The California women's basketball team (11-9, 2-5 ACC) will begin a three-game homestand and start by looking to even the season series against Stanford when it hosts the annual Battle of the Bay at Haas Pavilion on Sunday at 3 p.m. PT.  
 
This is the longest running series against any opponent for Cal, with this being the 106th all-time matchup between the two programs. Stanford owns an 82-23 series advantage, with Cal taking two of the last three meetings.
 
In the last matchup, which took place at Maples Pavilion last December, it was a four-point game with under three minutes remaining before the Cardinal pulled away. Taylor Barnes led the team with 16 points and Gisella Maul had 10 rebounds. 
 
Stanford is currently 15-5 overall and 4-3 in ACC play. The Cardinal are led by second-year head coach (and former teammate of Cal head coach Charmin Smith) Kate Paye. Stanford features an impressive freshman class that includes Lara Somfai, who was named the ACC Rookie of the Week on Nov. 10, and veteran Nunu Agara, who earned ACC Player of the Week honors on Nov. 24 and is averaging 14.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
 
Sunday's game will air on ACC Network with Debbie Antonelli and Beth Mowins on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Sunday, Jan. 25 | 3:00 p.m. PT
Broadcast: ACC Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
QUICK HITS
In the 73-58 Cal win at Boston College on Sunday:

• Lulu Twidale posted career highs in points (36) and 3-pointers (8) to go along with nine assists.
• Gisella Maul also had career highs in points (17) and 3-pointers (5). She also finished with 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
• The Bears knocked down 14 triples - their most since hitting 16 against Temple on Dec. 22, 2024.           

Starting Five

• Over her last five games, Gisella Maul is averaging essentially a double-double at 11.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. During ACC play, she is averaging 9.0 rebounds per game, which ranks sixth in the ACC.
• After hitting 17 minutes in just two of her first 15 games, Naya Ojukwu is averaging 21.6 minutes over her last five. During that stretch, she is averaging 14.0 points per game while shooting 48.0% from the field.
• Twidale is averaging 5.3 made 3-pointers over her last three games to go along with 21.3 points and 8.7 assists per game. She is now tied for the conference lead in 3-pointers (50).
• Taylor Barnes is the only freshman in the conference to rank in the top 10 among rookies in points, rebounds, assists, 3-pointers, steals and blocks.
• Cal is one of eight schools in the country to have played at least seven Quad 1 games this season. 

Inside Twidale's Week at Syracuse and Boston College
 
For the week:

• Led the ACC in points (52), assists (21) and 3-pointers (12).
• Led the country in assists.
• Was 2nd in the country in 3-pointers.
• Was 7th in the country in points.
• Only player in the country to rank in the top 10 across all three categories.
• Averaged a double-double at 26.0 points, 10.5 assists and 6.0 3-pointers.
• Was one of only four players in the country to have 12 assists in a game.
• Was one of only two players in the country to average 10-plus points and 10-plus assists.

At Boston College:

• Became the only player in the NCAA not named Caitlin Clark (4 times) to post 36 points, eight 3-pointers and nine assists in a game (since at least 2002-03 according to Stathead)
• The eight 3-pointers were second most in a game in program history (Asha Thomas: 9 vs Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2017), the second most by an ACC player this season and tied for the seventh most in ACC history.
• The 36 points were the most by a Cal player since 2018 (Kristine Anigwe: 37 vs Houston on Nov. 6).
• Became just the fifth player in program history to score at least 36 points in a game.

At Syracuse:

• Posted first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 assists along with four triples for second consecutive game.
• Became just the fifth ACC player to have 12 assists in a game this season.
• Became just the seventh player in Cal history with 12 assists in a game.
• Nailed two crucial 3-pointers in the final 21 seconds of the first overtime (including one with .3 seconds left) to force double-overtime.

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