GREENSBURG, Pa. (Jan. 15) – The No. 20 California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team scored over 20 second-chance points on Wednesday evening while earning a 67-58 victory at Seton Hill in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action.

With the win, the Vulcans improve to 13-3 overall with a 7-3 mark in league play. Cal U snapped a two-game road losing streak in the series with Seton Hill, as the teams are now tied for third in the divisional standings. Meanwhile, the Griffins fall to 12-3 this season behind a 7-3 record in conference action.

Senior Monica Burns (New Stanton, Pa./Hempfield) recorded her first collegiate double-double with team highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds (four offensive). She made three-of-six from beyond the arc and eight-of-eight from the charity stripe while playing all 40 minutes. Burns is averaging 19.6 points while shooting 91.8 percent (31-of-34) from the free-throw line over her last five games.

Junior Bianca Jasper (Middletown, Pa./Middetown) finished with 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals while playing off the bench for the first time in two-plus months. Senior DJ Hahn (Warren, Pa./Warren) tallied 10 points and five rebounds in her initial start of the year, while sophomore Lauren Bennett (Buckhannon, W.Va./Buckhannon-Upshur) set a career high with five steals and added six points and four rebounds while making her first start of the season.

Hahn scored the opening two baskets of the game before the Griffins mounted a 15-2 run to hold a 15-6 lead with 3:49 left in the first quarter. Cal U closed the quarter on a 10-4 rally behind six points by Burns to trim the deficit to 19-16. The teams traded points for the majority of the second quarter with the Vulcans eventually tying the score at 30-30 on a jumper by Hahn with 4:04 remaining before the break. Cal U held Seton Hill without a field goal for the final 5:21 of the second quarter and entered halftime with a 41-33 lead behind an 11-1 run over the final three minutes.

The Vulcans took a double-digit lead midway through the third quarter before Griffins rallied off six-straight points to cut the deficit to 47-43 at the 4:33-mark. Cal U then responded with six-unanswered points before taking a 53-45 lead at the end of the quarter. The Griffins scored the initial basket of the fourth quarter and trailed just 55-49 with 5:16 left to play before the Vulcans stretched the lead to 61-49 at the 2:35-mark. Seton Hill worked the deficit down to 63-56 in the final minute before Cal U sealed the game by going four-of-four from the charity stripe in the closing seconds.

Cal U finished the game shooting 33.8 percent (23-of-68) from the floor and converted a perfect 1.000 percent (16-of-16) from the free-throw line. Meanwhile, Seton Hill shot at a 43.1 clip (22-of-51) from the field and made just 4-of-18 (22.2 percent) from long range. The Vulcans held a 39-37 rebound advantage behind 18 offensive rebounds that led to 21 second-chance points. Cal U also scored 25 points off turnovers and received 22 bench points on Wednesday.

Junior Katie Nolan led all players with 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting and 18 rebounds (seven offensive). Senior Lexi Civittolo finished with 16 points, four blocks and two steals, while junior Cheyenne Trest posted nine points, seven rebounds and four assists in the losing effort.

Cal U continues its road trip on Saturday, Jan. 18, when it travels to face two-time, defending-Atlantic Region Champion and No. 8 IUP at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex with tip set for 5:30 p.m.