CALIFORNIA (Jan. 31) – The California University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team dropped a 68-59 contest against Edinboro at the Convocation Center on Saturday evening in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action.

With the loss, the Vulcans fall to 12-9 this season with an 8-8 record in league play. Cal U and Edinboro are now tied for fifth in the divisional standings with six conference games remaining. Meanwhile, the Fighting Scots extend their winning streak to four games and improve to 11-9 overall

Junior guard Khalil Jabbie (Alexandria, Va./Edison) led all scorers with 22 points while shooting 6-of-15 from the floor and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line. Classmate Jake Jacubec (Struthers, Ohio/Struthers) was the only other player to score in double-digits, finishing with 11 points after making all four attempts from the charity stripe.

Junior Richard Smith (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran East) recorded a season-high 19 rebounds, including 13 rebounds in the first half. He has now totaled double-digit rebounds in a game nine times this season.

Edinboro and Cal U were tied at 12-12 midway through the first half before the Fighting Scots went on an 8-0 run over the next five-plus minutes to take a 20-12 lead at the 5:01-mark. The two teams then continued to rapidly trade points with Edinboro taking a 29-23 lead at halftime.

The Fighting Scots started the second half on a 6-0 run until the Vulcans made their first field goal with 17:15 remaining. Edinboro held its biggest lead of the game at 51-35 before Cal U mounted a 12-2 run to trim the deficit to 53-47 on a three-pointer by Jabbie at the 5:01-mark. The Vulcans later trailed by 60-55 after a jumper by sophomore Drew Cook (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls) with 1:18 left play before the team traded a pair of free-throws. Each team then made a basket with Edinboro holding a 65-49 lead after a jumper by Jabbie with 49 seconds remaining. The Fighting Scots then sealed the victory by scoring the last four points of the game.

Cal U finished shooting 33.9 percent (19-of-56) from the floor despite shooting just 19.0 percent (4-of-21) from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Edinboro shot at a 43.3 clip (26-of-60) from the field and converted just 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from the free-throw line. The Fighting Scots held a slim 41-40 rebounding advantage despite the 19 rebounds from Smith. Edinboro totaled 14 assists of the 26 field-goals while Cal U registered with just five assists.

Junior Henri Wade-Chapman, the league's leading scorer, posted a team-high 15 points and added four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Redshirt freshman Jaymon Mason finished with 13 points, three rebounds and four assists, while redshirt junior Will Marrow added 11 points and five rebounds.

The Vulcans continue PSAC West action on Wednesday, Feb. 4, when they travel to face No. 21 IUP at 7:30 p.m.