The California women's basketball team (13-9, 4-5 ACC) will look to add to its three-game win streak in ACC play when it hosts No. 7 Louisville at Haas Pavilion on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT.   
 
This will mark the fifth overall meeting between the two programs with Louisville holding a 3-1 series advantage. The Bears' sole win in the series came in a 75-71 victory at Louisville on Nov. 15, 2015. The Cardinals will be making just their second trip ever to Berkeley.
 
A win against Louisville would be Cal's highest-ranked win since beating then-No. 8 Stanford on Jan. 31, 2019 and first Top 10 win under Charmin Smith and 7th ranked win overall. The Cardinals are the highest ranked team to come to Cal since then-No. 7 UCLA on Feb. 2, 2024.
 
Louisville is currently 20-3 overall and 10-0 in ACC play and are led by 19-year head coach Jeff Walz who has led his team to 12 Sweet 16 appearances during his tenure. The Cardinals feature three players who average double-figure scoring including Imani Berry who was named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 19 after a 33-point performance against NC State.
 
Sunday's game will air on the CW Network with Kylen Mills and Mary Murphy on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Sunday, Feb. 1 | 11:00 a.m. PT
Broadcast: The CW
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
QUICK HITS
In the 80-69 Cal win over Notre Dame on Thursday:

• Mjracle Sheppard filled the stat sheet with her first career double-double after finishing with career highs of 18 points and 10 assists to go along with a game-high four steals.
• Lulu Twidale and Gisella Maul each went 3-for-5 from downtown on the way to 19 and 16 points respectively.
• Sakima Walker narrowly missed out on a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds while adding three blocks.
• Cal shot 71.4 percent from the behind the arc is the highest percentage of any ACC team this season and the highest in an ACC game since Miami shot 75.0 percent (6-for-8) from deep against Louisville on February 17, 2019. It also marked their highest percentage with at least 10 attempts since Jan. 27, 2019 when they went 11-of-14 at Colorado.             

Starting Five

• Over her last seven games, Gisella Maul is averaging 11.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game and has had two double-doubles. During ACC play she is averaging 8.4 rebounds per game which ranks seventh in the ACC and leads the team.
• For the month of January, Twidale leads the ACC and ranks in 3PM (28) and is fifth in assists (43). She and Virginia's Kymora Johnson are the only two players in the ACC to rank in the top five for January.
• Nationally, Twidale ranks 7th in 3PM and 37th in assists for January.
• For the month of January, Mjracle Sheppard ranks 7th in the ACC in assists (41). She and Twidale are 1 of only 2 duos in the ACC to rank in the top 10.
• 1,000-point club - Twidale needs just 24 more points to become the 29th player in Cal program history to reach 1,000 points.

Inside Twidale's Week at Syracuse (1/15) and Boston College (1/18)
 
For the week (1/12 – 1/18):

• 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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