Feb. 24, 2013

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#6 California (58) vs Oregon State (56) - Post Game Notes

TEAM NOTES
•Sunday marked Senior Day at California as the Golden Bears honored Talia Caldwell, Layshia Clarendon, Eliza Pierre and Tierra Rogers

•California matches the 2007-08 and 2008-09 teams for most conference wins in a season at 15. Those two teams both went 15-3, a mark this season's Bears will have a chance to pass next week with two games remaining.

•California improves to a progra-best 13th consecutive victory, the longest winning streak of the season for the Bears and the current longest winning streak in the Pac-12.

•With their 13-game winning streak in conference play, the Bears have surpassed the previous-best Pac-12 winning streak of 11 set in the 2008-09 season as well as the previous program-record for overall winning streak (also set in 2008-09).

•California remains atop the Pac-12 standings at 15-1 in the conference.

•California has guaranteed itself a top two seed at the Pac-12 Tournament with its victory. The Bears (15-1) hold a three-game lead over current third-place team UCLA (12-4) with only two games remaining. It is the fourth time in the last six years that Cal will finished in the top two in the conference.

•Cal leads the all-time series 37-28, including a streak of 14 straight wins which makes Cal's winning streak over the Beavers their longest active streak against any Pac-12 opponent.

•California did not lead at the half for just the fourth time this season with its (30-18) deficit against Oregon State, and the Bears are 3-1 in those games. The Bears did not lead against Duke (trailed, lost) or in either game against Colorado (1st Meeting - tied, won; 2nd Meeting - trailed, won).

•Cal was held to a season-low 18 points in a half after being down 30-18 at halftime. The previous low was 20 points in the first half of a 77-63 loss at No. 4 Duke.

•California had its biggest comeback of the season after railing by 17 points (28-11) with 4:16 to go in the first half. The previous best comeback was when the Bears trailed by 16 against then-No. 20 Colorado before winning 59-56.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
Brittany Boyd
•Returned to the staring lineup after missing Friday's game against Oregon (groin). Boyd finished with (9) points, (6) rebounds and (2) steals.

Gennifer Brandon
•Earned her 14th double-double of the season and 29th of her career with her (16) points and (11) rebounds.

Layshia Clarendon
•Finished with a game-high (26) points, her eighth 20+ points game of the season and 20th of her career. It was just two shy of her season high and three shy of her career high.