Next up, the Cal Bears

Next up? The Cardinal's toughest conference game: The California Golden Bears at Haas Pavilion. This is the So-Berkeley Trio's last chance to win the Pac-10, and I'm sure they haven't forgotten that three of their four conference losses last season were to Stanford.

Fourth-year coach Joanne Boyle said, "It's going to be a great game. Both teams know each other really well, we know their strengths and weaknesses and vice versa. You've got to be able to put a good plan together. We know them so we should be able to do that. And I'm sure they're working on the same things. "

Jayne is looking forward to the game, but knows it will be tough. “They’ve had some good games in the past, and we’re both on a bit of a roll right now,” she said. “They’ll be coming out ready for us.”

Cal's starters are:

• Senior forward Ashley Walker is having one of the best seasons in the nation. She is Cal's leading scorer at 21.6 points/game ( #1 in the Pac-10, #9 in the nation), with a field goal percentage of .579 (#4 in the Pac-10, #14 in the nation), and their leading rebounder at 8.2 rebounds/game (#4 in the Pac-10). She also has the most blocks (1.00 per game – #7 in the Pac-10) and the most steals (1.60 per game – # 10 in the Pac-10).
• RS Junior guard Alexis Gray-Lawson is Cal's second-best scorer (11.3 points/game). She has 4.13 assists/game (#3 in the Pac-10) and a 1.77 assist/turnover ratio (#3 in the Pac-10, #37 in the nation).
• Senior center Devanei Hampton has been limited by her knee problems, but is returning to form. She has started the last five games. In those games, she averaged 29.8 minutes, 7.8 points and 7.0 rebounds.
• Junior guard Natasha Vital is Cal's third-best scorer (9.0 points/game) and their best 3-point shooter at 1.53 per game (#9 in the Pac-10), with a 3-point percentage of .489 (#1 in the Pac-10). She has 3.27 assists/game (#8 in the Pac-10) and a 1.14 assist/turnover ratio (#7 in the Pac-10).
• Junior guard Lauren Greif is Cal's second-best rebounder (6.4 per game – #9 in the Pac-10)

Cal has a short bench. They have just two reserves who play significant minutes:

• Freshman guard Casey Morris, who averages 7.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
• Sophomore guard Kelsey Adrian, who averages 5.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

Junior center Rama N'diaye, who tore her ACL in last season's Pac-10 tournament, has not played yet this season and may red-shirt.

Cal's only losses this season were to TCU and Oklahoma, two of the three ranked teams they played. Their win-loss record (13-2 overall, 4-0 conference) places them first in the Pac-10, their RPI (13) places them second, and their strength of schedule (60) places them seventh.

Here are their 2008-09 player statistics and their roster.