Women's Basketball

Cal women’s basketball wins overtime thriller, advances to first-ever Final Four appearance

Guard Layshia Clarendon arguably had the biggest game of her four-year career at Cal by singlehandedly carrying the Cal women’s basketball team to the Final Four over Georgia. She scored a team-high 25 points in a 65-62 overtime nailbiter Monday night at Spokane, Wash.
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Guard Layshia Clarendon arguably had the biggest game of her four-year career at Cal by singlehandedly carrying the Cal women’s basketball team to the Final Four over Georgia. She scored a team-high 25 points in a 65-62 overtime nailbiter Monday night at Spokane, Wash.

All year long, head coach Lindsay Gottlieb wanted the Cal women’s basketball team to be recognized as an elite team. On Monday night at Spokane, Wash., the team took one step further in solidifying its rising recognition. The No. 2 seed Bears defeated No. 4 seed Georgia (28-7, 11-4) in Read More…

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Taller than Life: The ascent of Eliza Pierre

Whether she is needed on the basketball court or at home, Eliza Pierre assumes the role of a leader when she is needed most.

Despite being the shortest player on the Cal women’s basketball team at 5-foot-7, Eliza Pierre makes herself stand above everyone on the team. Whether in the locker room, on the team bus or on the court, her vivacious presence has fueled the Bears. “You know those commercials of Energizer with the Read More…

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Cal women’s basketball breezes past USC

The USC women’s basketball team might look pretty in pink, but on Sunday, the Cal women’s basketball team was the only colorful gem of the afternoon. The No. 6 Bears defeated USC, 72-64, at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, where the Trojans wore pink to raise awareness for breast Read More…