MANSFIELD, Pa. (Dec. 30) – Led by 33 points from sophomore
KJ McClurg, the California (PA) men's basketball team earned an 88-76 win at Mansfield in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover action on Saturday afternoon.
RECORDS/SERIES
• The Vulcans improve to 11-0 this season behind a 5-0 mark in league play.
• Cal has mounted its best start to a season in at least four decades with 11-consecutive victories.
• The Mountaineers fall to 3-7 overall with a 1-4 record in conference action.
STATS
• McClurg scored 33 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including five-of-eight from beyond the arc, an 8-of-11 from the free-throw line.
• He has registered a trio of 30-point games this season and leads the PSAC in scoring at 22.2 points per game.
• McClurg also posted four rebounds, three assists and two steals while playing 39 minutes.
• Redshirt sophomore
Bryson Lucas finished with 18 points, six rebounds and five blocks on Saturday.
• Senior
Jermaine Hall, Jr. tallied 12 points, eight rebounds (four offensive) and two assists in the victory.
• Redshirt freshman
Antoine Arnett added 10 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.
• Redshirt senior
Zyan Collins collected nine points, seven rebounds and six assists at Mansfield.
• He also surpassed Seth Martin (1999-01) for No. 11 on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,461 points on Saturday.
GAME ACTION
• Mansfield scored eight of 12 points early in the first half to take a 15-13 lead at the 12:50-mark.
• The Vulcans then rallied off 13-consecutive points to seize a 26-15 advantage with 9:50 left in the first half.
• The Mountaineers countered with a 14-3 run to tie the score at 29-29 at the 5:57-mark.
• Cal then stretched the lead back to eight points at 40-32 with 3:38 remaining before taking a 46-41 lead at the break.
• The Vulcans scored 10-straight points early in the second half to take a 56-43 advantage at the 14:41-mark.
• Cal later mounted a 12-1 rally behind 10 points by McClurg to claim a 70-48 lead with 10:41 remaining.
• The Vulcans led by over 20 points with two minutes left to play before the Mountaineers scored the final nine points of the game.
• Cal finished the game with a .509 field-goal percentage (29-of-57) – its sixth-straight game shooting over 50 percent.
• The Vulcans also converted 22-of-29 attempts (75.9 percent) from the free-throw line on Saturday.
NEXT
• Cal continues PSAC Crossover play on Wednesday, Jan. 3, when it hosts West Chester at the Convocation Center, starting at 3 p.m.
