had 18 offensive rebounds so far which ranks in the top 25 in the Pac-12.
• The Bears' bench has been a solid contributing factor this season accounting for 31.2 percent of the team's scoring to date. Cal's bench has outscored its opponents in all but one game this season.
• Cal is the only team in the Pac-12 with two players in both the top 10 in 3-point makes: Martín (5th) - 21, Curry (9th) - 19 and 3-point percentage: McIntosh (8th) - 45.8, Martín (10th) - 41.2).
• Cal's offense is coming from multiple sources this season with three Bears averaging double-figure scoring: Curry - 14.2, Martín - 11.4, Lutje Schipholt - 10.6 . This is a marked improvement over last season when Curry was the lone Bear to average double-figures. 
• Through nine games, the Bears have done a great job distributing the ball, while keeping turnovers low. Nationally they rank 48th in asst/to ratio (1.14), 50th in assists per game (16.3) and 66th in fewest turnovers per game (14.3).
• Cal has done a good job controlling the glass against its opponents this season, ranking 37th nationally in rebounding margin (+9.0).

UP NEXT
The Bears stay home to play Florida A&M as part of the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series on Dec. 18. 

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