CALIFORNIA (Feb. 10) – Sophomore
Seairra Barrett (Center Twp., Pa./Central Valley) registered her 12th double-double of the season on Wednesday evening, as the California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team defeated Slippery Rock 70-45 at the Convocation Center in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play.
With the victory, the Vulcans improve to 17-5 overall and remain in sole possession of first place in the divisional standings with a 14-4 record in league play. Meanwhile, Slippery Rock drops to 11-13 overall with a 7-11 mark in conference action.
Barrett scored a game-high 20 points and registered 11 rebounds, all in the first half, as she registered her second double-double in as many games. She shot 8-of-18 from the field, while adding two assists and two steals in 37 minutes. Barrett has now scored at least 20 points in a game three times this season after entering the year with a career high of 17 points.
Junior
Miki Glenn (Bridgeport, W. Va./Bridgeport) totaled 16 points to move past former teammate
Emma Mahady (2011-15) for No. 11 on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,289 points. Glenn also posted seven rebounds, six assists and six steals against The Rock. Sophomore
Shatara Parsons (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) also tallied a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds, while recording a career-high six blocks, which is the most in a game since the 2009-10 season. Junior
Precious Martin (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) scored eight points and four rebounds while playing 26 minutes in the victory. All eight players that dressed for the Vulcans scored at least one point on Wednesday.
The Rock scored the opening points of the game before Cal U answered with two quick baskets from Parsons and a three-pointer from Glenn, sparking a 12-0 run to take a 12-2 lead with 3:47 remaining in the first quarter. After a Slippery Rock jumper cut the lead to 12-4 with 3:11 remaining, Cal U closed the quarter with seven-unanswered points to take a 19-4 lead into the second quarter.
The Vulcans opened the scoring in the second quarter with a three-pointer by senior
Paige Wright (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) at the 9:00-minute mark, capping off a 10-0 run that extended from the 1:27-mark in the first to the 8:41-mark in the second, to take a 22-4 lead. Both teams traded scores before a three-pointer from freshman
Emily Suckling (Cheltenham, Australia/Mentone Girls' Secondary College) with 3:46 remaining in the second began a 7-0 run for Cal U, opening up a 35-12 lead with 1:29 left before the break. Barrett received a pass from Wright and converted a jumper to beat the buzzer to give the Vulcans a 37-16 lead at halftime.
Cal U scored six of the opening eight points in the second half after a Martin jumper and a pair of Glenn layups extended the lead to 43-18 with 8:09 left in the third. Five-straight points from Barrett from the 6:15-mark to the 4:48-mark gave the Vulcans their largest lead of the game at 50-21 with just under five minutes left in the quarter.
Slippery Rock started the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run, highlighted by a pair of jumpers from Lexi Carpenter, who sat out most of the first half due to foul trouble. After the initial run, the Vulcans out-scored The Rock 10-6 over the final 6:13 to capture a 70-45 victory.
Cal U shot 44.8 percent (13-for-29) in the second half and finished the game shooting 42.9 percent (27-for-63) from the field. The Vulcans out-rebounded The Rock by a 47-34 margin and forced 19 turnovers on their way to out-scoring the opposition 29-13 in points off turnovers. Slippery Rock ended the contest shooting 31.7 percent (20-for-63) from the field.
Carpenter scored 10 second-half points to lead Slippery Rock with 14 points. Sophomores Ciara Patterson and Mallory Heinle added 13 and 10 points, respectively, in the loss.
Cal U returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 13, when it travels to nearby Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to face Seton Hill for a 3 p.m. tip-off.
