No. 20 Cal To Face Clemson In First ACC Road Trip

A win against Clemson would put Cal at 14-1 and mark the best start in program history.

WBB12/31/2024 4:07 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Bears Look To Extend Seven-Game Win Streak

The California women’s basketball team (13-1, 1-0 ACC) moved up in the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches polls this week coming in at No. 20 in the AP poll and No. 23 in the coaches poll. The Golden Bears’ seven-game win streak and 13-1 start are both the best marks since the 2016-17 season.
 
With the nonconference slate of the schedule complete, Cal now sets its eyes on ACC play starting with a road game at Clemson (8-5, 1-1 ACC) at Littlejohn Coliseum on Thursday at 4 p.m. PT.
 
A win would give the Bears their best start to a season in program history.
 
This game marks just the third overall meeting between the two programs with Cal having won both previous matchups. The two teams have not played each other since the 1990-91 season.
 
Clemson is led by first-year head coach Shawn Poppie who previously coached at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he was named the 2023-24 Southern Conference Coach of the Year. The Tigers feature Loyal McQueen who leads the team in scoring (13.4 points per game) and is tied for 15th in the NCAA in total assists (75).
 
Thursday’s game will be streamed on ACCNX with Pete Yanity and Jim Davis on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION

Date & Time: Thursday, Jan. 2 | 4 p.m. PT
Live Stream: ACCNX
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
QUICK HITS
In the 89-63 win over Temple on Sunday:

• Cal brought down 50 rebounds – the most since it had 52 against UC San Diego on Dec. 16, 2022.
• The Bears totaled 16 3-pointers – just two off the program record which was set in the win over Stanford earlier this season.
• Ioanna Krimili and Lulu Twidale both knocked in six 3-pointers each marking just the fourth time this year two players on the same team had at least six triples each.
• Kayla Williams added 17 points and Michelle Onyiah chipped in 12 to round out the Bears in double figures.
• The Bears used a 29-13 third quarter to take control of the game and cruise to the victory and win the Raising The B.A.R. Invitational.

 
NCAA Team Rankings

• Total 3-pointers made – 3rd (147)
• 3-point makes per game – 5th (10.5)
• 3-point percentage – 10th (38.6%)
• Field…