USA Today Sports file photoGennifer Brandon has taken a leave from the Cal women's basketball team.
Cal forward Brandon steps away for personal reasons
Nov. 25, 2013 12:00 a.m.
Cal's All-Pac-12 Conference forward Gennifer Brandon has taken leave from the team for personal reasons. The school said in a statement Sunday there is no timetable for her return. Brandon played 13 minutes in the No. 17 Golden Bears' opener before sitting out the past three games while recovering from stress fractures in her right leg. She had six points in that game.
Meanwhile on Sunday, Reshanda Gray shot 9-of-13 from the field, scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 17 Cal defeated Northwestern 65-51.
After Cal (3-2) scored the game's first 9 points, Northwestern (4-1) cut the deficit to 18-17. But Cal never trailed and led by as many as 18 in the second half.
Oregon 100, USF 82
Elgin Cook scored 18 points to lead No. 17 Oregon to a nonconference victory against USF. Kruize Pinkins led the Dons (3-3) with 20 points and 11 rebounds. The Dons closed to 61-55 on a free throw by Tim Derksen with 10:54 left, but Oregon hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to push the lead back to 12.
St. Mary's 72, Alcorn State 55 Kerry Carter came off the bench to score 15 points Sunday night, including three 3-pointers, to help St. Mary's cruise win over Alcorn State and remain unbeaten. Stephen Holt had 12 points and Brad Waldow added 11 for the Gaels, who shot 41.4 percent from the field on 24-of-58 shooting.
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