Women’s basketball players reflect on their time at Cal
Women’s basketball players discuss being in college and on the team at Cal.
Cal women’s basketball vs. Arizona State
All season long, the Cal women’s basketball team’s post tandem of center Talia Caldwell and forward Gennifer Brandon created headaches for opponents on the glass. On Sunday afternoon, the two rebounding juggernauts simply overwhelmed Arizona. “If I can tip (the ball), (Brandon) can get it,” Caldwell said. “If she can Read More…
With Gottlieb at the helm, Cal women’s basketball experiences breakthrough season
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…
Congratulations to a special group of women
NEW ORLEANS — My first memory of the Cal women’s basketball team was me anxiously waiting in the Haas Club Room to hear first-year coach Lindsay Gottlieb and the players speak before the 2011 season started 18 months ago. As Gottlieb walked to the podium, I remember thinking how she Read More…
Final Foray: Cal women’s basketball ends season in Final Four loss to Louisville
After leading by 10 points at the half, the Bears eventually fell to Louisville, 64-57, in program's first Final Four appearance
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…
Cal women’s basketball’s season ends with loss in national semifinal
The Cal women’s basketball team’s season ended Sunday evening with a 64-57 loss to Louisville in the national semifinal. The loss ends a historic season for the Bears, in which they advanced to their first Final Four in season history. Full recap to follow.
With a trip to the NCAA championship game on the line, Cal women’s basketball set for clash with Louisville
On Sunday, two titans will clash in New Orleans for a shot at the NCAA women’s basketball championship game. The Cal-Louisville matchup at 3:36 p.m. is not that battle. Both No. 1 seeds, white-hot UConn and Notre Dame blistered their respective opponents in previous rounds. Sunday’s 5:30 p.m. tilt has Read More…
President Obama picks Cal women’s basketball to advance to Final Four
When Cal women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who graduated from Brown with a political science degree, heard President Barack Obama picked her team to go to the Final Four, she knew she had to call her dad. “I said, ‘Sorry, it’s late but I want to tell you something,” Gottlieb Read More…
A new era begins for California basketball
Breathe it in. Soak it up. Because, possibly, you’ll never see anything quite like this. For the first 36 minutes against Georgia Monday night, the Cal women’s basketball team did not play Cal basketball. Star forward Gennifer Brandon couldn’t make a single shot. The offense was stuffed by Georgia’s zone Read More…
Cal women’s basketball team turned video stars
As if they weren’t having a busy enough week, the Lady Bears took time to recreate their own version of Drake’s “Started from the Bottom” while on the road for their next game. Not only are these women totally owning in their respective sport, but they also seem to have hidden Read More…