CALIFORNIA (Feb. 6) – Behind five players scoring in double-digits, the Vulcans eclipsed the century mark for the first time since the 2012-13 season on Saturday afternoon while cruising to a 101-58 victory against Davis & Elkins in non-conference play at the Convocation Center.
With the win, the California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team improves to 16-5 overall behind a 10-1 mark at home. The Vulcans have now scored at least 100 points in a game nine times in the last decade, including four times during the 2008-09 campaign. Meanwhile, Davis & Elkins falls to 9-12 this season.
Freshman
Emily Suckling (Cheltenham, Australia/Mentone Girls' Secondary College) scored a season-high 22 points while playing just 21 minutes off the bench. She made 8-of-13 attempts from the floor, including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc, and added three rebounds and two assists. Suckling became the first player to make six three-pointers in a game since
Stephanie Michael accomplished the feat three times during the 2012-13 season.
Sophomore
Seairra Barrett (Center Twp., Pa./Central Valley) posted 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and tallied eight rebounds, two assists and three steals. Junior
Miki Glenn (Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport) recorded a double-double for the second-straight game after tallying 17 points and 11 assists, while also adding five steals. Senior
Paige Wright (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) collected 12 points on four-of-seven from long range in the first half and sophomore
Shatara Parsons (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) finished with a double-double of 11 points and a team-leading 13 rebounds (five offensive).
Cal U scored the opening 11 points of the game before D&E tallied its first basket at the 5:44-mark. The Vulcans then mounted a 12-3 run to stretch their lead to 23-5 on a layup by Barrett with 1:07 left in the first quarter. Cal U eventually held a 26-10 lead at the end of the quarter after shooting 11-of-19 from the floor, including four three-pointers by Wright.
The Senators scored the initial basket of the second quarter before the Vulcans countered with eight-unanswered points, including consecutive treys by Suckling, to take a 34-12 lead with 6:13 left before the break. The teams traded points before Cal U engineered a 12-0 run – making all five shots in a span of 2:20 – to take a 48-16 lead on a layup by freshman
Abbey Sporio (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) with 3:06 remaining in the first half. The Vulcans later took a 53-22 lead at the break behind a .571 three-point percentage (8-of-14) and 21 points off turnovers in the first half.
D&E started the second half on an 8-2 run before Cal U countered with a 17-2 rally over four-plus minutes to stretch the lead to 72-30 on a jumper by junior
Precious Martin (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), who finished with eight points and five rebounds, with 3:48 left in the third quarter. The Vulcans eventually took a 78-38 lead after a last-second basket in the quarter by Suckling.
The Vulcans stretched the lead to 87-42 behind a 9-4 run in the opening two minutes of the fourth quarter while resting three starters. D&E countered with a 9-2 rally before Cal U scored eight-straight points over three minutes before later leading by as many as 47 points, 101-54.
Cal U finished with its second-best shooting performance of the season, posting a .564 field-goal percentage (44-of-78). Additionally, the Vulcans set a season high with both 10 three-pointers made and 23 three-pointers attempted. In comparison, the Senators shot 41.3 percent (26-of-63) from the floor and attempted only four free-throws. D&E held a 40-36 rebounding advantage, while Cal U scored 39 points after forcing 27 turnovers.
Junior Stephanie Wooten, the leading scorer in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), finished with 22 points on 9-of-19 shooting, including four-of-eight from beyond the arc. Sophomore Alicia Roth added 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench in the loss.
The Vulcans conclude their homestand on Wednesday, Feb. 10, when they host Slippery Rock at 5:30 p.m.
