The California women's basketball team (16-11, 7-7 ACC) heads out for its final ACC road trip of the season beginning with a game at Florida State on Thursday at 3 p.m. PT.
 
This is just the third meeting between the two programs with Cal winning each of the previous two matchups, both of which took place in Berkeley. In last year's 82-70 win on Jan. 12, Lulu Twidale led all scorers with 19 points and connected on 5-of-13 from downtown. This marks the Bears' first visit to Tallahassee.
 
Florida State is 9-17 overall and 4-10 in ACC play and is led by fourth-year head coach Brooke Wyckoff who guided the team to a second-round appearance in last year's NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles feature the duo of Sole Williams and Jasmine Shavers, who average 15.5 and 12.5 points per game respectively and are among the conference leaders in 3-pointers.
 
Thursday's game will stream on ACCNX with Shawn Davison and Melissa Bruner on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Thursday, Feb. 19 | 3:00 p.m. PT
Broadcast: ACCNX
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
QUICK HITS
In the 68-58 loss to Virginia Tech on Sunday:

• Puff Morris led the Bears with 15 points and three 3-pointers in her third game back from injury after playing 31 minutes.
• Naya Ojukwu scored 11 points in just 18 minutes.
• Sakima Walker added 11 points on 5-of-6 from the field.
• Mjracle Sheppard grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.  

Starting Five

• On Feb. 10, Maul received USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week honors after back-to-back double-doubles in wins at Georgia Tech and Pitt.
• Sheppard has scored in double figures in four of her last six games averaging 10.7 points on 54.8% shooting while also averaging 4.8 assists and 2.7 steals.
• Since Jan. 1, Walker is shooting 59.8% from the field, which ranks 10th in the country (min. 100 FGA).
• Since Jan. 1, Twidale ranks 10th in the country in 3-pointers (41).
• Since Jan. 1, Maul is the only player in the ACC and one of just 16 in the country shooting at least 49% from the field and over 40% from deep (min. 50 3PA). 

Inside Maul's week at Georgia Tech and Pitt
For the week:

• Averaged 18.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 3-pointers
• Posted back-to-back double-doubles and shot 56.5% from the field and 50% from deep for the week.
• Was the only player in the ACC and one of two in the country to shoot over 50% from the field and deep (min. 10 attempts) while grabbing at least 20 rebounds.
• Nine of her 24 rebounds for the week came on the offensive end.
• Only guard in the ACC and one of three players overall to record two double-doubles for the week.

At Georgia Tech:

• Maul took over the game in the fourth quarter finishing with 10 clutch points in the quarter.
• On four separate occasions in the fourth quarter, Georgia Tech cut the Bears' lead to one possession and each time Maul answered with a 2 or 3-pointer to prevent the Yellow Jackets from taking the lead including a baseline jumper with 35 seconds left to put Cal up by five. 

Inside Twidale's performance at Pitt

• Twidale became just the second player in the country this year with multiple games with at least 30 points and seven assists joining Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame) and Mikayla Blakes (Vanderbilt).
• She is now the only player in the country to have not only one but two games with at least 30 points, seven assists and seven triples.
• She became just the fifth player in Cal history to have two 30-point games in a season and just the fourth ACC player this season. 

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 second in the country in 3-pointers.
• Was seventh 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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