California Golden Bears at SMU Mustangs
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Suarez scores 19, Williams added 17 to help No. 20 Cal women beat SMU 81-66
Williams made 7 of 11 from the field, 3 of 4 from 3-point range and had seven assists. Lulu Twidale added 13 points and Ioanna Krimili 10 for Cal (14-2, 2-1 ACC).
The Bears had their seven-game win streak snapped last time out, a 69-58 loss at Clemson on Thursday.
Twidale made a layup and the and-1 free throw and followed with a layup and a 3-pointer before Abigor made a layup to cap and 10-0 and give Cal a 17-12 lead with 1:59 left in the first quarter. Ella Brow hit a 3-pointer to open the second quarter and her basket in the lane 45 seconds later made it 19-all but the Bears scored the next 12 points to take the lead for good.
Williams hit two of Cal's three 3-pointers in an 11-2 spurt that made it 53-40 about 4 minutes into the third quarter and the Mustangs trailed by at least nine points the rest of the way.
Nya Robertson scored 13 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter for SMU (9-6, 1-2). Chantae Embry added 12 points andd Ella Brow 10.
The Mustangs had their four-game win streak snapped. SMU — along with Cal, in its first season in the conference — earned its first-ever ACC victory last time out, defeating Stanford 67-63 on Thursday.
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- TV Channel: Golden Bears vs Mustangs 2021 College Basketball, week 9, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 66 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 81 - 66 |
| 4th 0:23 |  |
Gisella Maul Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 66 |
| 4th 0:26 |  |
Nya Robertson missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 66 |
| 4th 0:29 | |
Foul on Gisella Maul. | 81 - 66 |
Statistics
 CAL |
SMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 25-63 |
| 50.8 | Field Goal % | 39.7 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 40.0 | Three Point % | 40.9 |
| 9-10 | FT | 7-9 |
| 90.0 | Free Throw % | 77.8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 1,323 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 16-2 | - | 28-6 |
| NC State | 16-2 | - | 28-7 |
| Duke | 14-4 | 2 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 13-5 | 3 | 29-8 |
| Florida State | 13-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Louisville | 13-5 | 3 | 22-11 |
| California | 12-6 | 4 | 25-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 9-9 | 7 | 22-11 |
| Virginia Tech | 9-9 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Virginia | 8-10 | 8 | 17-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 16-15 |
| Boston College | 6-12 | 10 | 16-18 |
| Clemson | 6-12 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 10 | 12-18 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Miami | 4-14 | 12 | 14-15 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 10-20 |
| Wake Forest | 2-16 | 14 | 9-20 |