BERKELEY, Calif. – Sacramento State trailed by as few as four points in the second half and had six players score in double figures but No. 10 California got a triple-double from Brittany Boyd and 37 points from Reshanda Gray to pull out a 107-94 win on Wednesday afternoon.

"Cal is a great opponent and one of the best teams in the country and I thought we played extremely hard," Sacramento State head coach Bunky Harkleroad said. "We made some shots and we did a great job on the glass offensively and defensively. We rebounded the ball much better and that allowed us to get some more shots up. They're huge and athletic and there are a couple (future) pro players on that team but we battled."

Sacramento State (1-5) broke the program record and tied the Big Sky record with 94 field goals attempted in the game, one more attempt than the previous record high. The Hornets hit 18-of-46 three-point attempts in the game with a season-best .391 three-point percentage and were only outrebound by five boards, 53-48, despite a significant disadvantage in height.

While extending to its best start to a season since 2008-09, California (7-0) had its smallest winning margin in four home games this season. The Golden Bears shot 57.1% from the field and made eight more field goals than the Hornets despite the visitors taking 10 more shots. Of Cal's 107 points, 74 of them came in the paint.

Hornet sophomore Margaret Huntington recorded Sacramento State's first double-double of the year with 11 points and 11 rebounds shooting 5-of-9 from the field. Sophomore Hallie Gennett had a season-high 22 points and six rebounds while hitting six 3-pointers and seniors Fantasia Hilliard and Takara Burse, junior Adella Randle-El, and sophomore Gretchen Harrigan also scored in double figures.

Boyd nearly had a triple-double by halftime with nine points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists in the first half. She recorded her second triple-double in the last three games and the third of her career, a Pac-12 record. Gray shot 17-of-24 from the field and added 10 rebounds, six blocks, and four steals without a turnover in 31 minutes played.

The Hornets never led in the game but were within striking distance for most of the contest. The game was tied 10-10 early but a 15-5 Cal run put the Bears up 25-15 with 14 minutes left in the first half. The Golden Bears led by as many as 13 points in the first period and led by 12 in the final minutes before Hilliard hit a three and Huntington had a buzzer-beating put back to bring the Hornets within seven points at the intermission.

Trailing 57-47 early in the second half, the Hornets got two quick threes to trail by just four, 57-53, with 18 minutes to play. They could get no closer as the Bears responded with a 16-5 run to go up 15. Sacramento State got back within eight points at 79-71 with eight minutes left but Cal extended back to lead by as many as 18 points before the Hornets scored the last five points of the contest.

The game was played before an announced crowd of 2,948 fans, most of whom were elementary school students from more than 20 local schools. Sacramento State scored 65 bench points with 10 players seeing double-digit minutes. Cal went just seven deep for most of the game but was able to run with the Hornets despite the limited rotation.

The Hornets committed just 15 fouls in the game after being whistled for 30 fouls in their last game at Saint Mary's. Cal was permitted just 12 free throws and made only six while the Hornets did not shoot their first free throw until midway through the second half and finished 6-of-8 from the line.

Boyd and Hilliard entered the game ranked third and fourth, respectively, among all active NCAA players in career assists. Likely a first round pick in the 2015 WNBA draft, Boyd is also the NCAA's active leader in career steals and had four thefts on Wednesday as Cal had a 13-11 overall edge in steals.

Sacramento State faces three more Pac-12 teams over the next week and a half, playing another ranked team at 2 p.m. Saturday with a return trip to No. 17 Oregon State.