EDINBORO, Pa. (March 2) – The No. 8 Vulcans scored their most points in a game in over 15 years and reached the 25-win mark for first time since the 2007-08 campaign while rolling to a 109-82 victory at Edinboro in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play on Saturday afternoon.
RECORDS/SERIES
• The California (PA) men's basketball team closes the regular season at 25-3 overall with a 19-3 mark in conference action.
• The Vulcans have secured the second seed and a first-round bye in next week's PSAC Tournament.
• The Fighting Scots finish the year with a 7-21 mark behind a 6-16 record in league play.
• Cal has won the last eight meetings in the series, plus has won five-straight games at the McComb Fieldhouse.
STATS
• Sophomore
KJ McClurg scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including five-of-nine from long range.
• The league's leading scorer, he has posted at least 25 points in a game 11 times this season.
• Junior
Keith Palek III tallied 17 points and seven rebounds (three offensive) in 15 minutes off the bench.
• Redshirt sophomore
Bryson Lucas registered 15 points and six rebounds in the victory.
• Redshirt senior
Zyan Collins collected 14 points and three rebounds in 22 minutes at Edinboro.
• Sophomore
Donald Whitehead, Jr. finished with 11 points, three rebounds and six assists.
• Senior
Jermaine Hall, Jr. recorded six points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 17 minutes.
• Redshirt freshman
Antoine Arnett posted nine points, three rebounds and two blocks while playing 20 minutes off the bench.
STATS
• The Vulcans mounted a 17-4 run over three minutes in the first half to seize a 35-21 lead at the 9:15-mark.
• Cal later closed the first half on a 24-6 rally over five-plus minutes to enter the break with a 66-37 advantage.
• The Vulcans shot nearly 63 percent from the floor in the first half after going 9-of-13 from long range.
• Cal led by as many 30 points multiple times in the second half on Saturday.
• The Vulcans finished the game with a .545 field-goal percentage (42-of-77), including a season-best 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from beyond the arc.
• The Vulcans scored their most points in a game since totaling 120 points against Penn State-Greater Allegheny in the season-opener during the 2007-08 campaign.
• Additionally, Cal earned its 25th win for the sixth time in program history.
• Edinboro senior Jack Gallagher led the team with 24 points and added 10 rebounds and three assists in the loss.
NEXT
• Cal earned a first-round bye in the PSAC Tournament and will face the winner of Slippery Rock-Seton Hill in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 6, at the Convocation Center, starting at 6 p.m.
