The California women's basketball team (13-10, 4-6 ACC) will look to start the second half of ACC play strong when it heads to play at Georgia Tech at McCamish Pavilion on Thursday at 4 p.m. PT.
 
This marks the second overall meeting between the two programs, with Cal having won the previous matchup in a 79-65 victory at Cal last year, and the Bears' first-ever trip to Atlanta.
 
Georgia Tech is currently 10-13 overall (5-6 ACC) and is led by first-year head coach Karen Blair, who came from Maryland after leading the Terps to five straight NCAA appearances. The Yellow Jackets feature Talayah Walker, who leads the team in scoring (16.3 points per game), and Brianna Turnage, who is ranked second in the ACC in rebounding (9.8).
 
Thursday's game will steam on ACCNX with Andrew Selover and Fallon Stokes on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date & Time: Thursday, Feb. 5 | 7:00 p.m. PT
Broadcast: ACCNX
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
QUICK HITS
In the 71-59 loss to No. 7 Louisville on Sunday:

• Gisella Maul scored a career-high 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting, which included two 3-pointers.
• Joining Maul in double-figure scoring was Mjracle Sheppard with 13 points (5-of-7).
• Sakima Walker had her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds.           

Starting Five

• Over her last three games, Sheppard is averaging 13.3 points per game on 62.5% shooting and 5.3 assists.
• Over her last four games, Maul is averaging 15.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. She's also hit at least two 3-pointers in each game and is shooting 58.0% from the field and a blistering 66.7% from deep during that span.
• Walker ranks second in the ACC in field goal percentage (56.5) and third in blocks (39).
• 1,000-point club - Twidale needs just 17 more points to become the 29th player in Cal program history to reach 1,000 points.
• For the month of January, Twidale led the ACC in 3PM (28) and was fifth in assists (43), and Sheppard ranked seventh in the ACC in assists (41). She and Twidale were one of only two duos in the ACC to rank in the top 10.

Inside Twidale's Week at Syracuse (1/15) and Boston College (1/18)
 
For the week (1/12 – 1/18):

• Led the ACC in points (52), assists (21) and 3-pointers (12).
• Led the country in assists.
• Was second in the country in 3-pointers.
• Was seventh in the country in points.
• Only player in the country to rank in the top 10 across all three categories.
• Averaged a double-double at 26.0 points, 10.5 assists and 6.0 3-pointers.
• Was one of only four players in the country to have 12 assists in a game.
• Was one of only two players in the country to average 10-plus points and 10-plus assists.

At Boston College:

• Became the only player in the NCAA not named Caitlin Clark (4 times) to post 36 points, eight 3-pointers and nine assists in a game (since at least 2002-03 according to Stathead)
• The eight 3-pointers were second most in a game in program history (Asha Thomas: 9 vs Manhattan on Nov. 24, 2017), the second most by an ACC player this season and tied for the seventh most in ACC history.
• The 36 points were the most by a Cal player since 2018 (Kristine Anigwe: 37 vs Houston on Nov. 6).
• Became just the fifth player in program history to score at least 36 points in a game.

At Syracuse:

• Posted first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 assists along with four triples for second consecutive game.
• Became just the fifth ACC player to have 12 assists in a game this season.
• Became just the seventh player in Cal history with 12 assists in a game.
• Nailed two crucial 3-pointers in the final 21 seconds of the first overtime (including one with .3 seconds left) to force double-overtime.

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