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03/04 14:43 CST Sakima Walker's double-double leads way for Cal women in 75-52
win over Wake Forest at ACC Tourney
Sakima Walker's double-double leads way for Cal women in 75-52 win over Wake
Forest at ACC Tourney
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) --- Sakima Walker had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead
California past Wake Forest 75-52 on Wednesday in a first-round game at the ACC
Tournament.
Second-team All-ACC guard LuLu Twidale added 11 points and seven rebounds, and
Gisella Maul and Aliyahna Morris each scored 10 points for the 10th-seeded
Golden Bears (19-13).
Mary Carter scored 13 points and Grace Oliver had 10 for the No. 15 seed Demon
Deacons (14-17).
There were five lead changes in the first 13 1/2 minutes of play before the
Golden Bears went out front for good with a 10-0 run that left them ahead 25-17
in the second quarter.
It was 32-21 at halftime, then Cal blew the game open with a dominant third
quarter in which the Golden Bears outscored the Demon Deacons 29-12. Cal shot
56% in the third and went 7 for 7 at the free-throw line.
Cal's slimmest lead in the fourth was 71-52 with two minutes left after the
starters had all come out of the game.
Cal won the regular-season matchup with Wake Forest, 61-52 at Berkeley,
California.
Up next
Cal will play No. 7 seed Syracuse in the second round on Thursday. The winner
will face No. 2 seed Louisville in the quarterfinals.
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