The California women's basketball team (17-12, 8-8 ACC) will conclude the 2025-26 regular season with a homestand that begins with a game against Clemson on Thursday at 7 p.m. PT.
 
This is just the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs, with Cal owning a 2-1 series lead. The Bears won both previous matchups that took place in Berkeley.
 
Clemson is 19-9 overall and 10-6 in ACC play. Led by second-year head coach Shawn Poppie, the Tigers are coming off a buzzer-beater win against No. 12 Duke on Sunday and feature a guard combination of Mia Moore, who is fifth in the ACC in assists (138), and Rusne Augustinaite, who leads the ACC in 3-point percentage (42.6%0 and is third in 3-pointers made (72).
 
Thursday's game will be streamed on ACCNX, with Layshia Clarendon and Chris Sylvester on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Thursday, Feb. 26 | 7:00 p.m. PT
Broadcast: ACCNX
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
QUICK HITS
In the 69-60 loss at Miami on Sunday:

• Lulu Twidale had a game-high 18 points, which included four 3-pointers
• Twidale's four 3-pointers moved her past former Bear Alexis Gray Lawson for second place on Cal's all-time career 3-pointers list.
• Gisella Maul barely missed out on her sixth double-double of the season with nine points and nine rebounds while adding five assists.
• Mjracle Sheppard added 10 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists and four steals - her fourth game with at least four steals this season.     

Starting Five

• Twidale is just one of two players in the ACC to rank in the top 10 in scoring (16.1), assists (4.5) and 3-pointers (3.2) per game during conference play.
• Since Jan. 1, Twidale is tied for second in the country in 3-pointers (50).
• Since Jan. 1, Maul is the only player in the ACC and one of just nine in the country to hit 25 3-pointers and pull down at least 100 rebounds while shooting over 40% from deep.
• In ACC play, Sakima Walker leads the conference in field goal percentage (57.2) and Twidale is tied for the lead in 3-pointers made (51).
• Sheppard is 1 of 11 players in the ACC with at least four games with four steals. 

Inside Twidale's Performance Last Week at Florida State

• Marked her third 30-point game on the road - leads the ACC and ranks second nationally.
• Twidale ranks second in the ACC and 15th nationally with her three 30-point games this season.
• She is one of only eight players to post a 30-9-6 game this season and one of three to do it with five 3-pointers. 

Inside Maul's week at Georgia Tech and Pitt
For the week of February 2:

• 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 50.0% 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 period.
• 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 (four 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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