Cal Handles College Of Charleston - California Golden Bears Athletics

Thursday, November 12

11:00 AM PT

California

4-0,0-0ACC

Charleston

2-2,0-0CAA

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Col. of Charleston	4	21	18	21	64
California	25	11	24	18	78

Shannon Dowell posted a season-high 20 points in the win over Charleston.

11/12/2026 4:07 PM | Women's Basketball

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Shannon Dowell Paces Bears With 20 Points

By: Cal Athletics

BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team had four players score in double figures for the second-straight game in a 78-64 win over College of Charleston at Haas Pavilion on Thursday afternoon. Shannon Dowell led the team with a season-high 20 points while also grabbing six rebounds. The Golden Bears (4-0) held the Cougars (2-2) to just four points in the first quarter – the fewest for any Cal opponent since limiting San Jose State to four first-quarter points on Dec. 7, 2025.

Joining Dowell in double-digit scoring were Lulu Twidale (19), Gisella Maul (10) and Taylor Barnes (10). Twidale also swiped a career-high four steals. Four Bears grabbed at least six rebounds led by Albina Syla who had eight and followed by Maul (7), Dowell and Barnes (6).

The win extended the Bears' nonconference regular-season home win streak to 22 which is the second-longest streak in program history behind 32 straight between the 2002-03 to 2008-09 seasons.

Cal opened the game on a 7-0 run before Charleston called a timeout at the 7:26 mark. Charleston didn't score its first bucket until just under six minutes to go in the quarter. Eight different Bears got into the scoring column led by Shannon Dowell's five and Cal took a 25-4 lead into the second quarter. Cal shot 53% for the quarter.

The Cougars got back into the game thanks to a 12-0 run over a four-minute stretch to cut the deficit to 27-18 with just under four minutes left in the second quarter. It wasn't until the 2:33 mark when Cal ended the run on a Dowell 3-point play. The Bears finished the quarter just 2-of-11 from the field but held a 36-25 lead going into the break.

Cal's offense continued to struggle in the third quarter as it went just 1-for-7 over the first five minutes yet was still up 40-32. The Bears regained momentum when Dowell made a wraparound pass along the baseline to an open Twidale for a 3-pointer and then converted a 3-point play on Cal's next possession to put the Bears up 55-41 at the 2:00 mark. The Bears ended the quarter on an 11-2 run and took a 60-43 lead into the final frame.

Cal went up by 21 points in the fourth quarter when Twidale got fouled on a layup and converted the 3-point play at the 6:30 mark.

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