• Box Score

EDINBORO, Pa. (Feb. 5) - Senior forward Kayla Smith (Elkins, W.Va./Elkins) scored a season-high 28 points to move into third place all-time in scoring, as the Vulcans fell at Edinboro on Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action, 84-71.

With the loss, the California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team falls to 15-5 overall and 6-2 in league play. The Fighting Scots improve to 17-3 this season and take sole possession of first place in the divisional standings with an 8-1 mark. This marks the first time Cal U has been swept by Edinboro since the 1999-2000 campaign.

Smith set a season high with 28 points, moving past Hall of Famer Lara Thornton for third place in career scoring with 1,905 points. After earning academic all-district honors earlier this week, she shot 9-of-16 from the field and 10-of-13 from the free-throw line, and now ranks first in school history with 418 free-throws made. The 5-11 senior also recorded her 15th double-double of the year, tying a season high with 18 rebounds (14 defensive).

Junior forward Amy Johns (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport) added 17 points on 6-of-11 from the floor and five-of-eight at the free-throw line, while also pulling down seven rebounds. Junior guard Danielle Luckett (Chicago, Ill./James Hubert Blake (Md.)) added 10 points and sophomore Megan Kermond (Adelaide, Australia/Unley) contributed nine points off the bench on a perfect three-for-three from beyond the arc.

Edinboro started the game off on an 8-2 run over the first two-plus minutes, highlighted by a pair of three-pointers from junior Renee' Brown. After trading baskets for much of the first half, a Johns' layup with 6:14 remaining brought the Vulcans within one point, 29-28, before Edinboro closed out the half with a 15-3 run to head into the break leading 44-31.

In the second half, the Fighting Scots stretched their lead to as many as 21 points, 71-50, with 7:53 remaining on a fastbreak layup by freshman Laurel Lindsay. A Smith layup with 7:38 left started a Vulcans' 16-5 run to get the game within 11 points, capped off by a Kermond three-pointer with four-and-a-half minutes left to play, 77-66.

Cal U held a plus-12 advantage on the glass, 37-25, but committed 27 turnovers compared to just 14 by Edinboro. The Vulcans also shot a better percentage than the Fighting Scots, converting 53.1 percent (26-of-29) of their field goal attempts compared to 50.0 percent (34-of-68).

Three players scored in double-digits for the host Fighting Scots as Brown and sophomore Kiara Brown each had 19 points and sophomore Samantha Blazetic added 12 points. Lindsay had a game-high seven assists.

The Vulcans return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 9, when they visit rival IUP in a PSAC West contest at 5:30 p.m. Live stats will be available by clicking here.