Very nice ball movement leads to an Anigwe and-1.

Brown stops the bleeding - Smith with a block - and KA with basket and Cal back up 8 (with the ball...)

Wondering when they will guard Peterson

Thomas 4-4 from 3.

67-61 bears, 3:30 to go.


4-5.. misses long one with shot clock running down.

Poor Caldwell is being abused on defense.

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Wondering when they will guard Peterson

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Apparently, never.

67-63 with 146 to go and Cal with the ball.
Need a bucket - need to make free throws
(and forget about that 16 point lead Cal had in the third)

Oh yes - and stop Peterson.

An offensive foul by AT is not what the doctor ordered with 1:18 to go

Peterson 30.7% from 3 on the season going in, but 5-5 tonight.

...5-6 now. The jinx is working tonight.

They need to pull Caldwell on the defensive end.

1 minute to go - Peterson misses the three but UW gets a rebound and calls time.
Announcers just said Peterson is winning the quarter 10-9.
Another close finish and....well.. y'know....

Smh

AT misses a FT - UW with a miss a rebound a miss and KA gets the ball and now Smith to the line....Cal up by 5. Makes one and Cal lead by 6 with 21 seconds....

And Brown misses one of two - Cal leads by 7...

And it's almost Palms of Victory - 3.5 to go, Cal calls time, but leads by 6 (as AT misses another free throw) and has the ball.

But next year, UW still has Melgoza Peterson and Rees.

71-65 Victory.

Always gotta make it exciting, huh Bears?

Wow. Cal only had 10 free throw attempts - and at least six of those were in the last minute. UW only went to the line 9 times.
Were those really Pac12 refs?

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Always gotta make it exciting, huh Bears?

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Cal did not make a field goal from the field the final 3:58 of the game.....

That's two important wins in a row. Great job Bears.

The foul on Melgoza called on Recee in the last minutes was a total joke. She does a turnaround and there is literally no contact but she gets a foul call. I dont what it is with Washington guards, but PAC 12 refs love to give them free throws.

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That's two important wins in a row. Great job Bears.

The foul on Melgoza called on Recee in the last minutes was a total joke. She does a turnaround and there is literally no contact but she gets a foul call. I dont what it is with Washington guards, but PAC 12 refs love to give them free throws.

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To be fair, the refs called a foul on UW as the shot clock expired with about 1 minute to go letting Cal keep possession (not that Cal scored after the potential gift).

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But next year, UW still has Melgoza Peterson and Rees.

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I'll take Brown (jr), Smith (so), Forbes (fr) over Melgoza (jr), Peterson (so), Rees (fr).

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So KA passes out twice and doesn't get an assist, so next time she just scores it herself.
And her defense is also strong.
And just as I type that KA picks up a third foul....
Cal 58-45

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I noticed some really nice quick and decisive passing by K.A.

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ncbears said:

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But next year, UW still has Melgoza Peterson and Rees.

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I'll take Brown (jr), Smith (so), Forbes (fr) over Melgoza (jr), Peterson (so), Rees (fr).

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Well, hell, yes!

Pac 12 refs have called very few fouls all season. We didn't shoot our first free throw against ASU till the fourth quarter. Unlike the men where all kinds of fouls are called.

Bears tried to fold but the Huskies matched 'em missed basket after missed basket. Every Cal free shooter
(including AT twice) failed to convert two consecutive free throws. This is not a championship caliber team that can advance far whether it be the WNIT or the NCAA Tournament. Washington only had two scorers and that did them in. Both return next season, however!

Gottlieb-it's time to prepare a defense for the junior Bulgarian Hristova, don't ya think? GO BEARS!

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I noticed some really nice quick and decisive passing by K.A.

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Ball movement in general looked good. KA having the confidence to kick it out to our shooters (10-19 from 3) makes our offense much better.

I know this is the Cal/UW game thread, but...

AZ played Oregon tough for awhile, entering the 4th down 10. Then literally could not score. As in 0 points in the fourth! What?! With McDonald on your team?

So when Cal scored only 4 points (in the 2nd quarter) against AZ last weekend, I thought that was as bad as it gets. But I guess it could have been worse.

Cal beat UW. I like it.

Let's beat WSU and leave no doubt.

Go Bears!

