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CALIFORNIA (March 4) – The California University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team will face top-seeded IUP in the quarterfinals of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament tonight, Wednesday, March 4, at the Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex, starting at 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS
IUP is selling tickets for the PSAC Tournament at the cost of $10 for adults, $5 for students and PSAC students with valid ID are admitted for free.
LIVE COVERAGE
The IUP Sports Information Office will provide live statistics for the game at the link above. Live updates will also be available throughout the game on Twitter via
@calvulcans. There also will be live video via CUTV and live audio via WCAL of the post-season contest.
STORYLINES
• Last Time Out: Cal U secured a 74-58 victory versus Gannon on Monday during the first round of the PSAC Tournament on Monday.
• The Vulcans return to the quarterfinals of the PSAC Tournament for the first time since the 2011-12 campaign after making their first appearance in the post-season in five years.
• The winner of the contest will travel to face the winner of West Chester-East Stroudsburg in the semifinals of the league tournament on Saturday, March 7, at the highest remaining from the PSAC East.
PSAC TOURNAMENT
• Cal U is the No. 4 seed in the PSAC Tournament and will travel to top-seeded IUP, while No. 2 Mercyhurst will host No. 3 Pitt-Johnstown in the quarterfinals.
• In the PSAC East, top-seed Shippensburg will host No. 4 Millersville, while No. 3 West Chester will face No. 2 East Stroudsburg on the road.
• The final four teams remaining will travel to the highest remaining seed in the PSAC East for the semifinals and the championship on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
LONG TIME COMING
• The Vulcans captured their first victory in the conference tournament since winning the league title in 2008 after defeating the Golden Knights by a 74-58 margin on Monday night.
• Cal U featured four players in double-figures, led by sophomore
Zyan Collins with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-13 attempts, while adding six rebounds, four assists and two steals in the win.
• The contest on Monday also marked the first game and victory in the Convocation Center in program history.
SCOUTING THE VULCANS
• In his 13th season as a head coach,
Danny Sancomb enters with a 243-144 (.643) record in his career with a 27-29 overall mark in two season at Cal U.
• Cal U ranks fifth in the Atlantic Region with 296 three-pointers made, led by junior
Brent Pegram and freshman
Luke House, who have each converted over 70 shots from beyond the arc.
• The Vulcans bolster a lineup with four players averaging double-digit points this season with Pegram pacing the team in scoring 14 times this season behind 12 20-points games.
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON HAWKS
• In his 14th season as head coach, Joe Lombardi enters at 330-102 (.764) overall record with nine NCAA Tournament appearances, four PSAC Tournament titles and two Atlantic Region Championships at IUP.
• The Crimson Hawks have been ranked No. 1 in the NCAA regional rankings for the previous two weeks with the last in-season rankings coming out this afternoon before the NCAA Selection Show on Sunday, March 8.
• IUP features one of the best backcourts in the region in senior Malik Miller and redshirt sophomore Armoni Foster. The duo has combined for 28 20-point performances this season with Foster ranking fifth in the PSAC with 19.1 points per game.
SERIES
• The two sides will be meeting in the PSAC Tournament for the first time since the 2011-12 season when the Crimson Hawks claimed a 74-70 win in the quarterfinals.
• IUP has won the last 13 meetings in the series with the Vulcans last victory coming by a 59-56 margin in the KCAC during the 2013-14 campaign.
• The Vulcans will be looking for their first win over IUP in the conference tournament since the 1995-96 season when they advanced the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.
