Layshia Clarendon scored 20 points and Gennifer Brandon added 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 11 California to a 72-56 victory against Georgetown for the Cal Classic title on Saturday in Berkeley.
Talia Caldwell had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Bears (5-0), who shot 50 percent (27-for-54) from the floor en route to winning their own tournament for the eighth time in 10 years.
Sugar Rodgers scored 20 points and Andrea White 15 for the Hoyas (4-2).
Clarendon, the tournament MVP, and Eliza Pierre hit 3-pointers to spark a 15-4 run over a 4:32 second-half stretch that gave the Golden Bears a 53-41 lead with 11 minutes, 26 seconds to go.
Georgetown got no closer than seven points the rest of the way.
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