CALIFORNIA (April 27) – With the winner receiving a post-season berth, the Vulcans closed regular season with a 7-0 loss to Mercyhurst in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play at Roadman Park on Saturday afternoon.
RECORDS/SERIES
• The California (PA) women's track & field team finishing the regular season with a 9-13 overall mark behind a 2-4 record in league action.
• The Lakers improve to 16-6 overall this year and finish divisional play with a 4-2 record.
• Mercyhurst has won the last seven matches in the series dating back to the 2017 campaign.
• The Lakers earned the third and final seed for the PSAC Tournament next week and will face Slippery Rock in the quarterfinals.
MATCH NOTES
• Mercyhurst earned the doubles point after sweeping all three matches on Saturday.
• At the third slot, freshman
Lilli Schreiber and senior
Carmen Duran dropped a 6-4 match.
• The Lakers sealed the match victory by winning all six singles contests, including five in straight sets.
• Junior
Maria Del Mar Ojeda was outlasted by a 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 margin at the fourth position.
FINAL STANDINGS
• Cal finished fifth in the PSAC West standings with a 2-4 league mark, its first year with multiple divisional wins since 2017.