Sunday, November 8
11:00 AM PT
California
vs
San Francisco
Cal will play in its first game away from Haas Pavilion on Sunday.
Photo by: Iris Wang/Cal Athletics
11/6/2026 5:56 PM | Women's Basketball
Bears Play In Caesars Lake Tahoe Classic
The California women's basketball team (2-0) will play its first game away from Haas Pavilion when it takes on San Francisco (1-0) in the Caesars Lake Tahoe Classic at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, NV on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT.
This marks the 38th overall meeting between the two programs with Cal holding a 27-10 lead in the series which dates back to the 1976-77 season. The Bears have won both matchups on neutral courts including the most recent one in a 70-41 win at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 13, 2021.
San Francisco is led by 11th-year head coach Molly Goodenour who led the team to a quarterfinals appearance in last year's WCC Tournament and to the second round of the WNIT. Picked to finish fifth in the WCC preseason poll, the Dons feature Candy Edokpaigbe and Aina Cargol who were both named to the conference's preseason team.
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Sunday, Nov. 8|11 a.m. PT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
LAST TIME OUT
In the 100-46 win over Long Beach State on Thursday:
For further coverage of Cal women's basketball, follow the Bears on Twitter/X (@CalWBBall), Instagram (@CalWBBball) and Facebook (/CalWBBall/).
This marks the 38th overall meeting between the two programs with Cal holding a 27-10 lead in the series which dates back to the 1976-77 season. The Bears have won both matchups on neutral courts including the most recent one in a 70-41 win at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 13, 2021.
San Francisco is led by 11th-year head coach Molly Goodenour who led the team to a quarterfinals appearance in last year's WCC Tournament and to the second round of the WNIT. Picked to finish fifth in the WCC preseason poll, the Dons feature Candy Edokpaigbe and Aina Cargol who were both named to the conference's preseason team.
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Sunday, Nov. 8|11 a.m. PT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
LAST TIME OUT
In the 100-46 win over Long Beach State on Thursday:
- Shannon Dowell nearly had a triple-double and finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists (tied career high) almost becoming the just the third player in program history to accomplish the feat.
- It marked Dowell's 10th career double-double.
- Including Dowell, five Bears scored in double figures: Lulu Twidale (15), Taylor Barnes (14), Jovana Jevtovic (14) and Gisella Maul (12).
- Cal totaled 27 assists and for the second-straight game had single-digit turnovers (8).
- The 54-point margin of victory marked Cal's largest since the Golden Bears defeated Cal State Northridge 106-44 on Dec. 30, 2015 and was the fourth largest since the 2002-03 season.
- The Golden Bears defense held The Beach in check all evening limiting them to two single-point quarters including just five in the third.
- Twidale is 73 3-pointers away from breaking into the NCAA top 100 career list.
- Through Nov. 5, Twidale's nine 3-pointers are tied for second in the NCAA and lead the ACC.
- Through Nov. 5, Cal's 44.2% clip from deep ranks 13th in the country (min. 40 attempts) and leads the ACC.
- Through Nov. 5, Dowell's 17 total rebounds is tied for 9th in the NCAA among all guards.
- This year's roster of Golden Bears features an even 7/7 split of domestic and international players:
- Australia (3): Twidale, Perkins and Zara Russell
- Greece (2): Anastasia Drosouni and Anna Lagonikaki
- Finland (1): Albina Syla
- Serbia (1): Jevtovic
For further coverage of Cal women's basketball, follow the Bears on Twitter/X (@CalWBBall), Instagram (@CalWBBball) and Facebook (/CalWBBall/).
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