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R90 said:

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ncbears said:

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But next year, UW still has Melgoza Peterson and Rees.

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I'll take Brown (jr), Smith (so), Forbes (fr) over Melgoza (jr), Peterson (so), Rees (fr).

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Well, hell, yes!

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It was good to see Styles on the court again. She looked fluid and will be a big help next year as well.

"It was good to see Styles on the court again. She looked fluid and will be a big help next year as well."

Yes! I'll be interested to see whether A.S. muscles up the way Kristine has, and shows off her rebounding skills next season.

https://instagr.am/p/Bub73wVnQCO

BearBint said:

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"It was good to see Styles on the court again. She looked fluid and will be a big help next year as well."

Yes! I'll be interested to see whether A.S. muscles up the way Kristine has, and shows off her rebounding skills next season.

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West, Styles and Yue are all much more wide-bodied compared to Anigwe. They won't dominate with quickness and grace like Kristine, but they can box out, set screens and hold their own in the post defensively and on the boards.

If our playing style evolves with our personnel, next year will feature an exciting, guard-focused offense.
Brown, Smith, Forbes (and hopefully Cayton and Green) can carry the scoring load. Some other role players (Archer Olson?) could step up as 3-pt. specialists.

The trolls will probably say Gottlieb can't adapt, but our final four team was more guard oriented with Clarendon (16.4 ppg.) and Boyd (12.5 ppg.) as our top scorers. Jemerigbe and Pierre were very important on defense, even if they didn't score much. Lyles had some big moments too. Caldwell was our wide-bodied post and Brandon owned the boards.

I'm looking forward to seeing next year's team in action.

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BearBint said:

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"It was good to see Styles on the court again. She looked fluid and will be a big help next year as well."

Yes! I'll be interested to see whether A.S. muscles up the way Kristine has, and shows off her rebounding skills next season.

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West, Styles and Yue are all much more wide-bodied compared to Anigwe. They won't dominate with quickness and grace like Kristine, but they can box out, set screens and hold their own in the post defensively and on the boards.

If our playing style evolves with our personnel, next year will feature an exciting, guard-focused offense.
Brown, Smith, Forbes (and hopefully Cayton and Green) can carry the scoring load. Some other role players (Archer Olson?) could step up as 3-pt. specialists.

The trolls will probably say Gottlieb can't adapt, but our final four team was more guard oriented with Clarendon (16.4 ppg.) and Boyd (12.5 ppg.) as our top scorers. Jemerigbe and Pierre were very important on defense, even if they didn't score much. Lyles had some big moments too. Caldwell was our wide-bodied post and Brandon owned the boards.

I'm looking forward to seeing next year's team in action.

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+1

We should be a fast-pace offense with quick guards getting up and down the court...and 3-pointers

I'm wondering if Sara A, another guard, will be able to contribute next season. I'm also curious to see what Lauren Fields brings to the court. Nobody is really talking about her.

SFCALBear72 said:

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+1

We should be a fast-pace offense with quick guards getting up and down the court...and 3-pointers

I'm wondering if Sara A, another guard, will be able to contribute next season. I'm also curious to see what Lauren Fields brings to the court. Nobody is really talking about her.

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Fields, Anastasieska, Richey... potential for many to step up and contribute, especially as 3-pt. shooters and smart defenders if they improve. Gonna be lots of minutes up for grabs with Anigwe, Thomas and Caldwell graduating, and increased playing time will lead to rapid improvement.

Styles is more slight than Anigwe. At the beginning of the season, I could even picture her as a wing. During the open practice at the beginning of the season, I thought she was the fastest player on the team. That is according to wind sprints. And she has a decent midrange jumper.

We are a good offensive team right now. If we were better defensively, we would be a better offensive team as we would fast break more. When we run the break, it is pretty good. But you got to get the ball first.

One of the keys next year will be Forbes getting in better shape. I think that will make her quicker and a better defender.

Remember that Cayton will be the worst 3 point shooter of the guards. She shot below 30% her freshman year. And if she doesn't fully recover from the ops then she will lose the skill we need. Namely speed and in your face defense.

Talking to someone who talked to Sarah A. She could play right now but it is too deep in the season to try. I'm sure she will ask for a 6 th season. Talking to Cowling's mom last year she said Sarah was very athletic. Question is after two back surges and getting in shape, will she still be that person?