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Forward Gennifer Brandon is a rebounding machine. It is no surprise to see Brandon chalking up double-digit rebounds nearly every game, outjumping all other players and snatching any missed shots around her circumference. But even the redshirt sophomore could not have foreseen the type of performance she had on Saturday
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The freshmen on the Cal women’s basketball team are explosive. Brittany Boyd has already cemented a spot in the starting lineup, while Rashanda Gray captured the Cal Classic MVP last weekend. Headlined by Justine Hartman and Erica Johnson, the nation’s seventh-best recruiting class sees major minutes and critical plays in
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Since the start of the season, the Cal women’s basketball team has attributed its early success to dominant post play. But when the post advantage was neutralized by the St. Mary’s defense Thursday night, the Bears (7-2) had to look beyond the arc for some answers. In an uncharacteristic 65-55
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Rashanda Gray’s road to redemption traces back to last week’s game against No. 22 Virginia in the Rainbow Wahine tournament. The Cal women’s basketball team upset the Cavaliers, led by former coach Joanne Boyle; but Gray’s stat line was lackluster, with only one successful free throw and two rebounds in
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For the Cal women’s basketball team on Saturday, Cal State Bakersfield’s high-scoring offense was the least of its concerns. The Roadrunners (2-6) came into Haas Pavilion averaging 83 points per game, but they showed very little of that high-octane offense. They came in with only six healthy players, excluding their
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The Cal women’s basketball team’s defense this season has been excellent, averaging 59 points in the six contests they played this season. But in Saturday’s 2 p.m contest against Cal State Bakersfield in the first round of the Cal Classic tournament, the Bears’ defense will face a new challenge. The
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In Sunday’s 59-50 victory against No. 22 Virginia at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Cal women’s basketball team’s biggest matchup was not about the players but rather on the sidelines. After a mediocre 18-16 record last season, former Bears coach Joanne Boyle took the vacant head coaching job
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On the third day of the Waikiki Beach Mariott Rainbow Wahine Showdown, the Cal women’s basketball team will reunite with former head coach Joanne Boyle. Only this year, Boyle won’t pace the length of Cal’s bench. She now presides at the helm of No. 22 Virginia, whom the Bears (2-1)
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After four and a half minutes of sloppy offense against Illinois, the Cal women’s basketball team got its first big break when guard Lindsay Sherbert drained the first 3-pointer from the corner. Twenty-three seconds later, Sherbert went back to the exact same spot and scored again, widening the lead, 11-5.
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After a week of unrest throughout the campus, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau was probably hoping that whatever free time he did have could be spent in the least stressful way possible. Luckily for him, the Cal women’s basketball team did not cause him any additional grief, as they took care of
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