CLARION, Pa. (Oct. 3) – The Vulcans earned their first road victory in the series with Clarion since 2018 with a 3-0 win (25-11, 25-21, 25-22) to open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play on Friday evening.
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• The California (PA) volleyball team (13-2, 1-0) captured its first divisional victory since Oct. 21, 2013, snapping a 20-match losing streak.
• The Golden Eagles entered play having won nine of last 10 overall meetings in the series.
• Junior
Sarah Stephenson led all players with 13 kills on a staggering .542 hitting percentage after committing zero errors on 24 total attacks.
• Freshman
Olivia Weiseman tallied 10 kills on a .346 clip and sophomore
Anna-Marie Petricevic added seven kills on Friday.
• Senior
Adrianna Favata registered an assist/dig double-double with 19 assists and 11 digs, while sophomore
Morgan Johnson finished with 10 assists and nine digs.
• Senior
Caroline Mercer paced the defense with 13 digs, as Weiseman also totaled nine digs.
• Sophomore
Lindsey Scammell was credited with six blocks in the victory.
• The Vulcans committed just nine attacking errors on Friday while establishing a season-high .315 hitting percentage.
• In the first set, Cal raced out to a 10-3 lead and later held an 18-8 advantage before the teams alternated the next five points.
• The Vulcans eventually clinched the set by winning the last five points.
• Cal held a 10-4 lead in the second set before Clarion cut the deficit to three points, 16-13.
• The Vulcans won five of the next six points and withstood a late rally to win the set by a 25-21 margin.
• In the third set, Cal won five-unanswered points to build a 13-7 lead before Clarion later trimmed the deficit to one point, 21-20.
• The Vulcans responded by winning four of the next six points to secure the match victory, 25-22.
NEXT
• Cal continues its weekend road trip tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 4, playing at Slippery Rock with the match beginning at 2 p.m.
