It was not a matter of if Cal women’s basketball guard Layshia Clarendon was going to get drafted in the WNBA Draft — it was a matter of when. And on Monday at Bristol, Conn., Clarendon did not have to wait long. With the ninth pick of the 2013 WNBA Read More…
Watch a video of Sunday afternoon’s Cal women’s basketball game against Oregon state, which the Bears won 58-56. It was the team’s last home game of the season. “On Sunday, the No. 6 Cal women’s basketball team survived the trap game that every elite team has to face. The Bears Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Survive and advance. That’s exactly what the Cal women’s basketball team did in Monday night’s game in Lubbock, Tex. — survive. With 58 seconds left in their second round matchup against the 10-seed South Florida, the second-seeded Bears held a comfortable 68-58 lead. But a series of mental errors by 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…
