Jan. 4, 2013

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TEAM NOTES
• Win No. 600 in California women's basketball program history.

• Continues the best start in program history at 11-1 with the victory.

• The game was California's first appearance on the Pac-12 Networks.

• California started the starting lineup of Clarendon (G), Boyd (G), Jemerigbe (G), Brandon (F) and Caldwell (F) for the 12th consecutive game

• With a (32-20) lead, California has led at the half of all but one game this season (at #4 Duke). The Bears have won each game that they have led at the break.

• California improves to 8-4 in the all-time series against the Utes. The victory is the sixth consecutive in the series between the two teams for Cal.

• The Bears improve to 4-1 on the year in road games.

• The Bears improve to a perfect 10-0 this season against schools unranked in the top 25.

• The Bears improve to 2-0 in televised games this season (Old Dominion, Utah).

• Three Bears hit double digits Friday night - Clarendon, Jemerigbe, Boyd - and only five scored in the game.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
Brittany Boyd
• Matched her season high with four rebounds.

Layshia Clarendon
• Led the Bears with a game-high 18 points.

Reshanda Gray
• Matched her season high with one blocked shot

Afure Jemerigbe
• Finished with 13 points, two shy of her season-high, highlighted by a 10-minute first half stretch where she put in 11 of Cal's 17 points.

Eliza Pierre
• Matched her season high with three steals in the game

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Utah's 20 first-half points matched the lowest single-half output this season for a California opponent (Lehigh-1st, Old Dominion-1st, St. Mary's-2nd). It was also Utah's lowest single-half output this season.