UCSB Goes Cold Against Cal to Suffer its First Defeat in Women’s Basketball

The top three-point shooting team in NCAA women’s basketball was disarmed at the Thunderdome on Saturday. UC Santa Barbara, ranked No. 1 at 50% so far in this season’s short sample, was held to 2-for-20 shooting from three while suffering a 79-47 defeat to undefeated Cal. The Golden Bears (5-0) handed the Gauchos their first loss in four games. “I loved our defensive intensity, and I loved the way we looked on offense,” Cal coach Charmin Smith said. “We forced them into tough shots. “We knew they were a really good shooting team.” UCSB coach Renee Jimenez, who served on the same Stanford coaching staff with Smith 22 years ago, credited her old colleague for the Gauchos’ poor shooting. “I knew that she would do a great job scouting us,” Jimenez said. “When other opponents have come in here, we really got to do what we wanted. “Charmin coming from that Stanford tree of scouting is valuable — they want to be the most prepared team on the floor. “I thought we saw that from Cal today.

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