• Box Score

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (Nov. 24) – The Vulcans led virtually the entire second half, including by two points in the final minute, on Saturday afternoon before suffering a 67-66 loss at West Virginia Wesleyan after the Bobcats made the go-ahead three-pointer with 27 seconds remaining.

With the loss, the California University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team falls to 1-1 this season. Meanwhile, West Virginia Wesleyan improves to 2-1 overall with its only loss coming at No. 1 West Liberty earlier this week.

Senior Quentin Harding (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport) led the team with 16 points, marking his highest point total since Feb. 5, 2011. He made 7-of-10 attempts from the field and added six rebounds in the loss.

Fellow senior Mitchell Weedon (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora) posted 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds, while classmate Keith Lowe (Columbus, Ohio/Centennial) finished with 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals. The trio of freshman Art Cook (Cleveland, Ohio/Warren G. Harding), redshirt junior Anthony Lytle (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) and junior transfer Tyrone Steals (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) each scored seven points and Lytle tallied six points on Saturday.

The Vulcans took a 36-28 lead into halftime before the Bobcats opened the second half on a 7-3 run to trim the deficit to four points, 39-35, with 17:20 remaining. Cal U responded with an 8-3 rally over three-plus minutes capped by a fastbreak lay-up from Harding to take a 47-37 lead with 14:18 left.

West Virginia Wesleyan answered with a 15-6 run to trim the deficit to 53-52 with 8:19 remaining. The Vulcans maintained the lead and eventually stretched the lead to five points, 61-56, following a tip-in by Weedon with 3:47 left. The Bobcats countered with five-straight points by junior T.J. Thompson to tie the game at 61-61 – the first tie of the game – with 2:33 remaining.

Harding broke the tie with a three-pointer at the 1:35-mark before West Virginia Wesleyan freshman Chris Dewbery countered 20 seconds later with a three-pointer to retie the game, 64-64. The Vulcans missed their next shot before Lytle recorded the offensive rebound and was fouled by the Bobcats. Lytle converted both free-throws with 50 seconds remaining to give Cal U a 66-64 lead before Dewberry responded with a three-pointer on the ensuing West Virginia Wesleyan possession. Cal U was unable to attempt a shot on the game's final possession despite calling a pair of timeouts.

After shooting over 53 percent in the first half, the Vulcans finished the game making 49.1 percent (26-of-53) from the field and 26.7 percent (4-of-15) from beyond the arc. The Bobcats shot 45.1 percent (23-of-51) from the floor and 30.8 percent (8-of-26) from three-point territory. Cal U held a 32-25 advantage on the glass and scored 34 points in the paint.

Thompson led four Bobcats in double-digits scoring, finishing with 16 points on four-of-five from the floor and six-of-seven from the free-throw line.

Cal U returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 27, when they host NAIA-member Wilberforce (Ohio) at the Convocation Center, starting at 7:30 p.m.