NEW ORLEANS — If the Cal women’s basketball team can become the powerhouse coach Lindsay Gottlieb promised it could be 10 or 20 years from now, all will point toward this season as the breakthrough campaign that made it all possible. All traditional powerhouses, like UConn and Stanford, had that Read More…
NEW ORLEANS — Perhaps the Cal women’s basketball team tempted fate one too many times. After taking a 10-point lead over Louisville (29-8) heading into halftime in the New Orleans Arena Sunday afternoon, the Bears slowly fell apart in the second half. They eventually succumbed to the Cardinals, 64-57, in Read More…
On Saturday night, the Bay prevailed over the Bayou at Spokane, Wash. The No. 2 seed Bears defeated No. 6 seed LSU (22-12), 73-63, to seal a trip to its first ever Elite Eight appearance in program history. The victory also set a program record for most wins in a Read More…
With seconds remaining in the first half against the No. 15 seed Fresno State, the Cal women’s basketball team was leading only by four. The Bulldogs were shooting their way into contention, hanging with the second-seeded Bears. Fresno State guard Ki-Ki Moore missed a short jumper in the waning seconds. 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…
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…
On Sunday, the No. 6 Cal women’s basketball team survived the trap game that every elite team has to face. The Bears (25-2, 15-1 in Pac-12), with Pac-12 title hopes and No. 1 seed aspirations in March Madness, matched up against Oregon State, a conference bottom-dweller and a squad with Read More…
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…
The Cal women’s basketball team had one last ranked team to face this regular season. Now it’s just one more ranked victory on their way to ten consecutive wins. The No. 6 Bears easily handled No. 15 UCLA on Friday night in Pauley Pavilion, 79-51. The win continued Cal’s longest Read More…
With the way the Cal women’s basketball team has been playing, Arizona State would’ve needed more than a deal with the devil to win. The Bears soundly defeated the Sun Devils, 66-53, in Haas Pavilion Friday night to cement their eighth consecutive win. The home side started strong, using fantastic Read More…
