Cal Takes On Washington State

BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team (11-11, 2-9) wraps up its Pacific Northwest road trip taking on the Washington State Cougars (15-7, 5-6) on Feb. 5 at noon. The game can be viewed on Pac-12 Networks Washington.

This game marks the 76th all-time meeting between the two programs with Cal holding a 48-27 series advantage, although the Cougars have won four straight. The Bears' last win came in a 77-58 win in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on March 7, 2019.

Washington is led by fifth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge who led the program to a record 19 wins last season (19-11) and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars return four starters and are led by Charlisse Leger-Walker who ranks second in the Pac-12 in scoring (19.1 ppg) and was named Top-10 Finalist for Ann Meyers Drysdale Award.

GAME INFORMATION

Date & Time: Sunday, Feb. 5 | 12:00 p.m. PT
Location: Pullman, WA | Beasley Coliseum
Watch: Pac-12 Network Washington
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

QUICK HITS

In the 70-54 loss at Washington:
- Cal was led by Evelien Lutje Schipholt who had a season-high 19 points and seven rebounds. It marked her 12th game in double-figures this season.
- Three of Lutje Schipholt's rebounds came on the offensive end, marking the 10th game this season she's had at least three.
- The Bears' defensive pressure forced 19 turnovers, the most they have caused in a game this season.
- Cal used a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter to bring the deficit to 11 points before ultimately losing the game.
Against Top 10 opponents:
- Against then No. 9 Notre Dame on Nov. 12, Cal 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. 5 UConn, No. 9 Virginia Tech and No. 13 Maryland.
- In the first meeting at No. 2 Stanford on Dec. 23, Cal shot 43.9 percent from deep, the highest percentage allowed by Stanford, held Stanford to just 29.2 percent from 3-point range, its fourth lowest percentage of the season and the 69 points the Bears put up were the third highest total allowed by the Cardinal all season. In the second meeting at home on Jan. 8, Cal held them to its lowest FG (32.3) and 3PT (20.0) percentages and 3PT makes (4) of the season while outperforming them in all three categories along with its lowest scoring output (60 points).
- Against No. 8 UCLA On Jan. 15, Cal was able to take control of the game early with a 15-2 lead and was down just one point in the fourth quarter before going on a scoring drought to seal the loss. The Bears shot 47.1 percent from deep, their second highest mark of the season.
In five of the seven losses to ranked opponents, Cal has had a lead or trailed by no more than three points in the fourth quarter.
Team national rankings: 43rd turnovers per game (13.7), 52nd assist/TO ratio (1.10), 65th 3PT% (34.3)
This season Cal is averaging 69.3 points per game, the sixth highest average in program history since the 1999-00 season.
The Bears have done a great job taking care of the ball. Nationally they rank 43rd in fewest turnovers per game (13.7) and 52nd in asst/to ratio (1.10).
The Bears are 7-3 when scoring at least 70 points this season.
With her 3-pointer against Washington, Curry kept her streak of consecutive regular season games with at least one 3-pointer going at 44 games. Her streak is the longest among all active Pac-12 players and is now the second longest streak of any Pac-12 player since the 1999-00 season.

Shay Murphy, USC	45	02/18/2005 - 01/05/2007
**Jayda Curry, Cal**	44	11/09/2021 - PRESENT
Kelsey Plum, Wash	38	01/17/2016 - 02/10/2017
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon	34	01/29/2017 - 02/04/2018
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon	30	02/11/2018 - 02/15/2019

Cal has two players in the top 10 of the Pac-12 in 3-point makes: Martín (4th) - 46 and Curry (7th) - 43 and 3-point percentage: McIntosh (3rd) - 43.9, Martín (10th) - 39.3. Martín's percentage ranks 52nd nationally among qualified players. The duo of Curry and Martín rank second in the Pac-12 for 3-point makes (89) is one of only two pairs among Pac-12 schools with 40+ 3-pointers.
Cal is the only school in the Pac-12 with two players in the top 10 in assists: McIntosh (6th at 3.7) and Curry (8th at 3.6).
Curry ranks third among all sophomores in the Pac-12 in scoring (14.1) and 37th nationally. She has scored in double-figures in all but five games this season.
Lutje Schipholt has been a steady rock for the team so far leading the team in rebounds (119) and ranking third in scoring at 10.3 points per game (career-high). 55 of her 119 rebounds this season have come on the offensive end which ranks 5th in the Pac-12. Her 46.3 offensive rebounding percentage ranks 1st in the Pac-12 among the top 25 rebounders.
McIntosh has dramatically improved her accuracy from deep, continuing her year-over-year improvement. She is currently shooting a career-high 43.9 percent from 3-point range (ranked 3rd in the Pac-12) and is one of only three players in the Pac-12 shooting at least 49 percent from the field and 43 percent from deep.
Martín has been one of the Bears' most consistent players from 3-point range this season shooting at a 43.9 percent rate. She has hit at least two 3-pointers in all but eight games this season and hit at least three in three of the past six games.
Off The Bench: Michelle Onyiah has been a key contributor off the bench this season. Onyiah is the leading scorer off the bench (6.1) and has grabbed at least seven rebounds in three of the last five games and has a team-high two double-doubles this season. 16 of her 28 rebounds in that span came on the offensive end.
Cal's offense is coming from multiple sources this season with four Bears averaging at or close to double-figure scoring: Curry - 14.1, Martín – 10.7, McIntosh - 10.3, Lutje Schipholt - 10.0. Last season only Curry averaged double-figures.
Peanut Tuitele has been instrumental in helping the Bears control the glass this season, tied for first on the team in rebounding at 5.4 boards per game and has had 34 offensive rebounds so far which ranks in the top 35 in the Pac-12, while having missed two games.