The California women's basketball team (8-5) will play in its final nonconference game of the 2025-26 season when it hosts Cal Poly (2-9) at Haas Pavilion on Sunday at 2 p.m. PT.
 
This will be the ninth meeting between the two programs with Cal winning all eight of the previous matchups. The teams last played on Nov. 13, 2023 in a 74-60 Bears' win at Haas Pavilion.
 
A win would be Cal's 19th straight regular season nonconference win dating back to the 2023-24 season.
 
Cal Poly is 2-9 on the season and has played a schedule that included three Power 4 teams in Stanford, UCLA and USC. The Mustangs are led by fourth-year head coach Shanele Stiles and feature Vanessa McManus who leads the team in scoring at 20.1 points per game.
 
Sunday's game will be streamed on ACCNX with Dave Benz and Ben Braun on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Sunday, Dec. 28 | 2:00 p.m. PT
Broadcast: ACCNX
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
QUICK HITS
In the 61-57 loss to USC on Sunday:

• Cal had a lead for a majority of the second half going up by as many as nine points in the third quarter before going 1-for-10 from the field in the fourth quarter.
• Sakima Walker posted her third-career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
• Lulu Twidale and Taylor Barnes added 11 points each.
• Twidale moved into a tie for fourth place on Cal's all-time career 3-pointers list with former teammate Ioanna Krimili.
• Gisella Maul grabbed nine rebounds off the bench.           

Starting Five

• 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, 3-pointers, rebounds and assists.
• Twidale is averaging 2.3 triples over her last nine games and has had five games with at least three triples during that span.
• Sakima Walker has blocked at least two shots in 9 of 13 games this year including a stretch of eight straight and ranks third in the ACC with 26 blocks.
• Maul is having a career year in rebounding while coming off the bench. She ranks second on the team at 5.8 rebounds per game and is averaging 8.0 rebounds per game over her last five.
• Cal is only giving up 60.0 points per game, the fewest under Charmin Smith and fourth fewest in program history dating back to the 1981-82 season. The last time Cal's scoring defense averaged 60.0 points or fewer was the 2012-13 season.

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