The California women's basketball team, fresh off a win against #19 Alabama will hit the road to take on Pacific at the Alex Spanos Center in Stockton on Saturday at 2 p.m. PT. The Golden Bears (8-1) own a 26-2 series lead over the Tigers (5-4, 1-0 WCC) and have won the last six matchups.
 
The most recent meeting took place on Dec. 10, 2022 in a 83-66 Bears' win at Haas Pavilion and the last time Cal played at Pacific was in a 92-85 victory on Dec. 17, 2017.
 
A win on Saturday would match the Bears' best start to a season since they started 9-1 during the 2018-19 campaign.
 
Pacific is led by ninth-year head coach Bradley Davis who guided the team to a 19-15 record in 2023-24 and a second-round appearance in the WNIT. The Tigers, fresh off back-to-back wins against Houston and Oregon State, are led by Elizabeth Elliot who leads the team in scoring (12.7 points per game) and rebounding (5.8 rebounds per game).
 
Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Saturday, Dec. 7 | 2 p.m. PT
Live Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
QUICK HITS
In the 69-64 win over #19 Alabama on Thursday:

• Cal was led by Kayla Williams who posted her second 20-point game of the season finishing with 21 points which included three 3-pointers to go along with six rebounds.
• Marta Suárez added 16 points and a career-high six assists.
• Ioanna Krimili poured in 19 points including three 3-pointers.
• Natalia Ackerman registered her 100th career block.
• The Bears held the Tide to a season-low four 3-pointers and four steals.

 
NCAA Team Rankings

• 3-point makes per game - 17th (9.7)
• 3-point percentage - 21st (38.0%)
• Free throws per game - 25th (22.00)
• Field goal percentage - 34th (46.9%)
• Blocks per game - 41st (4.7)
• Scoring - 44th (78.9)
• Field goal percentage defense - 46th (36.2%)

 
Player Notes

• Krimili is currently the nation's leader in both career triples (363) and most career games with at least five made 3-pointers (24). She ranks fifth in the NCAA in career points (2,244) among all active players.
• Krimili and Twidale are off to a hot start from beyond the arc. Twidale is fifth in the NCAA with 29 made triples and Krimili is 22nd with 23 (through Dec. 2).
• Cal is the only school in the country to have two players (Krimili and Twidale) rank in the top 25 nationally for 3-pointers made (through Dec. 2).
• Krimili and Twidale are only two of four players in the country with shooting averages of at least 46% from the field, 40% from downtown and 85% from the free throw line (min. 50 3PA, 20 FTA).
• Krimili is the only player in the country with career averages of 42% from the field, 39% from downtown and 85% from the free throw line while averaging at least 16.0 points per game.
• Krimili has done a great job getting her teammates involved as of late as she is coming off a stretch where she had at least five assists in four straight games - only the second time in her career with such a stretch since she did it during the 2021-22 season.
• Twidale is 1 of 14 players in the country with at least four games with four 3-point makes this season.
• Williams has had an impact on both sides of the ball this season. She is 1 of 18 players in the country to have had three or more games with at least five assists and three steals.

 
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