GREENSBORO, N.C. >> Ugonne Onyiah and Marta Suarez each had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Lulu Twidale made four 3-pointers and also scored 16 points and seventh-seeded California defeated 10th-seeded Virginia 75-58 on Thursday in the second round of the ACC tournament.

The Golden Bears (25-7) will take on second-seeded and No. 6-ranked Notre Dame in a quarterfinal today. The Irish beat Cal at home 91-52 on Feb. 9.

Onyiah said the Golden Bears are looking forward to the chance to get some revenge against Notre Dame.

“Honestly, we’re ready for that,” Onyiah said. “We know we’re the underdog … but we’ve got this. Let’s go.”

The Golden Bears’ 25 victories are the most in a season since the 2012-13 campaign, when they won 32 games. Cal, which was ranked as high as No. 18 in the AP Top 25 poll this season, is poised to make its first appearance in the NCAA tournament in six seasons.

“We have something to prove. This is our first year in the ACC and not many people know a lot about us, and we wanted to make a statement,” Cal coach Charmin Smith said. “We did really well in our first year and now it’s about making a statement for the NCAA selection committee and trying to fight our way off that 8-9 (seed) line.“We just want to fight for a better seed.”

Kayla Williams added 12 points for Cal, which shot 46% and was plus-18 on the boards.

As usual, Cal’s outside shooting was a factor. The Golden Bears made 9 of 24 3-point tries. Twidale shot 4 for 8 from distance for Cal, which also got two 3-pointers apiece from Williams and Suarez.

Shooting from distance is a way of life for Cal, which led the ACC in most 3-pointers made per game (8.9) and most 3-pointers attempted per game (25.5).

Suarez noted that having so many good outside shooters is a key to Cal’s offense.

“It just opens up the court so much. It’s letting us drive … but it’s so much more fun when you’re hitting a lot of 3s,” said Suarez, who chuckled before alluding to Steph Curry’s legendary long-range prowess without using the Warriors superstar’s name. “Coming from the Bay, what can I say?”

It was the second time the teams had faced off in two weeks. The Bears won 76-70 in Charlottesville on Feb. 20, but had to rally from a 35-30 halftime deficit. In that matchup, Twidale hit three 3-pointers — including a pivotal one that put Cal up five points with 15 seconds left in the game.

On Thursday, Cal scored the first nine points in the game. Onyiah scored at the end of the first quarter for an 11-point lead and the Bears stayed ahead by double figures the rest of the way.

“We came out with the intensity that we needed and were able to jump on Virginia right away and then kind of never looked back,” Smith said.

The Cavaliers had won four straight after their home loss to Cal, including a regular season-ending upset at No. 8-ranked North Carolina and a 64-50 win over Pitt on Wednesday in an ACC tournament first-round game.

The Bears rolled despite Virginia finding a way to slow down 3-point sharpshooter Ioanna Krimili. Krimili, the nation’s active leader in career 3-pointers (431) and most career games with at least five made 3-pointers (28), was 1 for 5 from 3-point range on Thursday. Krimili made six 3-pointers and finished with 18 points against Virginia two weeks earlier. The senior was held to nine points, five below her team-leading average.

Kymora Johnson had 18 points and rebounds for the Cavaliers (17-15). Paris Clark added 15 points and Breona Hurd 10 before she left with an injury early in the final quarter. Latasha Lattimore, who had a double-double in a first-round win over Pitt, was injured early in a second-quarter fall and was helped off the floor. She did not return.