On the 3rd episode of the Inside Pac-12 Women's Basketball Podcast, Pac-12 Networks' Ashley Adamson and Mary Murphy discuss the top contenders for the Pac-12 Player of the Year race, including interviews with Cal's Receé Caldwell and Michelle Smith.

Longtime Pac-12 women's hoops beat writer Michelle Smith joins the podcast and tells us why this weekend is so important in the Pac-12 championship race and why Utah head coach Lynne Roberts is her Coach of the Year (10:45). Smith speaks about her favorite all-time player to cover and the amazing growth of the Pac-12 conference, but laments the one thing that still alludes it. She also shares which Pac-12 team is best equipped to make the deepest NCAA championship run (20:11).

Coming off a last-second win vs Stanford in game 1 of their Battle of the Bay, Cal's Receé Caldwell shares the story of Steph Curry breaking down Asha Thomas' game-winning bucket (35:00). Caldwell shares her dream of becoming an NBA general manager and the support she has received in accomplishing her goals (36:50). Caldwell ends the interview previewing Cal's tough test vs No. 3 Oregon and No. 7 Oregon State this weekend (52:10).

Ashley and Mary also dive into some bracketology and tell us who has work to with four weeks of the season left and Mary shares a coaching story that reminded her of the Colorado-Oregon game (55:35).