BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team has been selected as one of four programs to compete in the 2026 Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic at Chase Center in San Francisco on Dec. 20 (time TBD). The Golden Bears will take on Nebraska, while the other matchup in the doubleheader will feature Stanford against Ohio State.
 
Deposits for tickets to the showcase are on sale today and can be purchased at www.calbears.com.
 
This will mark just the third all-time meeting between the two programs with Cal having won both previous matchups in an 87-80 overtime win at home on Dec. 12, 2015, followed by an 86-65 victory at Nebraska on Dec. 4, 2016.
 
Nebraska is the second confirmed opponent in the Bears' 2026-27 nonconference schedule. Cal will take on Texas A&M at home on Dec. 3 in the previously announced SEC/ACC Challenge. The complete nonconference schedule will be announced at a later date.
 
The Bears are coming off their second straight 20+ win season and a run to the quarterfinals of the WBIT. Cal returns four out of five starters from last year's team including Lulu Twidale, who set program records for both single-season and career 3-pointers and will enter the 2026-27 season ranked second in the country for career 3-pointers.
 
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