BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team will conclude its trip to the desert taking Arizona State on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe.
 
This game marks the 83rd all-time meeting between the programs with series tied at 41-41, which dates back to the 1978-79 season. The Bears (13-7, 3-5 Pac-12) have won four in row and five of the last six against the Sun Devils including a sweep of both head-to-head matchups last season.
 
Arizona State (9-11, 1-7) is led by second-year head coach Natasha Adair. The Sun Devils return seven players from last year's team and feature seven newcomers highlighted by Jalyn Brown who entered this weekend second in the Pac-12 in scoring (23.0 ppg) in conference games.
 
In the most recent matchup on Feb. 10, 2023, Cal used a strong defensive effort in the third quarter to put Arizona State away in a 72-61 victory. Cal was able to take control of the game in the third quarter by going on a 7-0 run over the last two minutes while holding Arizona State to just three points and one made field goal to take a 15-point lead into the final quarter. Cal was able to maintain control of the game in the fourth, never letting the lead go below nine points to cruise to the victory.
 
Sunday's game will air on Pac-12 Arizona with Cindy Brunson and Joan Bonvicini on the call.  
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Sunday, Jan. 28 | 11 a.m. PT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Stream: Pac-12 Arizona
 
QUICK HITS

• In the loss at Arizona (Jan. 26):
  • Marta Suarez and Leilani McIntosh led the Bears in scoring with 11 and 10 points respectively.
  • In the first half, Cal shot 8-for-15 from 3-point range with five different Bears hitting a triple.
  • Cal went 15-for-18 from the free throw line marking its most makes and attempts in conference play.
  • The Bears totaled double-digits in 3-point makes (10) for the third straight game.
• At 13-7, Cal's next win will mark the most under head coach Charmin Smith (finished 13-17 last season).
• Cal is 11-1 when scoring at least 70 points.

 
Player Notes

• Ioanna Krimili is one of just two active players in the country with career averages of at least 17.0 points per game and 39% shooting from 3-point range over at least three seasons. The other is UConn's Paige Bueckers.
• Krimili has scored in double figures in 10 of 11 games played this season and hit multiple 3-pointers in eight of them. She leads the Pac-12 during conference play in 3PM (23) and is currently third (behind Caitlyn Clark, Iowa and Abby Hsu, Colombia) among all active players in the country for career 3-pointers made per game (2.8) and eighth for total 3PM (307).
• Krimili is tied for second among all active players in the country for most career games with at least five 3PM (22).
  • Caitlyn Clark, Iowa – 35
  • Ioanna Krimili – 22
  • Abby Hsu, Columbia – 22
  • Sara Scalia, Indiana – 20
  • Hannah Jump, Stanford - 19
• Krimili is just 44 points away from the 2,000-point club, a milestone only 13 active players in the country have achieved.
• Williams' 6.6 rebounds per game average is second on the team and ranks third among all guards in the Pac-12 and 15th overall. Her 41 offensive rebounds lead all guards in the Pac-12.
• Krimili and McIntosh are the Pac-12's top 3-point shooting duo during conference play having combined for 34 makes from beyond the arc.
• Michelle Onyiah has been effective on the glass when she has been on the floor. While averaging just 18.2 minutes per game, she ranks 17th in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.4). She is one of only two non-starters in the top 20.
• Suárez's versatility at the forward position has been on display all year as her 27 made 3-pointers rank third in the Pac-12 and 31st in the country among all forwards.
• McIntosh is on pace to average her most assists per game for a season. Her 5.5 assists per game rank second in the Pac-12 and 28th in the country.
• McIntosh is just 46 points away from joining the 1,000-point club.
• McIntosh is 1 of 4 players in the nation to average at least 10 PPG, 5.5 APG, 1.9 SPG and shoot 40.0% from 3-point range. She is also 1 of 7 players in the country with at least 110 assists and 35 steals.
• McIntosh is the only in the Pac-12 to rank in the top 10 in both assists and steals while one shooting 40% from deep.

 
Team Notes

• The Bears have secured 20+ offensive rebounds in five games this season – the most of any Pac-12 team. The next closest team is Washington with two.
• The Bears are giving up 63.5 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.
• Three Bears rank in the top 15 in total rebounds in the Pac-12 - more than any other school. Suarez (9th: 131), Williams (11th: 128) and Onyiah (13th: 121).
• The Bears have had 10 or more steals in eight games this season, eclipsing their total (2) from all of last year.
• The Bears have hit 10 or more 3-pointers in eight games, surpassing last year's total in which they hit double-figure 3-pointers in just one game.

Pac-12 Leaders as of Jan. 23:

• Assists per game - McIntosh, 2nd (5.5)
• Steals per game – McIntosh, 9th (1.9)
• Total rebounds – Suarez, 9th (131); Williams, 11th (128) and Onyiah, 13th (121)
• 3PM per game – Suarez, 14th (1.5)
• Cal 3PM – 2nd (156)

NEXT UP
Cal returns home to take on No. 2 UCLA Friday at 7 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion.  
 
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