California rides Asha Thomas past LSU in opener
Asha Thomas scored 18 points and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:19 left to end a long California scoring drought, and the Bears held on for a 55-52 win over LSU in the first round.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
California Golden Bears
55
LSU Tigers
52
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | 18 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
| LSU | 9 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 52 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs San Francisco Dons | W 87-65 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Long Beach State Beach | W 100-46 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Washington State Cougars | W 80-58 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 55-52
Kristine Anigwe made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 54-52
Kristine Anigwe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 53-52
Foul on Ayana Mitchell.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 53-52
Foul on Mikayla Cowling.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 53-52
Foul on Ayana Mitchell.
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JumpShot 1:00 53-52
Chloe Jackson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:22 53-50
Asha Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristine Anigwe.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 50-50
Foul on Chloe Jackson.
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LayUpShot 2:54 50-50
Ayana Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Alexis Hyder.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:46 50-48
Raigyne Moncrief made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:46 50-47
Foul on Mikayla Cowling.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:01 50-47
Ayana Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:01 50-46
Foul on Courtney Range.
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LayUpShot 5:49 50-46
CJ West made Layup. Assisted by Mi'Cole Cayton.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:12 48-46
Ayana Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:12 48-45
Foul on Kristine Anigwe.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:33 48-45
Kristine Anigwe made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:33 47-45
Kristine Anigwe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:33 46-45
Foul on Alexis Hyder.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:10 46-45
Kristine Anigwe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 45-45
Foul on Tatum Neubert.
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LayUpShot 7:13 45-45
Kristine Anigwe made Layup.
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JumpShot 7:19 43-45
Chloe Jackson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:57 43-43
Rina Hill made Jumper. Assisted by Ayana Mitchell.
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LayUpShot 9:12 43-41
Courtney Range made Layup. Assisted by Mi'Cole Cayton.
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JumpShot 9:33 41-41
Chloe Jackson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 41-39
Kristine Anigwe made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 40-39
Kristine Anigwe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 39-39
Foul on Alexis Hyder.
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JumpShot 1:34 39-39
Chloe Jackson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:29 39-37
Chloe Jackson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 39-35
Foul on Chloe Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:57 39-35
CJ West made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 38-35
Foul on Ayana Mitchell.
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JumpShot 3:18 38-35
Raigyne Moncrief made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:45 38-33
Asha Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikayla Cowling.
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LayUpShot 4:08 35-33
Raigyne Moncrief made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:04 35-31
Ayana Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Alexis Hyder.
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PersonalFoul 5:25 35-29
Foul on Kristine Anigwe.
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JumpShot 7:08 35-29
Raigyne Moncrief made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:25 35-27
Kristine Anigwe made Jumper. Assisted by Mikayla Cowling.
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PersonalFoul 7:42 33-27
Foul on Raigyne Moncrief.
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LayUpShot 8:26 33-27
Kristine Anigwe made Layup. Assisted by Mi'Cole Cayton.
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JumpShot 8:46 31-27
Rina Hill made Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Hyder.
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PersonalFoul 9:10 31-25
Foul on Rina Hill.
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JumpShot 1:01 31-25
Alexis Hyder made Jumper. Assisted by Raigyne Moncrief.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:40 31-23
Asha Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Courtney Range.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:52 28-23
Raigyne Moncrief made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:52 28-22
Raigyne Moncrief made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:52 28-21
Foul on Mikayla Cowling.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 28-21
Foul on CJ West.
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JumpShot 2:24 28-21
Penina Davidson made Jumper. Assisted by Asha Thomas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:44 26-21
Rina Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayana Mitchell.
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PersonalFoul 3:03 26-18
Foul on Kristine Anigwe.
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PersonalFoul 3:03 26-18
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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JumpShot 3:07 26-18
Mikayla Cowling made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:39 24-18
Foul on Alexis Hyder.
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TipShot 4:03 24-18
Alexis Hyder made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 5:25 24-16
Alexis Hyder made Jumper. Assisted by Raigyne Moncrief.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:48 24-14
Asha Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mi'Cole Cayton.
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End Game 0:00 55-52
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 55-52
California Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 55-52
Raigyne Moncrief missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 55-52
Kristine Anigwe made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 54-52
Kristine Anigwe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 53-52
Foul on Ayana Mitchell.
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ShortTimeOut 0:08 53-52
California Timeout
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Jumpball 0:08 53-52
Jump Ball won by California
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 53-52
Asha Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:14 53-52
Kristine Anigwe Block.
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JumpShot 0:14 53-52
Alexis Hyder missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 53-52
Foul on Mikayla Cowling.
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ShortTimeOut 0:32 53-52
LSU Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:32 53-52
Mikayla Cowling Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 53-52
Foul on Ayana Mitchell.
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ShortTimeOut 0:50 53-52
California Timeout
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JumpShot 1:00 53-52
Chloe Jackson made Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:11 53-50
LSU Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:22 53-50
Asha Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristine Anigwe.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 50-50
Foul on Chloe Jackson.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:35 50-50
California Deadball Team Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:35 50-50
Raigyne Moncrief missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:12 50-50
Alexis Hyder Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:12 50-50
Courtney Range missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:21 50-50
Courtney Range Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:21 50-50
Kristine Anigwe Block.
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LayUpShot 2:21 50-50
Chloe Jackson missed Layup.
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Steal 2:36 50-50
Rina Hill Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:36 50-50
Mikayla Cowling Turnover.
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Jumpball 2:36 50-50
Jump Ball won by LSU
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LayUpShot 2:54 50-50
Ayana Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Alexis Hyder.
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Defensive Rebound 3:05 50-48
LSU Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:05 50-48
Kristine Anigwe missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 3:18 50-48
California Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:24 50-48
Kristine Anigwe Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:24 50-48
Alexis Hyder missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 3:34 50-48
Rina Hill Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:34 50-48
Mikayla Cowling Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:46 50-48
Kristine Anigwe Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:46 50-48
Raigyne Moncrief missed Free Throw.
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Team Stats
CAL
LSU
20-45
FG
21-63
44
Field Goal %
33
7-18
3PT
2-8
39
Three Point %
25
8-9
FT
8-14
89
Free Throw %
57
35
Rebounds
35
9
Offensive Rebounds
19
26
Defensive Rebounds
16
15
Assists
11
3
Steals
7
6
Blocks
3
20
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
1
20
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
13
Fouls
12
10
Largest Lead
2
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