In just her second year as head coach, she took her team to its first Final Four appearance in school history and won a conference title. Now, she’s wrapped up with Cal for the next three seasons. Lindsay Gottlieb signed a contract extension on Thursday that will make her a Read More…
The fact that the Cal women’s basketball team, fresh off its first Final Four appearance, is only No. 5 in the power ranking is, personally, hogwash. Upon further introspection, however, I do think the Bears landing No. 5 is fairer than it seems at face value for two reasons. First, Read More…
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…
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 — 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
