California Golden Bears vs Virginia Cavaliers
Onyiah, Suarez with double-doubles in Cal's 75-58 win over Virginia at ACC Tournament
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- — Ugonne Onyiah and Marta Suarez each had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Lulu Twidale made four 3-pointers and also scored 16 points and seventh-seeded California defeated 10th-seeded Virginia 75-58 on Thursday in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
The Golden Bears (25-7) will take on second-seeded and No. 6-ranked Notre Dame in a quarterfinal Friday. The Irish beat Cal at home 91-52 on Feb. 9.
Kayla Williams added 12 points for Cal, which shot 46%, made 9 of 24 3-point tries and was plus-18 on the boards. Cal has its most wins since it won 32 games in 2012-13.
Onyiah scored at the end of the first quarter for an 11-point lead and the Bears stayed ahead by double figures the rest of the way.
Kymora Johnson had 18 points and rebounds for the Cavaliers (17-15). Paris Clark added 15 points and Breona Hurd 10 before she left with an injury early in the final quarter. Latasha Lattimore, who had a double-double in a first-round win over Pitt, was injured early in a second-quarter fall and was helped off the floor. She did not return.
Cal took a 23-point lead into the fourth quarter and the closest Virginia thereafter was 15.
Suarez and Twidale scored five points each to open the third quarter and Cal quickly expanded a 16-point halftime lead to a game-high 26. The Bears didn't score for another four minutes and the Cavaliers scored 10 straight points before Twidale ended the run with a baseline 3. Twidale had a trio of 3s in the period that ended with Cal up 62-39.
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Game Information
Greensboro, NC
Referee:Rod Creech
Referee:Denise Brooks
Referee:Saif Esho
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |
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