Quickie game notes

California made its seventh overall and fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Cal posted its third NCAA Tournament win in school history and second since 1993 to improve to 3-6 all-time in NCAAs.

Fresno State earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning its second consecutive Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championship. It is the second NCAA Tournament appearance for the Bulldogs. The program’s first trip was last season, as a 14 seed, and lost 88-67 to No. 3 Baylor in the first round of the 2008 tournament. The Bulldogs are now 0-2 in the NCAA Tournament.

The first-round match-up marked the 26th meeting between the two teams. The two squads played each other last Nov. 10, 2007, when the Bears defeated Fresno State, 83-79. The Bulldogs’ last win over Cal was Dec. 17, 1995, when the FS won, 68-61, in Fresno, Calif.

Cal head coach Joanne Boyle won her second NCAA Tournament game (2-4 overall: 2-3 Cal; 0-1 Richmond).

All of the squad’s 11 student-athletes saw playing time today, eight of whom notched points and 10 of whom grabbed rebounds.

Rachelle Federico and Casey Morris both scored their first points in an NCAA Tournament game.

Walker came into tonight’s match-up with 54 career points against the Bulldogs occurring over the course of two games (Dec. 7, 2006 and Nov. 10, 2006). She now has scored 75 points against Fresno State.

Walker has been the Bears' leading scorer four times in five NCAA Tournament games.

Cal limited Fresno State to 22.2 shooting percentage from beyond the arc, with the Bulldogs only making four three-pointers. The Bulldogs have led the nation in treys made per game all season. Coming in tonight’s game, they were making an average of 9.5 a game.