SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (Nov. 14) – Junior Gina Vallecorsa (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin) scored a career-high 30 points after going a perfect eight-for-eight from three-point territory, as the Vulcans earned a 78-60 victory at Shepherd in non-conference play on Wednesday evening.

With the win, the California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team improves to 3-0 overall with all three games against Mountain East Conference (MEC) schools. Meanwhile, the Rams fall to 2-1 this season after playing all three games at home.

Vallecorsa finished with 30 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor and added four rebounds and three assists while playing all 40 minutes. The eight three-pointers by Vallecorsa mark the most by a Cal U player in a game in over a decade. Last year only one player in the PSAC made at least eight treys in a game. Vallecorsa is the first player in NCAA Division II to shoot 100.0 percent from beyond the arc while attempting at least eight three-pointers since Cal Poly Pomona guard JJ Judge went eight-for-eight in December 2012.

Freshman Ahmya Woodyard (Harrisburgh, Pa./Harrisburg) added 11 points, four rebounds and three assists in 13 minutes off the bench. Sophomore Bianca Jasper (Middletown, Pa./Middletown) tallied eight points, four rebounds and five assists, while senior Jiahna Flood-Francis (Pittsburgh, Pa./West Mifflin) finished with nine points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals on Wednesday. Senior Abbey Sporio (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) also registered eight points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the victory. Redshirt senior Seairra Barrett (Center Twp., Pa./Central Valley) led the team with eight rebounds and also posted eight points and two assists at Shepherd.

The teams were tied at 9-9 midway through the first quarter before the Vulcans scored 14-unanswered points and took a 23-11 lead at the end of the quarter. Cal U then mounted a 10-2 run at the start of the second quarter to take a 33-13 lead on a layup by Woodyard at the 5:32-mark. The Vulcans later held a 40-19 lead following another layup by Woodyard before the Rams cut the deficit to 44-26 at the break.

Vallecorsa made a three-pointer to open the third quarter before Cal U added seven-straight points to extend its lead to 54-30 at the 5:44-mark. The Vulcans later extended their lead to as many as 29 points, 63-34, behind nine-consecutive points with 2:25 left in the third quarter. Shepherd then scored the final five points of the quarter to trim the deficit to 63-39. In the fourth quarter, the Rams mounted a 14-2 run over three-plus minutes to cut the deficit to 15 points, 70-55, with 4:26 remaining. Vallecorsa made a three-pointer on the ensuing possession before both teams were held without a field goal for nearly three minutes when Woodyard made a trey at the 1:29-mark.

The Vulcans finished the game shooting 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the floor after going 11-of-17 (64.7 percent) from long range. The 11 three-pointers are the most in a game for Cal U since February 2015. Meanwhile, the Rams shot at a 47.6 clip (20-of-42) from the field and posted a .708 free-throw percentage (17-of-24). The Vulcans held a 32-23 rebounding advantage behind 12 offensive rebounds and also scored 21 points off turnovers.

Shepherd senior Kari Lankford led team with 17 points after going four-of-seven from the field and 9-of-13 from the free-throw line. Sophomore Sydney Clayton added 14 points, five rebounds and two steals in the losing effort.

Cal U returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 20, when it hosts Central State at the Convocation Center with tipoff at 5:30 p.m.