A formidable opponent

There's no Cardinal news during finals week, so let's take a look at our rival across the bay. Cal is shaping up to be a formidable opponent, which is great for women's basketball! Bob Kinder, in his Pac-10 Preview a month ago, concluded that they should be an outstanding team.

Mechelle Voepel has written an interesting story about Alexis Gray-Lawson's recovery from her ACL. (It includes a nice comment about Charmin Smith.)

Devanei Hampton has returned to the court sooner than expected after her arthroscopic knee surgery a month ago. She played 12 minutes against Princeton yesterday, and had 9 points and 2 rebounds.

Ashley Walker, the third member of the SoBerkeley trio, is averaging 21 points and 11.9 rebounds this season.

And Rama N'diaye, their 6-5 center, is averaging 10 points and 9.3 rebounds.

Yes, the Cardinal/Bear games should be really challenging this season. Look forward to them!