Photo Update

I grabbed a couple of shots during the open practice. We should hopefully have some professional shots later on today.

The team at practice at Sovereign Bank:
Some of the fans on both sides of the court. I thought it was a pretty good turnout! I'm thinking that this arena will be really intimate for the fans that come tomorrow.
The bracket with only 16 teams remaining:


Cal's part of the bracket...the Trenton, N.J. Regional!

Teaser Photo Update

Here's a glimpse at the photos from tonight's games.



All photos by Mollie McClure of McClure Photography.

Photo Update: Practice Day

We've put up a fantastic gallery of images on CalBears.com of the practice day and press conferences. Here are some highlights of the gallery, but you can see the full gallery by clicking the link below.

NCAA Tournament – Day Two: Practice Day Photo Gallery

A wide shot of the dais at the press conference. (Photo by Mollie McClure)

Assistant coach Jennifer Hoover and senior Ashley Walker. (Photo by Mollie McClure)

Casey Morris looks to pass to a teammate during practice. (Photo by Angela Niles)

Team huddle. (Photo by Angela Niles)

Photo/Staff Update: Today at the Galen Center

Today, the team administrators had a couple of quick meetings before heading into practice with the team. Here are some pictures from our time at the Galen Center this morning and afternoon.

The North entrance to the Galen Center with official NCAA signage.

A large poster of the NCAA bracket in the media workroom:

Cal in the Trenton, N.J. Regional part of the bracket:

When head coach Joanne Boyle, Devanei Hampton, Alexis Gray-Lawson and Ashley Walker participated in the official press conference (you can read the transcript of the press conference in this blog post), the rest of the team was available for media interviews during the open locker room period. In between interviews, the team relaxed by watching some NCAA men’s basketball in a USC locker room:

After the media interviews, the team took to the court at the Galen Center for a quick practice, which was open to the media as evidenced by the photographer in this picture:

Following the open practice, the Bears entered into a closed practice before returning to the hotel for a lunch of Mexican food. The team will take it easy this afternoon to rest up before Saturday’s game. They will watch some film, attend a study hall to get in some studying (even though they’re on spring break!) before dinner.

All photos courtesy Anna Oleson-Wheeler.

The Game Is Simple...With Unity

Here’s a visual of the team shirt for the NCAA Tournament, as described yesterday in this blog entry. Sophomore guard/forward Kelsey Adrian was kind enough to model her shirt for us during the open media session in the locker room on Friday morning.

Photo Update: Pictures From the Road

Our team photographer, Mollie McClure, has provided us with some great shots from the trip to Los Angeles.

Freshman guard Casey Morris waits at the Oakland Airport to board the flight to Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon.

Junior guard Lauren Greif listens to some music on the bus ride from Los Angeles airport to the team hotel on Thursday evening.

Freshman guard Angelei Aguirre shares a laugh on the team bus.

Senior forward Shantrell Sneed catches up with someone on the phone during the bus ride to the hotel on Thursday evening.

Junior forward/center Rama N’diaye smiles for the camera.

All photos courtesy Mollie McClure of McClure Photography.