Bears Aim To Sweep Washington

The California women's basketball team (14-10, 4-8 Pac-12) will look to complete a season sweep against Washington (13-9, 3-8) when it takes on the Huskies at American Airlines Arena on Sunday at 12 p.m. PT in Seattle, Washington. A win would mark the first season sweep of the Huskies along with the Washington schools since the 2018-19 season.

This game marks the 80th all-time meeting between the two programs with Washington holding a 50-29 series advantage and Cal winning the most recent matchup, 70-57, this past January. Cal's last win at Washington came in an 81-74 overtime victory on Feb. 2, 2020.

Washington 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.

In the most recent contest between the teams at Haas Pavilion in January, Cal controlled a majority of the game and held Washington to its second-lowest shooting percentage of the season up to that point at 36.1% to come away with the 70-57 victory. Ioanna Krimili scored 21 points in what was just her second game back from injury.

Sunday's game will air on Pac-12 Washington with Alyssa Charston and Elise Woodward on the call.

GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Sunday, Feb. 11 | 12 p.m. PT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Stream: Pac-12 Washington

QUICK HITS

In the win at Washington State (Feb. 9):
- Michelle Onyiah paced the Bears with 15 points (6-of-8) and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and seventh of her career.
- McKayla Williams scored 14 points including hitting her first four triples of the game. The four 3-pointers tied her career high.
- Ila Lane added 12 points for her first double-digit outing of the conference season.
- Krimili hit three triples for her seventh straight game with multiple 3-pointers.
- The Bears held the Cougars to a season-low tying two 3-pointers.
- Cal led by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter.
The 14 overall and four conference wins mark the most under head coach Charmin Smith (finished 13-17 last season).
In 4 of the 6 games against ranked opponents this season, the Bears have had a lead or been within single digits in the fourth quarter.
Cal is 11-2 when scoring at least 70 points.

Player Notes

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 leads the Pac-12 during conference play for 3PM (40) 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 (324).
Even with missing nine games this season, Krimili is sixth in the Pac-12 for 3PM (48). She is just eight away from entering Cal's all-time single-season list.
Krimili is second among all active players in the country for most career games with at least five 3PM (23):
- Caitlyn Clark, Iowa – 37
- Ioanna Krimili – 24
- Abby Hsu, Columbia – 23
- Sara Scalia, Indiana – 20
- Hannah Jump, Stanford - 19

For the month of January, Krimili was tied for fifth in the nation in 3PM (27).
Over her last six games, Krimili is averaging 4.1 3PM per game. Her six 20-point games during conference play are tied for second in the conference behind USC's Juju Watkins (8).
Krimili and McIntosh are the Pac-12's top 3-point shooting duo during conference play having combined for 56 makes from beyond the arc.
Williams' 6.0 rebounds per game average rank fourth among all guards in the Pac-12 and 19th overall. Her 42 offensive rebounds rank second among all guards in the Pac-12 and rank 17th overall.
Onyiah has been effective on the glass when she has been on the floor. While averaging just 19.0 minutes per game she ranks 15th in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.5). She is one of only two players in the conference who aren't full-time starters in the top 20.
Onyiah's 72 offensive rebounds rank fourth in the conference.
Suárez's versatility at the forward position has been on display all year as her 30 made 3-pointers rank third in the Pac-12 and 34th 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 25th in the country.
McIntosh is just 19 points away from joining the 1,000-point club.
McIntosh has 111 career triples and is two 3-pointers from passing Mikayla Cowling for 10th on Cal's all-time 3-pointers list. The 111 career 3-pointers rank 10th among all active players in the Pac-12.
McIntosh is 1 of only 3 players in the nation to average at least 10 PPG, 5.5 APG, 1.5 SPG and shoot 39.0% from 3-point range. She is also 1 of 7 players in the country with at least 120 assists and 35 steals.
Over her last seven games, McIntosh is shooting 42.3% from deep. She has hit multiple 3-pointers in 10 of 24 games this season.
McIntosh is the only player in the Pac-12 to rank in the top 10 in both assists and steals while shooting 39% from deep.

Team Notes

Cal has hit double-digit 3-pointers in five of the last seven games - the most of any Pac-12 team during that span and second behind Montana for the most of any team in the country (since Jan. 19). The five games with 10+ triples during conference play are tied with Utah for the most in the Pac-12.
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 65.1 points per game, their lowest total since the 2014-15 season when they gave up 62.6 points per game.
Cal is the only team in the Pac-12 with three players who rank in the top 15 in total rebounds: Suarez (9th: 161), Onyiah (12th: 155) and Williams (15th: 144).
Four or more different players scored in double figures in nine 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 eight games this season, beating their total (2) from all of last year.
The Bears have hit 10 or more 3-pointers in 10 games, surpassing last year's total in which they hit double-figure 3-pointers in just one game.

Pac-12 Leaders as of Jan. 30 (all games):

3PM per game – Krimili, 1st (3.2)
Assists per game - McIntosh, 2nd (5.5)
Steals per game – McIntosh, 13th (1.7)
Total rebounds – Suárez, 9th (153); Onyiah, 12th (145) and Williams, 13th (142)
Cal 3PM – 2nd (192)

NEXT UP
Cal stays on the road to face No. 6 Stanford on Friday at 7 p.m. PT.

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