For the past few days, Cal women’s basketball has tried to ignore the constant noise and speculation of a rematch with Stanford. As the No. 2 seed in the same region as the top-seeded Cardinal, much of the discussion has centered around the possible Elite Eight matchup with Stanford. President Read More…
For most of the season, the Cal women’s basketball team has played second fiddle to Stanford. With the Bears’ placement as the No. 2 seed in the Spokane region, it looks like they might get one more shot at revenge against its Pac-12 foe. In a packed press room in Read More…
Gennifer Brandon was riding her bike shoeless when she heard the scream. She had seen two men, one tall and one stout, both wearing black, walk up to her house and knock on the door. She had seen her mother open the door, hear the news and break down. And Read More…
Layshia Clarendon is one of the most decorated athletes to ever pass through the doors of Haas Pavilion. But one mention of her accolades and she will play the topic down just as quickly as it was brought up. From high school to Bangkok to Berkeley, Clarendon is defined by her humility. Read More…
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…
Utter disbelief. That is the only way to describe the Cal women’s basketball team’s sentiment following its upset at the hands of No. 14 UCLA in the semifinal of the Pac-12 tournament. The Bears fully expected a rematch with No. 4 Stanford in the title match and a chance to Read More…
There might be eight teams in play, but the only two that count are from the Bay. The Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament began Thursday in Seattle, Wash. with Stanford and Cal as the top two seeds and clear favorites. Though their conference records were identical, Stanford’s overall record (28-2) and Read More…
Two years ago, the Cal women’s basketball team finished the season with an 18-16 record and in the second round of the WNIT. The prospect of a Pac-12 title was nothing more than a distant dream. On Saturday in the Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, the dream came true. Cal Read More…
The dynamic was perfect, the timing was perfect. Cal women’s basketball has the right to call itself Pac-12 regular season co-champs for the first time in school history, and almost everything was perfect. In April 2011, then-Cal coach Joanne Boyle left the Bears for the head coaching position at the Read More…
One more to go. On Thursday night at Pullman, Wash., No. 6 Cal women’s basketball team soundly defeated Washington State, 73-60. Despite a tight first half, the Bears (26-2, 16-1 in the Pac-12) widened the lead after halftime for the easy victory. With one win under their belt, Cal will Read More…
