The California women's basketball team will host its annual School Haas Rock game on Thursday when it hosts Saint Mary's at 11:30 a.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. The annual event serves as an opportunity to entertain and educate local youth at the elementary and middle school levels and bring them into a university setting.
 
This is the 29th all-time meeting between the two programs with Cal owning a 23-5 series advantage and a seven-game winning streak. In last year's 90-58 win, Lulu Twidale led the way for the Golden Bears with game highs of 24 points and five 3-pointers.
 
Saint Mary's is off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2015 and is led by third-year head coach Jeff Cammon, who spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Cal from 2014-16. In 2024-25 he guided the Gaels to a WNIT appearance. Saint Mary's returns the reigning WCC Sixth Player of the Year Emily Foy.
 
Thursday's game will be streamed on ACCNX with Dave Benz and Ashlee Jones on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Thursday, Nov. 20 |11:30 a.m. PT
Broadcast: ACCNX
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
QUICK HITS
In the 76-65 win over Harvard on Sunday:

• Cal used a 16-3 run to close the third quarter and take control of the game and take the lead for good.
• Sakima Walker posted a career-high 15 points and blocked three shots.
• Lulu Twidale scored 17 points which included four 3-pointers - her most in a game this season.
• Gisella Maul had a career-high nine rebounds.
• Naya Ojukwu added 15 points and grabbed six rebounds - five of which came on the offensive glass.
• The Bears held the Crimson to just one 3-pointer after they tossed in a season-high 16 in their previous game against Oakland.               

Starting Five

• Puff Morris was named this week's ACC Rookie of the Week after helping Cal to a 3-0 week in which she averaged 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while leading the team with 13 assists and seven 3-pointers.
• Taylor Barnes and Morris are the only freshmen duo in the ACC to rank in the top 10 among all rookies in the conference in points scored, 3-pointers, rebounds and assists.
• After hitting four 3-pointers against Harvard, Twidale moved into the fifth spot on Cal's all-time career 3-pointers list.
• Sheppard's 13 steals so far this season rank seventh in the ACC.
• Cal is one of just seven teams in the NCAA to have five players averaging at least five rebounds per game (Barnes, Morris, Twidale, Sheppard and Maul).
• Dating back to the 2023-24 season, Cal has won 15 straight regular-season nonconference games at Haas Pavilion.

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