CALIFORNIA (Jan. 24) – Led by four starters scoring in double-figures, the Vulcans captured an 89-86 overtime victory over Pitt-Johnstown at the Convocation Center in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action on Wednesday evening. 

RECORDS/SERIES
• The California (PA) women's basketball team improves to 13-4 overall with an 8-3 record in conference play.
• The Mountain Cats fall to 12-6 this season behind a 7-5 record in league action.
• Cal has won the last 19 meetings against UPJ dating back to the 2013-14 campaign.
• The Vulcans have won three overtime games this year, including back-to-back contests.
 
STATS
• Redshirt senior Dejah Terrell led the team with 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting while playing only 23 minutes due to foul trouble.
• She also added eight rebounds (three offensive) and two blocks on Wednesday.
• Juniors Sierra Bermudez and Iyahnna Williams both scored 19 points in the win while making their initial starts of the season.
• Bermudez finished with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals while playing all 45 minutes.
• Williams set a season high in points and also collected six rebounds (four offensive).
• Freshman Nina Shaw scored 12 points behind 8-of-11 from the free-throw line and registered seven assists in 45 minutes.

GAME ACTION
• The Vulcans started the game on a 10-3 run in the opening four-plus minutes.
• UPJ later mounted a 13-3 rally in a span of just over 90 seconds to take a 20-19 lead with 1:04 left in the first quarter.
• The teams combined for five lead changes in the second quarter.
• The Mountain Cats posted an 11-4 run over the final 4:18 of the quarter to take a 40-35 into halftime.
• The UPJ tandem of Peyton Alazaus and Cassidy Crawford combined for 30 points in the first half, while Bermudez led Cal with 12 points.
• The Vulcans scored eight of the opening 10 points in the third quarter to reclaim the lead by a 43-42 margin at the 8:16-mark.
• UPJ countered with a 12-3 run to seize a 56-48 advantage with 4:17 left in the quarter.
• Cal then responded with six-straight points before UPJ took a 58-54 lead at the end of the quarter.
• The Mountain Cats led by as many as seven points, 61-54, in the fourth quarter before the Vulcans regained the lead with 3:39 left in regulation.
• Cal and UPJ combined for eight points in the final 40 seconds with the Mountain Cats sending the game to overtime with a jumper in the final second.
• Terrell scored 15 points in the second half before fouling out with 2:54 left in the fourth quarter.
• The Vulcans registered the final lead change with 2:38 remaining in overtime.
• UPJ cut the deficit to a single point, 87-86, with nine seconds left to play after making just its second field goal in overtime.
• Cal finished the game shooting 51.6 percent (33-of-64) from the floor, its second-best mark of the season
• Crawford scored a game-high 27 points on 11-of-20 shooting, while Alazaus finished with 23 points behind 7-of-14 from long range.

NEXT
• The Vulcans return to action on Saturday, Jan. 27, when they travel to face Mercyhurst in Erie, Pennsylvania, in PSAC West play at 1 p.m.