INSTITUTE, W.Va. (Nov. 16) – Four players scored at least 20 points on Wednesday night, as the No. 8 California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team posted a 114-83 win over West Virginia State in non-conference play.

With the victory, the Vulcans improve to 3-0 this season while scoring an average of 93.3 points per game. Cal U has scored at least 100 points twice in its last 14 games dating back to last year after previously not reaching the century mark since the 2012-13 season. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets fall to 1-2 overall with both losses coming against teams that made the NCAA Tournament last year.

Senior Precious Martin (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) recorded her fourth career double-double, as she finished with team highs of 24 points and 16 rebounds (11 offensive). She made 11-of-23 attempts from the floor in the victory and scored 18 of her 24 points in the second and third quarters.

Classmate Lana Doran (Northamptonshire, England/Barking Abbey) posted 23 points on 11-of-22 shooting while adding eight rebounds and seven assists against the Yellow Jackets. Junior Seairra Barrett (Center Twp., Pa./Central Valley) tallied 21 points and nine rebounds, while senior Miki Glenn (Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport) finished with 20 points, nine assists and five steals on Wednesday.

Sophomores Morgan Jennings (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg) and Abbey Sporio (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) both scored 10 points off the bench. Sporio also collected six rebounds, five assists and five steals in a career-high 31 minutes.

Cal U scored the opening eight points of the game before WVSU mounted a 7-2 run to trim the deficit to 10-7 with 7:17 left in the first quarter. The Vulcans scored eight-unanswered points – all by Glenn and Martin – late in the quarter to stretch the lead to 26-14 at the 1:42-mark. Following a pair of free-throws by the Yellow Jackets, the Vulcans scored the final five points of the quarter to take a 31-16 lead.

The Yellow Jackets scored seven-straight points midway through the second quarter to work the deficit down to 39-30 with 4:34 left before halftime. Martin later countered with four-consecutive points to build a 47-34 lead at the 2:31-mark.

Cal U maintained its double-digit lead throughout the entire second half. In just over a two-minute span in the third quarter, the Vulcans mounted an 11-2 run to take a 77-54 lead with 4:00 minutes left in the third quarter. Cal U later closed the quarter with a 9-3 rally to stretch its lead to 88-61. The Yellow Jackets scored the opening two baskets of the fourth quarter to close the deficit to 24 points, the smallest deficit of the quarter, and the Vulcans later stretched their lead to as many as 33 points, 109-76, with 2:31 remaining.

Cal U finished the game shooting 54.7 percent (47-of-86) from the floor without attempting a single three-pointer. The Vulcans also converted at a 74.1 clip (20-of-27) from the free-throw line. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets shot 40.3 percent (31-of-77) from the field behind 8-of-23 attempts (34.8 percent) from long range. Cal U held a sizeable 52-38 rebounding advantage and scored 88 points from inside the paint.

WVSU freshman Sydney Bates led all players with 24 points after shooting 9-of-16 from the floor, including four-of-seven from beyond the arc. Senior Shealyn Shafer added 15 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks in the loss.

The Vulcans return to action this weekend with a pair of road contests to open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover play, beginning Saturday, Nov. 19, against Kutztown at 1 p.m.