• Box Score

CALIFORNIA (Nov. 12) – Senior Chris Williams (Philadelphia, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) led a balanced scoring attack with a career-high 17 points on Tuesday night, as the California University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team posted an 83-49 victory against Penn State-Greater Allegheny at the Convocation Center.

With the win, the Vulcans improve to 1-2 this year after dropping both games over the weekend at the season-opening Clarion Hotel Classic. Meanwhile, Greater Allegheny remains winless at 0-3 this season after finishing fourth last year in the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) Western Division.

Williams set a career high with 17 points after making seven-of-eight attempts, including a perfect three-of-three from beyond the arc. He also totaled three rebounds and two assists in the victory over Greater Allegheny. Williams has made a combined 14-of-22 attempts (63.6 percent) from the field through three games this year.

Junior guard Tynell Fortune (Harlem, N.Y./Pocono Mountain West (Pa.)) finished with 16 points (12 first half), shooting seven-of-nine from the floor, and tied for the team high with four assists while playing 20 minutes. Sophomores Josh Dombrosky (Shenandoah Heights, Pa./Shenandoah Valley) and Jake Jacubec (Struthers, Ohio/Struthers) both scored nine points in the victory. Dombrosky added six rebounds and four blocks, while Jacubec collected five rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Junior transfer Brandon Cunningham (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos) posted eight points off the bench, while the duo of junior Alonzo Murphy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Imani Christian Academy) and freshman Cordell Smith (Cleveland, Ohio/Shaw) both scored seven points on Tuesday. Murphy added a team-high nine rebounds (five offensive) while playing only 16 minutes.

The Vulcans opened the game with a 14-4 run before the Lions trimmed the deficit to 14-9 with 12:31 left in the first half. Cal U responded with a 19-5 rally over nearly eight minutes, capped by a fastbreak dunk by Williams with 4:46 remaining before the break. The Vulcans later scored the final 10 points of the first half to take a 47-22 lead into halftime.

Early in the second half, Cal U mounted a 13-1 rally over three-plus minute to take a 62-27 margin with 14:12 remaining in the game. The Vulcans maintained a lead of at least 30 points for the remainder of the game while playing primarily reserves in the second half.

Cal U finished the game shooting 46.2 percent (36-of-78) from the field and attempted only eight free-throw attempts in the victory. Greater Allegheny shot at 32.8 clip (19-of-58) from the floor while making only 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from beyond the arc. The Vulcans scored 35 points off turnovers in the victory, including 20 fastbreak points, and out-rebounded the Lions by a 45-39 margin.

Senior Aaron Byrd and junior Petrie Addison both recorded double-doubles in the loss. Addison finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while making just 4-of-20 of attempts, and Byrd posted 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Vulcans are idle for over a week before opening Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play on Nov. 20 against Gannon at the Hammermill Center with tip at 7:30 p.m.