CLARION, Pa. (Jan. 17) – The California (PA) women's basketball team earned a tightly contested 66-62 overtime win at Clarion on Wednesday evening in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play.
RECORDS/SERIES
• The Vulcans improve to 12-4 this season behind a 7-3 mark in conference action.
• The Golden Eagles remain winless this year at 0-16 overall with a 0-10 record in league play under first-year head coach Danielle Fleming.
• Cal has won the last 23 meetings in the series with Clarion dating back to the 2011-12 campaign.
• The Vulcans improve to 9-4 in overtime games over the last decade.
STATS
• Redshirt senior
Dejah Terrell recorded her fifth double-double in the last eight games.
• She finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks while playing 34 minutes on Wednesday.
• Junior
Iyahnna Williams posted eight points, seven rebounds and two assists in 29 minutes off the bench.
• Classmate
Allycia Harris tallied 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in the victory.
• Freshman
Kimaya Williams collected seven rebounds, two assists and three blocks while playing a season-high 29 minutes off the bench.
• Fellow freshman
Nina Shaw added nine points and five rebounds against the Golden Eagles.
GAME ACTION
• Clarion scored seven-straight points midway through the first quarter to take an 11-7 lead at the 3:21-mark.
• The Vulcans scored the final points of the quarter, snapping a five-minute scoreless drought, to cut the deficit to an 11-9 margin.
• Cal posted an 8-3 run early in the second quarter to claim a 17-15 advantage with 4:45 left before halftime.
• The Vulcans scored six-straight points late in the quarter before taking a 29-28 lead at the break.
• The Golden Eagles scored six of eight points midway in the third quarter to take a 38-35 lead at the 5:22-mark.
• Cal later tallied six-consecutive points – all on free-throws – to reclaim the lead by a 43-40 margin with 2:22 remaining in the quarter.
• The Vulcans held a 45-42 lead at the end of the quarter before the Golden Eagles started the fourth quarter with six-unanswered points to seize a 48-45 lead with 8:35 left in regulation.
• Clarion took a 57-55 lead on a three-point play at the 1:08-mark before Cal tied the game at 57-57 with 51 seconds remaining to force overtime.
• The Vulcans posted a 5-2 run in overtime to take a 64-61 lead with 1:28 left to play before sealing the victory in the final seconds on a pair of free-throws, 66-62.
• Cal and Clarion combined for 23 lead changes and 14 ties in the contest with no lead being larger than four points.
• The Vulcans finished the game shooting 40.0 percent (24-of-60) from the floor and converted 17-of-22 attempts (77.3 percent) from the free-throw line.
• Cal held a 42-36 rebounding advantage in the victory.
• Clarion sophomore Malayziah Etheredge led the team with 18 points on 8-of-15 shooting and added eight rebounds.
NEXT
• The Vulcans are idle this weekend and return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 24, when they host Pitt-Johnstown in PSAC West play at 5:30 p.m.
