BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team (9-2) begins Pac-12 conference play on the road at No. 2 Stanford this Friday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for noon and the game can be viewed on Pac-12 Network.

This Friday's game marks the 98th all-time meeting against the Cardinal, the most of any Pac-12 school Cal has played, with Stanford holding a 76-21 series lead. In the last meeting on Jan. 21, 2022 Cal played then No.2-ranked Stanford tough going into the half tied. In the third quarter Stanford opened with a 6-0 run out of the break and an 18-3 run middway through the quarter to take control and seize the win. Jayda Curry ended up with a career-high 30 points, which would tie for the most individual points allowed by the Cardinal all season and were the most scored by an opponent at Maples Pavilion since former Bear Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 30 point there on Jan. 14, 2006.
 
GAME INFORMATION

• Date & Time: Friday, Dec. 23 | Noon PT
• Location: Palo Alto, CA. | Maples Pavilion
• Watch: Pac-12 Network
• Live Stats: StatBroadcast

QUICK HITS

• In the 88-58 win over Florida A&M:
  • Five Bears scored in double-figures, led by Curry who had 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting with three 3-pointers. She was followed by Kemery Martín's 15, Mia Mastrov's season-high 11 (10 in the first half) and Leilani Mcintosh and Peanut Tuitele who had 10 each.
  • Cal shot a season-high 64.3 percent from 3-point range.
  • Karisma Ortiz had a season-high five assists, one off her career-high.
  • The 88 points scored marked a season-high for the Bears.
• The last time vs. a Top 10 opponent: This year, Bears faced then No. 9 Notre Dame on Nov. 12, 2022 in a 90-79 loss. Cal cut the lead to just 3 points in the fourth quarter before Notre Dame went on a 15-5 run fueled by 14 free throw attempts to close the game. Cal has scored the most 3-pointers (9) and points (79), had the most assists (17) and steals (12 - only opponent to register double-digit steals) against Notre Dame among any of its opponents this season. Opponents include No. 9 UConn and No. 15 Maryland.
• Team national rankings: 26th rebounding margin (+9.8), 32nd FG% (46.0), 49th assists per game (16.2), 52nd scoring (76.1)
• Cal is averaging 76.1 points per game (52nd in the country), the highest average in program history since the 1999-00 season.
• Cal has done a good job controlling the glass against its opponents this season, ranking 26th nationally in rebounding margin (+9.8).
• Through 11 games, the Bears have done a great job distributing the ball, while keeping turnovers low. Nationally they rank 51st in asst/to ratio (1.11), 49th in assists per game (16.2) and 71th in fewest turnovers per game (14.5).
• With three 3-pointers against Florida A&M, Curry kept her streak of consecutive regular season games with at least one 3-pointer going at 33 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	33	11/09/2021 - PRESENT
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon	30	02/11/2018 - 02/15/2019

• Curry ranks second among all sophomores in the Pac-12 in scoring (15.4) and 20th nationally. She is averaging 17.3ppg over her last seven games.
• Lutje Schipholt has been a steady rock for the team so far leading the team in rebounding at 6.3 boards per game and ranking third in scoring at 10.0 points per game, which is a career-high and the first season she is averaging double-digit scoring. 34 of her 69 rebounds this season have come on the offensive end which ranks 5th in the Pac-12 and 79th nationally.
• McIntosh has greatly improved three-point accuracy, continuing her year-over-year improvement. She is currently shooting a career-high 48.1 percent from distance (ranked 7th in the Pac-12), a significant improvement from last season's 36.2 percent. She is one of three players in the Pac-12 shooting at least 50 percent from the field and 48 percent from deep. 
• Martín has been one of the Bears' most consistent players from 3-point range this season shooting at a 42.1 percent rate, ranked 12th in the Pac-12. She has hit at least two 3-pointers in 7 of 11 games and 5 out of the last 7. She is shooting 50 percent from deep over her last four games.
• 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 5.9 points and 3.2 rebounds 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 6.0 boards per game and has had 23 offensive rebounds so far which ranks in the top 20 in the Pac-12. She is averaging 8.0 rebounds over her last three games.
• 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 has two players in the top 15 of the Pac-12 in 3-point makes: Martín (5th) - 24, Curry (5th) - 24 and 3-point percentage: McIntosh (7th) - 48.1, Martín (12th) - 42.1. Martín's percentage ranks 67th nationally among qualified players. 
• Cal's offense is coming from multiple sources this season with three Bears averaging double-figure scoring: Curry - 15.4, Martín - 11.8, Lutje Schipholt - 10.0. Last season only Curry averaged double-figures. 

UP NEXT
The Bears host No. 18 Arizona on Saturday, December 31 at 7 p.m.

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