California Golden Bears at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

· NCAA Women's Basketball

California Golden Bears

19-6, 6-4 Away

Final
52 - 91

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

21-2, 12-0 Home

Third-ranked Notre Dame extends its winning streak to 16 games with a 91-52 win over No. 21 Cal

Notre Dame stays undefeated in conference with win over Cal

Olivia Miles added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Notre Dame (21-2 overall, 12–0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Sonia Citron chipped in 16 points.

Lulu Twidale scored 14 points for Cal (19-6, 7-5).

Notre Dame bolted to a 44-23 lead by halftime. Cal struggled through a 1-for-9 shooting stretch and committed four turnovers as the Fighting Irish closed the out the final 5:55 of the second quarter on an 11-2 run.

Takeaways Notre Dame: The Irish continue to dominate the ACC, picking up their 15th straight regular-season conference win, dating to last season.

Cal: The Bears shot 32%, including 8 for 28 from 3-point range. They turned the ball over 21 times.

Key moment Hannah Hidalgo rebounded a missed Cal shot despite being knocked off balance, raced down court and swished a step-back 3-pointer, giving Notre Dame a 59-33 lead in the third quarter.

Key stat Notre Dame turned seven offensive rebounds into a 15-0 advantage in second-chance points in the first half.

Up next Notre Dame is at Pittsburgh on Thursday. Cal hosts Boston College, also on Thursday.

TV Channel: Golden Bears vs Fighting Irish 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00	End of Game	52 - 91
4th 0:00	End of 4th Quarter	52 - 91
4th 0:11	Gisella Maul made Layup. Assisted by Jayda Noble.	52 - 91
4th 0:28	Jayda Noble Steal.	50 - 91
4th 0:28	Cassandre Prosper Turnover.	50 - 91

Statistics

CAL		ND
19-59	FG	39-70
32	Field Goal %	56
8-28	3PT	8-16
29	Three Point %	50
6-10	FT	5-5
60	Free Throw %	100
30	Rebounds	43
9	Offensive Rebounds	10
21	Defensive Rebounds	33
13	Assists	20
10	Steals	10
3	Blocks	4
21	Turnovers	15
0	Team Turnovers	0
21	Total Turnovers	15
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
12	Points Off Turnovers	25
4	Fast Break Points	18
20	Points in Paint	46
11	Fouls	14
3	Largest Lead	41

Game Information

Purcell Pavilion

Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 8,864 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Duke	15-0	-	20-6
Louisville	14-1	1	24-4
Syracuse	11-4	4	21-5
North Carolina	11-4	4	22-6
Virginia	10-5	5	18-8
NC State	10-5	5	17-9
Virginia Tech	10-6	5.5	20-8
Clemson	9-6	6	18-9
Notre Dame	9-6	6	17-9
California	8-7	7	17-11
Georgia Tech	7-8	8	12-15
Miami	6-9	9	14-12
Stanford	5-10	10	16-12
Florida State	4-11	11	9-18
Wake Forest	3-12	12	13-14
SMU	2-13	13	9-18
Pittsburgh	1-14	14	8-20
Boston College	1-15	14.5	5-24

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