• Box Score

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (Feb. 16) – Senior guard Stephanie Michael (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown) scored 24 points after tying her career high with six three-pointers on Saturday afternoon, as the Vulcans posted a 79-62 victory at Lock Haven in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play.

With the win, the California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team improves to 16-7 overall with a 12-7 mark in league action. The Vulcans have now won all 21 meetings against the Bald Eagles since the 2002-03 season. Meanwhile, Lock Haven falls to 7-16 this season behind a 4-15 record in conference play.

Michael scored a team-high 24 points after making 8-of-16 attempts from the floor, including six-of-nine from beyond the arc. She has made six three-pointers twice this year after becoming the first player since the 2008-09 season to accomplish the feat. Michael has averaged 17.4 points over the last seven games and has posted five 20-point games this season.

Junior forward Ashley Hines (Newark, N.J./Trenton Central) finished with 15 points and eight rebounds while making her second start of the season. Sophomore Emma Mahady (Albury, Australia/Xavier) added 12 points and nine rebounds, while junior Kate Seebohm (Millicent, Australia/Millicent) collected nine points, six assists and four steals.

The teams traded baskets for the early portion of the game before the Bald Eagles claimed the lead midway through the first half after posting a 12-6 rally over five-plus minutes. Cal U then posted a 10-1 run over three minutes to take a 31-25 lead with 3:52 left in the first half. The two teams traded baskets for the remainder of the half before the Vulcans took a 36-30 lead at the break.

Cal U opened the second half on a 13-3 run over five-plus minutes to take a 49-33 lead. Michael scored eight of her 14 second-half points during the early rally. The Vulcans stretched their lead to as many as 21 points, 63-42, before the Bald Eagles went on a 7-2 run to trim the deficit to 65-49 with 7:10 remaining. Cal U then maintained a sizeable double-digit lead for the rest of the game.

The Vulcans finished the game shooting 43.1 percent (31-of-72) from the floor, including 45.0 percent (9-of-20) from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, the Bald Eagles made 36.2 percent (21-of-58) from the field after shooting below 30 percent in the second half. Lock Haven held a 48-38 rebounding advantage, while Cal U forced 25 turnovers that resulted in 15 points.

Lock Haven sophomore Sami Lane led all players with a career-high 27 points after making 12-of-22 from the field. Classmate Emily Daugherty finished with 11 points and eight rebounds in the losing effort.

Cal U returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 20, when it hosts Slippery Rock at the Convocation Center, starting at 5:30 p.m.