Cal Hits The Road To Face No. 5 Colorado

Michelle Onyiah is ranked 10th in the Pac-12 in rebounding and had three key offensive rebounds in the overtime against Washington State last Sunday.

WBB1/10/2024 1:12 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Bears Look To Build On 2-Game Conference Win Streak

BERKELEY – Fresh off its sweep of Washington and Washington State, the California women’s basketball team will head on the road to take on No. 5 Colorado on Friday at 6 p.m. at the CU Events Center in Boulder.
 
This game marks the 27th all-time meeting between the programs with Colorado owning a slight 14-12 series advantage and having won seven straight. The last Bears’ win came in an 80-60 victory on Jan. 27, 2019, at Colorado.
 
Colorado is led by eighth-year head coach JR Payne, who has guided the program to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2023. The Buffaloes are led by 2023 All-Pac-12 members Quay Miller and Jaylyn Sherrod, who were also named to this year’s Naismith Player of the Year Watch List.
 
The Buffs took both games last year with the last meeting taking place in Boulder on Feb. 25, 2023m in a 95-69 loss. The Bears hung tight with then No. 21 Colorado in the first half, going down just six points at the break. Cal was unable to sustain its offense in the second half, shooting just 33% compared to Colorado’s 60%.
 
Friday’s game will air on Pac-12 Mountain with Jenny Cavnar and Carman Snyder on the call.  
 
GAME INFORMATION

Date & Time: Friday, Jan. 12 | 6 p.m. PT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Stream: Pac-12 Mountain
 
QUICK HITS

• In the 73-72 OT win against Washington State (Jan. 7):
  

  • Ioanna Krimili tied a season high with 21 points and four 3-pointers for the second consecutive game.
  • Marta Suárez had her fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
  • Leilani McIntosh dished out six assists to give her sole possession of the fifth spot on Cal’s all-time career list, passing Mikayla Cowling and Natasha Vital.
  • The win gave Cal its first sweep over Pac-12 schools since the 2018-19 season and snapped a six-game skid against the Cougars.
  • Michelle Onyiah scored the last six points for the Bears in overtime, all off of offensive rebounds and putbacks.

• At 12-3, Cal is off to its best start in the