California Women’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2025 · CSM Staff
California Golden Bears
ACC (25-8, 12-6)
Big Wins: 12/5 Alabama (69-65), 1/9 NC State (78-71)
Bad Losses: 1/2 at Clemson (58-69), 2/23 at Virginia Tech (84-87)
Coach: Charmin Smith
Probable Starters:
Marta Suarez, Senior, Forward, 13.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.5 apg
Ugonne Onyiah, Senior, Forward, 12.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Lulu Twidale, Sophomore, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 2.6 apg
Ioanna Krimili, Senior, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 3.1 apg
Kayla Williams, Senior, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 4.0 apg
Key Role Players:
Jayda Noble, Senior, Guard, 1.9 ppg, 1.4 apg
Gisella Maul, Sophomore, Guard, 1.3 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (55th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.3 (176, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.8 (32, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.2 (106, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (17, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (42, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.1 (143, 10)
Rebound Margin: 5.3 (54, 3)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (57, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.8 (277, 18)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2024 | WBI | First Round win over Hawaii |
| 2024 | WBI | Second Round loss to St. Joseph’s |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over North Carolina |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round loss to Baylor |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Virginia |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over LSU |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round loss to Cal State Bakersfield |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Wichita State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Texas |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Fordham |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Fresno State |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over South Florida |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over LSU |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Georgia |
| 2013 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Louisville |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Iowa |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Cal Poly |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 32 loss to Colorado |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 64 win UC-Davis |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 32 win over Utah |
| 2010 | NIT | Regional Semifinal win over Oregon |
| 2010 | NIT | Regional Final win over BYU |
| 2010 | NIT | National Semifinal win over Illinois State |
| 2010 | NIT | National Final win over Miami |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Fresno State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Virginia |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over San Diego |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to George Washington |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Notre Dame |
*all team stats through 3/6
