Women's College Basketball | Cal fails to impress its coach in victory

BERKELEY, Calif. — A disgusted Joanne Boyle held a serious postgame chat with her California players and told them they have to be much better — and that came after the ninth-ranked Golden Bears' 63-39 victory over Albany in Friday's opener.

"I don't care what the score is," Boyle said. "I know my team best. It was unacceptable. I think there's a lack of focus."

Ashley Walker led Cal with 23 points.

Other Pac-10 games

At No. 2 Stanford 68,

Minnesota 55

Jayne Appel had 14 points, nine rebounds and five blocks to help the Cardinal open the season with a victory over the Golden Gophers.

Kayla Pedersen added 14 points and 12 rebounds for Stanford.

At No. 17 Arizona St. 76,

Cleveland St. 59

Sybil Dosty collected 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Sun Devils past the Vikings in the opening round of the Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Toledo 64, Arizona 63

Naama Shafir made two free throws with four seconds left to give the Rockets a victory over the Wildcats in Hilo, Hawaii.

Ify Ibekwe led Arizona with 23 points and 18 rebounds.

Top 10

At Texas Christian 80,

No. 3 Maryland 68

TK LaFleur scored 28 points as the Frogs upset the Terrapins in the opener for both teams.

At No. 5 Rutgers 86,

Saint Joseph's 59

Epiphanny Prince scored 26 points as the Scarlet Knights overwhelmed the Hawks.

At No. 6 North Carolina 90,

Western Carolina 56

Cetera DeGraffenreid and Italee Lucas each scored 14 points as the Tar Heels romped in the opening round of the Preseason WNIT.

At No. 8 Duke 77,

No. 14 Oklahoma St. 68

Chante Black scored 28 points as the Blue Devils beat the Cowgirls.

Other games

At Gonzaga 101,

Eastern Oregon 44

Sophomore Courtney Vandersloot, a former Kentwood High School standout, scored a career-high 27 points for the Zags in their opener before 2,418 fans.

At Nevada 64,

Eastern Washington 49

Kyla Evans of Brewster had 15 points in a losing cause for Eastern.