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GREENSBURG, Pa. (Nov. 25) – Junior forward Ashley Hines (Newark, N.J./Trenton Central) scored a season-high 21 points and registered her second double-double of the year, as the Vulcans earned a 63-52 victory at Seton Hill on Sunday afternoon.

With the win, the California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball improves to 3-0 this season with all three victories against members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). Meanwhile, Seton Hill falls to 0-4 this year before joining the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in the 2013-14 season. The Vulcans have won four of the five meetings against the Griffins over the last six years before the two teams will meet twice a year as members of the PSAC West next season.

Hines finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds (six offensive) against the Griffins. She made 9-of-12 attempts from the field and was three-of-six from the free-throw line on Sunday. A transfer from Potomac State (W.Va.), Hines leads the team in scoring and rebounding this season while coming off the bench.

Sophomore guard Chelsea McKnight (Grove City, Ohio/Harvest Prep) added 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting after scoring only a combined nine points in the first two games. She also posted six rebounds, two steals and two blocks in the victory. Senior Stephanie Michael (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown) finished with 12 points and four steals, while junior Kate Seebohm (Millicent, Australia/Millicent) collected six assists and six rebounds.

Cal U struggled with turnovers in the opening minutes of the game, failing to attempt a shot on its first four possessions. The Griffins held an 8-2 lead with 16 minutes left before the Vulcans countered with an 8-3 run behind five points from Hines to cut the deficit to 11-10 with 9:54 remaining. Cal U later mounted a 13-0 run over seven-plus minutes to take a 23-13 lead with 2:44 left before the half. The Griffins halted the scoreless drought with a pair of free-throws before a lay-up by Hines and a three-pointer by Michael forced Seton Hill into a timeout. Seton Hill scored four-straight points before Cal U added a last-second lay-up to take a 30-19 lead at the break.

Leading by 11 points early in the second half, the Vulcans scored six-straight points to take a 45-28 lead on a lay-up by Hines with 14:54 remaining. Seton Hill later mounted an 8-2 run to trim the deficit to 49-39 on a traditional three-point play by redshirt freshman Kelly Brennan with 10:08 left. Following a jumper by Michael with six-plus minutes left, Cal U was held scoreless for six-straight possessions before a field-goal by sophomore Emma Mahady (Albury, Australia/Xavier) gave the Vulcans a 59-47 lead with 3:45 remaining. Hines added a basket on the next possession to stretch the lead to 14 points, 61-47, before Cal U finished with the 63-52 victory.

The Vulcans finished the game shooting 44.6 percent (25-of-56) while making a season-low 23.1 percent (3-of-13) from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, the Griffins made 36.7 percent (18-of-49) from the floor and 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the free-throw line. Cal U held a sizeable 45-29 rebound advantage with 16 offensive rebounds leading to 15 second-chance points.

Junior forward Katie Gattuso led the Griffins with 16 points and nine rebounds, while redshirt sophomore Mallory Sanner added 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench.

The Vulcans open PSAC Crossover play with a pair of road games this weekend, beginning at West Chester on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m.