Cal Continues Pac-12 Play Hosting Washington

BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team continues conference play hosting Washington on Friday at 7 p.m. This game marks the 79th all-time meeting between the programs with Washington holding a 50-28 series advantage and a three-game winning streak. Cal's last win against Washington came on the road in an 81-74 overtime victory on Feb. 2, 2020.

Washington, currently receiving votes in the latest AP Top 25 poll, is led by third-year head coach Tina Langley. The Huskies are coming off a 2022-23 season in which they made it to the semifinal round of the WNIT. Washington returns three starters from that team, including former Bear Dalayah Daniels, who leads the team in rebounding.

The teams last played on Feb. 3, 2023, at Alaska Airlines Arena in a 70-54 Cal loss. After getting down by 21 points heading into the fourth quarter, the Bears opened the period with a 12-2 run to get back into the game but were ultimately unable to complete the comeback.

Friday's game will air on Pac-12 Bay Area with Kylen Mills and Elise Woodward on the call.

GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Friday, Jan. 5 | 7 p.m. PT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Stream: Pac-12 Bay Area

QUICK HITS

In the 78-51 loss to No. 9 Stanford (Dec. 29):
- In her first game back from her right meniscus injury on Nov. 13, Ioanna Krimili paced the Bears with 12 points.
- McKayla Williams tied her career high with three steals to go along with nine points and five rebounds.
- Ila Lane led the Bears on the glass with nine rebounds.
- Michelle Onyiah had a game-high five offensive rebounds.
At 10-3, Cal is off to its best start in the Charmin Smith era, which started in the 2019-20 season.
Williams has been one of the most active players on the glass for the Bears this season. Her 7.2 rebounds per game average leads the team and ranks third among all guards in the Pac-12 and 12th overall.
Marta Suarez's versatility at the forward position has been on display all year as her 21 made 3-pointers rank third in the Pac-12 and 21st in the country among all forwards.
Leilani McIntosh is on pace to average her most assists per game for a season. Her 6.5 assists per game rank second in the Pac-12 and 11th in the country.
McIntosh is four assists away from passing Mikayla Cowling and Natasha Vital for the fifth spot on Cal's all-time career list.
McIntosh is the only player in the nation to average at least 11 PPG, 6.5 APG, 2 STL and 39.0% from 3-point range.
Lulu Twidale has emerged as one of the team's top 3-point shooters. She has now hit multiple 3-pointers in seven of the last nine games and is averaging 10.8 points per game over that span. Her 21 3-pointers are tied for the team lead and rank fourth in the Pac-12 and 32nd in the country among all freshmen.
After totaling 29 rebounds over her first 11 games of the season, Lane has grabbed 20 over her last two games.
The Bears are giving up 59.8 points per game, a 9.8-point improvement over last season when they gave up an average of 69.6 points per game.
Four or more different players scored in double figures in six 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 five games already this season, beating their total (2) from all of last year.
Through the first 13 games of the season, 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 Dec. 30
- Assists per game - McIntosh, 2nd (6.5)
- Steals per game - McIntosh, 8th (2.2)
- Rebounds per game – Williams and Onyiah, 12th (7.2)
- 3PM per game – Suarez and Twidale, 14th (1.6)
- Cal 3PM, 3rd (105)

NEXT UP
Cal wraps up its 10-game homestand hosting Washington State on Sunday at noon.

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