ERIE, Pa. (Jan. 4) – The California (PA) men's basketball team was unable to overcome three-point shooting of Gannon while suffering a 108-71 road loss in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action on Saturday afternoon.
NOTES
• The Vulcans (7-8, 2-5) and Golden Knights have played three times at the Hagerty Family Events Center since last February.
• Junior
Donald Whitehead, Jr. led the team with 14 points and added five assists and three steals in the contest.
• Sophomore
Dalman Alexander totaled nine points and five rebounds, while classmate
Eli Brooks posted five points, two rebounds and four assists in 12 minutes off the bench.
• Redshirt junior
Cam Polak and freshman
Keondre DeShields both scored 11 points in the loss.
• Gannon mounted a 22-8 run midway through the first half to seize a 30-15 lead with 8:20 left before the break.
• The Vulcans cut the deficit to single digits at the 5:55-mark before the Golden Knights took a 52-34 lead at halftime.
• Gannon converted 10 three-pointers in the second half while totaling 56 points.
• Cal finished the game with a .356 field-goal percentage (26-of-73) after making a season-low six three-pointers.
• The Vulcans collected 12 steals while both teams committed 22 turnovers on Saturday.
• The Golden Knights converted 16-of-30 (53.3 percent) from beyond the arc in the victory.
NEXT
• Cal returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 8, when it hosts Slippery Rock in PSAC West play at 7:30 p.m.
