Women's Hoops Blog

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Friday, January 20, 2006

Up and coming Cal got its first win over a ranked team since the 2003-04 season with a 66-64 victory over #13 Arizona State.

Cal, which led by as many as 16 points in the first half, clung to a 59-57 edge with 2:18 to play following two free throws from ASU guard Briann January. Turnovers and missed free throws by the Bears let the Sun Devils back in the game. "That's our struggle,'' Cal coach Joanne Boyle said. "I don't know if that's our youth, if it's a young team learning to work for each other.

The Bears' heralded freshman class led by Alexis Gray-Lawson and recently suspended Devanei Hampton made sure Cal held on for the victory. The two combined for 40 points and the starters scored all 66 of the Bears points.

The Sun Devils have lost three of five after a nine-game winning streak. "We're slumping,'' Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne said. "We're not playing good basketball. We're in a little funk right now.''