The California women's basketball team will host its home opener against Sacramento State on Sunday at 7 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion.
 
This is the 11th all-time meeting between the two programs with Cal owning a 6-4 series lead and having won the last six matchups. The series dates back to 1976 and the two teams last played on Nov. 9, 2021, in a 90-71 Bears' win at Haas Pavilion.
 
Sacramento State is coming off a 15-18 season in 2024-25 and a trip to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament. The Hornets were picked to finish fifth in the Big Sky in the coaches preseason poll and feature senior guard Benthe Versteeg, who led the conference in assists last year and was named this year's Big Sky Preseason MVP.  
 
Sunday's game will be streamed on ACCNX with Dave Benz and Cal alumna Layshia Clarendon on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Sunday, Nov. 9 |7 p.m. PT
Broadcast: ACCNX
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
LAST TIME OUT
In the loss to No. 19 Vanderbilt Monday:

• Taylor Barnes led the Bears with 17 points in her college debut while adding 6 rebounds, five assists and three 3-pointers.
• Sakima Walker registered her first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Puff Morris chipped in with 10 points in her college debut and added four assists and two triples.
• Lulu Twidale had 11 points and tied her career high with seven rebounds.

Starting Five

• Barnes is the only freshman in the country to have at least 17 points, five rebounds and five assists over the first four days of the season.
• Twidale returns as the ACC's top 3-point shooter after she finished the 2024-25 season ranked first in the conference in 3-point percentage (38.2) and second in triples made (94) - behind former teammate Ioanna Krimili who made 97.
• After just two seasons at Cal, Twidale is already ranked sixth on the program's all-time career list for 3-pointers (136) and is just two away from taking the fifth spot held by former Bear Lauren Grief.
• Cal welcomes its second-consecutive Top 25 (ESPN) recruiting class that features two ESPN HoopGurlz Top 100 players in McDonald's All-American Aliyahna "Puff" Morris (No. 24) and Taylor Barnes (No. 70) along with Grace McCallop and Isis Johnson-Musah.
• Morris is Cal's first McDonald's All-American since Kristine Anigwe (2015).

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