The California Golden Bears women's basketball team, seeded No. 8, has shown significant improvement this season, culminating in a decisive 65-44 victory over No. 9 seed Washington State in the Pac-12 Tournament. This win marks Cal's first tournament victory since 2020 and sets up a challenging quarterfinal match against the top-seeded Stanford. The Bears had previously swept the season series against WSU, including a narrow 73-72 overtime win in Berkeley. The victory over WSU is notable as it came in the absence of WSU's Charlisse Leger-Walker. Cal's performance in this tournament is crucial as they aim for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, facing a future transition to the ACC. The win was highlighted by standout performances from McIntosh, who scored 17 points, and Suarez, who secured 9 rebounds. By the end of the third quarter, Cal led WSU 50-30, demonstrating their dominance. The upcoming game against Stanford represents a significant hurdle, as Cal has lost 11 straight matchups against their Bay Area rivals.
The Washington State women suffered a loss to season-long nemesis California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament, their third loss to the Bears this season. https://t.co/Coo0tC5xYo
"It's March, we'll try to make it magical." Cal won its first Pac-12 tournament game since 2020. Next up? The team from across the Bay that's beaten the Bears in 11 straight matchups. But don't tell this Cal team they're counted out | @sfchronicle https://t.co/5yqajseQ8b https://t.co/fnUed66njo
McIntosh scores 17, Cal women clamp down on Washington State 65-44 in Pac-12 Tournament https://t.co/SKFIYOyWVY
The Cal women finally got past the first round of the Pac-12 tournament, drubbing Washington State 65-44 in Las Vegas. The Bearsβ reward? A quarterfinal game against top seed Stanford. https://t.co/lvr3TaC1EX
No. 8 seed Cal runs past No. 9 Washington State in game 2 of Pac-12 tournament, 65-44 #ncaaw https://t.co/AswOhABny2
get your popcorn ready, the Pac-12 Tournament has a Battle of the Bay. Cal defeats WSU 65-44 today, will face No. 1 seed Stanford tomorrow at 2:30pm
End 3Q | Cal 50, WSU 30 Dominant showing from Cal here, seeking first Pac-12 Tournament win since 2019. McIntosh with 13 points, Suarez 9 rebounds.
Cal swept the season series with WSU, beating the Cougars 73-72 in OT in Berkeley, and the win in Spokane came while WSU was without Charlisse Leger-Walker (as they are again today).
Colorado's 79-30 win over Oregon today is the largest margin of victory ever in the Pac-12 WBB Tournament. Previous was 41 by Stanford over Cal in 2005.
Cal plays WSU in the Pac-12 Tournament today. This offseason is going to be critical for the future of the program entering the ACC. That makes this week more important than ever | @sfchronicle https://t.co/OXJmTtPanZ
Cal is much improved this year. Is it enough to settle an uncertain future heading into their last Pac-12 tournament? | @sfchronicle https://t.co/OXJmTtPanZ
The Cal women showed improvement this season, but as they head into the final Pac-12 tourney they almost certainly need to win out in order to reach the NCAA Tournament. https://t.co/FnfazSOuof