CALIFORNIA (Nov. 14) – In a meeting of regionally-ranked teams, the Vulcans suffered a 3-1 loss (25-21, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22) against IUP on Senior Day at the Convocation Center in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action on Friday evening.

NOTES
• California (19-10, 6-7) closed its seven-match homestand that began on Oct. 24.
• The Vulcans enter the final day of the regular season in a three-way tie for fourth place in the divisional standings and sit one match behind third place.
• IUP was positioned third in the latest NCAA Atlantic regional rankings, while Cal debuted in the rankings at ninth.
• Freshman Olivia Weiseman led the team with 10 kills on 49 attacks and added 12 assists and nine digs against the Crimson Hawks.
• Senior Elisa Rugiero tallied nine kills, while sophomore Lindsey Scammell posted five kills and eight blocks.
• Senior Adrianna Favata recorded an assist/dig double-double with 15 assists and 16 digs in the loss.
• Senior Caroline Mercer paced the defense with 21 digs and classmate Tayla Pascoe finished with 13 digs.
• In the first set, IUP won nine of 11 points midway through before closing with a 25-21 victory behind 21 kills.
• The Crimson Hawks claimed seven of eight points midway through the second set wile earning a 25-21 win, as the teams combined for 17 attack errors.
• Cal raced to a 12-6 lead in the third set and hit at a .263 clip to capture a 25-21 victory.
• The fourth set featured eight ties, the last time at 20-20, before IUP won four of the next five points to seal the match with a 25-22 win.

NEXT
• The Vulcans close out the regular season tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 15, at Pitt-Johnstown with play beginning at 1 p.m.
• Cal, UPJ and Clarion (which plays at top-seeded Gannon) enter the final day tied for fourth place in the PSAC West standings.