• Box Score

CALIFORNIA (Jan. 3) – Following a go-ahead basket by Millersville with 32 seconds left, the No. 10 Vulcans were unable to score on their final two possessions to fall 53-52 to the Marauders on Sunday in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover play at Hamer Hall.

After losing two of its last three games, the California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team drops to 8-3 this season. The loss also snaps a 26-game winning streak by the Vulcans at Hamer Hall dating back to February 2008. Meanwhile, Millersville stopped a three-game skid to improve to 8-3 this year.

In the loss, senior guard Brooque Williams (Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry) and junior forward Kayla Smith (Elkins, W.Va./Elkins) were limited to only a combined 20 points and 13 rebounds after ranking among the top 10 in the league in both categories. Williams scored a season-low 10 points on 5-of-14 shooting and posted only two rebounds after entering the day averaging 10.2 per game. Smith registered her ninth double-double of the season (fourth consecutive) with 10 points and a team-high 14 rebounds (four offensive).

Redshirt freshman guard Kiara Brown (Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge) also posted 10 points off the bench behind two three-pointers. Senior point guard Crystal Andrews (Johnstown, Pa./Johnstown/Pitt-Johnstown) finished with eight points (all in the second half) and three steals in the loss.

The Marauders took a 30-23 halftime lead and held the lead for virtually the entire second half. Trailing by eight points with 9:00 remaining, the Vulcans engineered a 10-2 run over a 6:54 span to tie the game at 48-48 on a free-throw by Brown with 3:46 remaining. Cal U took its first lead, 50-48, of the second half with a fast-break lay-up by Andrews with 3:12 left in the game. Millersville then scored three-straight points before Williams gave the Vulcans a 52-51 lead with 1:01 remaining.

Senior Emily Balogh then gave Millersville a 53-52 lead with a lay-up at the 32-second mark. The Vulcans committed a turnover on their next possession and Williams collected a defensive rebound after the Marauders missed two-straight free-throws. After back-to-back timeouts with 11 seconds left, Williams spun and drove past the elbow before passing the ball to freshman guard Megan Kermond (Adelaide, Australia/Unley), who missed the potential game-winning three-pointer with three seconds remaining.

The Vulcans shot 46.7 percent (21-of-45) – their best performance since Dec. 11 – from the field but made only two-of-eight attempts (2-of-8) from long range. Cal U also struggled from the free-throw line, shooting a season-low 53.3 percent (8-of-15). Despite shooting only 35.6 percent from the floor (23-of-65) and 33.3 percent (5-of-15) from the free-throw line, the Marauders dominated on the interior with 29 offensive rebounds, 24 second-chance points and 38 points in the paint.

Overall, Millersville out-rebounded Cal U by a sizeable 48-28 margin. The Marauders also scored 24 points off turnovers and collected 16 steals after forcing the Vulcans into 26 turnovers.

Senior forward Raquel Green recorded a double-double with game-high totals of 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting and 16 rebounds (11 offensive). Sophomore Mashira Newman added 14 points off the bench, while Balogh finished with eight points highlighted by the game-winning shot.

The Vulcans continue league crossover action when they travel to face Cheyney on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 1 p.m. Last season, Cal U posted a 100-58 victory over the Wolves at Hamer Hall.