Louisville Cardinals at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 7 Louisville women extend win streak to 14 games with 71-59 victory over Cal
The Cardinals (21-3, 11-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) remained tied with No. 20 Duke atop the ACC standings. The Blue Devils routed visiting Wake Forest 80-44 on Sunday. The Cardinals host Duke on Thursday. The Golden Bears (13-10, 4-6) had won three in a row.
Roberts also had five assists and four rebounds. Elif Istanbulluoglu had 15 points and a team-high seven boards for Louisville.
Gisella Maul led the Bears with 19 points. Mjracle Sheppard scored 13 points and Sakima Walker had 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
After Maul made a 3-pointer with seven minutes left in the third quarter to give the Bears a 34-32 edge, Roberts answered with a 3 to put Louisville ahead to stay.
It began a 14-2 run for the Cardinals in which Roberts hit two more 3-pointers. After that stretch, Louisville led 46-36 with 2:50 remaining in the third period. The Bears got no closer than five points the rest of the way.
Cal was without starting forward Taylor Barnes. She was injured in the Bears’ 80-69 win over Notre Dame on Thursday.
California: at Georgia Tech on Thursday.
How can I watch Cardinals vs. Golden Bears?
- TV Channel: Cardinals vs Golden Bears 2021 College Basketball, week 13, is broadcasted on The CW Network.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 71 - 59 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 71 - 59 |
| 4th 0:08 |  |
Sakima Walker makes layup (Mjracle Sheppard assists) | 71 - 59 |
| 4th 0:23 |  |
Grace Mbugua bad pass turnover | 71 - 57 |
| 4th 0:24 | |
Sakima Walker makes layup | 71 - 57 |
Statistics
 LOU |
CAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 21-50 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 3-17 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 11-16 | FT | 14-18 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 87 | Percent Led | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 2,303 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 13-0 | - | 18-6 |
| Louisville | 13-1 | 0.5 | 23-4 |
| North Carolina | 10-3 | 3 | 21-5 |
| NC State | 10-3 | 3 | 17-7 |
| Syracuse | 10-4 | 3.5 | 20-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 9-5 | 4.5 | 19-7 |
| Clemson | 9-5 | 4.5 | 18-8 |
| Virginia | 9-5 | 4.5 | 17-8 |
| Notre Dame | 7-6 | 6 | 15-9 |
| California | 7-6 | 6 | 16-10 |
| Georgia Tech | 6-8 | 7.5 | 11-15 |
| Stanford | 5-8 | 8 | 16-10 |
| Miami | 4-9 | 9 | 12-12 |
| Florida State | 4-9 | 9 | 9-16 |
| Wake Forest | 3-11 | 10.5 | 13-13 |
| SMU | 1-12 | 12 | 8-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-12 | 12 | 8-18 |
| Boston College | 0-14 | 13.5 | 4-23 |