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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2962469, member: 5798"] [URL='https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/california-golden-bears-womens-basketball']CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL[/URL] Here's a look at the game from Cal's perspective - [SIZE=4][B]The Bears are currently undefeated (9-0) and so are Geno Auriemma’s Huskies (9-0).[/B] What does this game mean to the program going into the game undefeated? Win or lose, what should be some of the biggest takeaways from the game? [/SIZE] Ruey Yen (Cal sports writer) - IF Cal can somehow beat No.1 UConn, that would easily be the biggest win for the program - a Cal program that played the first intercollegiate women’s basketball game (against Stanford) back in 1896. Merely a year ago, UConn destroyed the Bears 82-47 in Storrs. A little further back to 2013 at the Maggie Dixon Classic in Madison Square Garden, Breanna Stewart and UConn routed a very good (ranked in the top 25 all year long) Cal squad 80-47. This game is all about what the Golden Bears have learned from last year and whether this experienced squad is ready to make another deep run in the post season. Sure, UConn is NOT the defending champs since they lost to Notre Dame in the Final Four last year, but they are still the most talented team in women’s basketball again, and the measuring stick. UConn also avenged that loss at the beginning of December this year with a convincing 89-71 win at Notre Dame. For future WNBA draft purposes, this would be an interesting test for Cal superstar forward Kristine Anigwe against UConn’s forward Napheesa Collier. The Bears would also need to shutdown Huskies’ Katie Lou Samuelson, who can be deadly from the outside; this can be a preview of whether the Golden Bears are ready to challenge Oregon in the Pac 12 this year, as the Ducks have a similar deadly scorer in Sabrina Ionescu. [URL='https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2018/12/17/18145100/roundtables-cal-wbb-hosts-uconn']Rematch in Berkeley - [SIZE=4]Cal WBB hosts UConn.[/SIZE][/URL] [URL='https://calbears.com/roster.aspx?roster=1406&path=wbball'][SIZE=4]Cal women's BB roster 2018-2019[/SIZE][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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