WOMENS BASKETBALL
North Carolina 65, California 52
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BERKELEY, Calif. — Reniya Kelly scored 16 points and No. 15 North Carolina pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat
No. 19 California 65-52 on Thursday, spoiling a banner night for the Golden Bears' Ioanna Krimili.
Kelly scored eight in the final period to help the Tar Heels (19-4, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) outscore
the Golden Bears (18-4, 6-3) by 11.
Krimili hit four 3-pointers to set a school record for a single season with her 66th. It was also the 403rd of her career —
making her the 16th woman to top 400 in NCAA history.
North Carolina took a 47-45 lead into the fourth quarter, but Kelly and Maria Gakdeng both scored four in a 13-4 run to
begin the period.
Alyssa Ustby finished with 11 points and seven rebounds. Gakdeng totaled nine points and 13 rebounds. Lanie Grant
scored 10 off the bench.
Krimili scored 20 to lead Cal, which is still off to its best start in 12 seasons. The Bears were coming off their first
regular-season sweep of Stanford since the 1985-86 season. Ugonne Onyiah scored 14 on 6-for-7 shooting.
Indya Nivar scored all seven of her points to lead North Carolina to a 16-12 advantage after one quarter. Onyiah had all
but two of Cal's points on 5-for-5 shooting.
Ustby had a rebound basket and Lexi Donarski followed with a layup and a 3-pointer as North Carolina scored the final
seven points to take a 33-26 lead into the break.
Cal fell behind by 11 early in the third quarter, but Lulu Twidale and Krimili hit 3-pointers in a 12-2 run to get
the Bears within a point.
January 29, 2025