BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team returns home from its trip to the mountain schools to host Oregon State Friday at 7 p.m. at Haas Pavilion.
 
This game marks the 80th all-time meeting between the programs, with Oregon State having a slight 40-39 lead in the series which dates back to the 1979-80 season. The Bears (12-5, 2-3 Pac-12) won the most recent matchup in a 64-62 victory on Jan. 29, 2023 at Haas Pavilion.
 
Oregon State (14-2, 3-2), currently receiving votes in the latest AP Top 25 poll, is led by head coach Scott Rueck, who is in his 14th season at the helm. The Beavers return two starters from last year's team, headlined by Raegan Beers, the Pac-12's reigning Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year.
 
In the most recent head-to-head matchup, Cal was down eight points in the fourth quarter but came away with the 64-62 win after being able to put together a strong defensive effort that allowed only nine Beaver points in the final period. Leilani McIntosh got the assist on the go-ahead layup with 45 seconds left in the game.
 
Friday's game will air on Pac-12 Bay Area with Tammy Blackburn and Kylen Mills on the call.  
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Friday, Jan. 19 | 7 p.m. PT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Stream: Pac-12 Bay Area
 
QUICK HITS

• In the loss at No. 19 Utah (Jan. 14):
  • Ioanna Krimili led the Bears with 14 points, while McIntosh added 12 as the two sole players in double figures.
  • McIntosh also swiped three steals to move her into a tie for eighth place on Cal's all-time career list.
  • McKayla Williams grabbed nine rebounds to lead the team, one off the game high.
  • The Bears totaled double-digit steals (11) for the seventh game this season.
• At 12-5, Cal is off to its best start in the Charmin Smith era, which began with the 2019-20 season.
• Cal is 11-1 when scoring at least 70 points.
• Krimili is one of just two active players in the country with career averages of at least 17.0 points per game and 40% from 3-point range over at least three seasons. The other is UConn's Paige Bueckers.
• Krimili has scored in double figures in all eight games played this season and hit multiple 3-pointers in five of them. She needs just five more 3-pointers to reach 300 made for her career - a feat only seven other active players in the country have achieved. She is currently 10th among all active players for career 3-pointers made.
• Krimili has been an incredibly efficient shooter in the eight games she has played this season. She is one of six players in the country shooting at least 48% from the field, 40% from 3-point range and 90% from the line.
• Williams' 6.6 rebounds per game average is second on the team and ranks fourth among all guards in the Pac-12 and 16th overall. Her 35 offensive rebounds lead all guards in the Pac-12.
• Michelle Onyiah has been effective on the glass when she has been on the floor. While averaging just 17.8 minutes per game she ranks 15th in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.8). Her minutes per game are by far the fewest of any player ranked in the top 25 in the conference in rebounding.
• Marta Suarez's versatility at the forward position has been on display all year as her 25 made 3-pointers rank third in the Pac-12 and 26th in the country among all forwards.
• McIntosh is on pace to average her most assists per game for a season. Her 5.9 assists per game rank second in the Pac-12 and 19th in the country.
• McIntosh is just four assists away from passing Asha Thomas for the fourth spot on Cal's all-time career list. She is also just one steal away from passing Karen Smith for eighth on the career steals list.
• McIntosh is 1 of 6 players in the nation to average at least 11 PPG, 5.5 APG, 1.5 SPG and shoot 38.0% from 3-point range. She is also 1 of 5 players in the country with at least 100 assists and 30 steals.
• Lulu Twidale has emerged as one of the team's top 3-point shooters. She has now hit multiple 3-pointers in seven games. Her 22 3-pointers are second on the team lead and rank fifth in the Pac-12 and 47th in the country among all freshmen.
• The Bears are giving up 63.3 points per game, the lowest total since the 2014-15 season when they gave up 62.6 points per game.
• Four or more different players scored in double figures in seven games this season, a significant improvement from last season when four players scored in double figures just four times all season.
• The Bears have had 10 or more steals in seven games already this season, beating their total (2) from all of last year.
• The Bears have hit 10 or more 3-pointers in five games, surpassing last year's total in which they hit double-figure 3-pointers in just one game.
• Pac-12 Leaders as of Jan. 16:
  • Assists per game - McIntosh, 2nd (5.9)
  • Steals per game – McIntosh, 8th (1.9)
  • Total rebounds – Onyiah, 11th (115); Williams and Suarez, 12th (114)
  • 3PM per game – Suarez, 14th (1.5)
  • Cal 3PM – 4th (135)

NEXT UP
Cal stays home to host Oregon Sunday at noon.
 
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