CALIFORNIA (Dec. 1) – The California (PA) women's basketball team erased a 16-point halftime lead in the closing seconds of regulation before dropping a 77-74 overtime contest to Ashland (OH) on Monday evening at the Convocation Center in non-conference action.
NOTES
• The Vulcans (3-6) played their first overtime games since last November against Millersville.
• Cal and Ashland were meeting for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
• Senior
Alicia Young and junior
Kimaya Williams both recorded double-doubles against the Eagles.
• Young led the team with 22 points, 11 rebounds and five steals while playing 37 minutes off the bench.
• Williams finished with her second double-double of the year behind 12 points and 10 rebounds (four offensive), plus added three assists and two steals.
• Sophomore
Hope Hawkins tallied 16 points, nine rebounds (four offensive) and three assists, while classmate
Trinity Balog added 12 points.
• Ashland led by as many as 16 points in the contest late in the first half before Cal claimed the lead, 60-59, on a jumper by Young with three seconds left in regulation.
• The Eagles forced overtime by converting a free-throw in the final second.
• Cal scored the opening points of overtime before Ashland went on an 11-4 run to take a 71-66 lead at the 2:21-mark.
• The Vulcans responded by cutting the deficit to 75-74 with 11 seconds remaining before committing a turnover on their final possession.
• Cal held a 17-9 lead at the end of the first quarter after holding Ashland to just 3-of-13 shooting.
• The Eagles out-scored the Vulcans by a 31-7 margin in the second quarter by making 12-of-16 from the floor to take a 40-24 lead at halftime.
• Cal started the third quarter on a 12-1 rally to trim the deficit to 41-36 at the 5:02-mark.
• Ashland led by as many as 12 points in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter before Cal answered with a 21-8 rally over the majority of the quarter.
• Cal finished the game shooting 42.0 percent (29-of-69) from the floor and went 14-of-26 (53.8 percent) from the free-throw line.
• The Eagles held a 50-42 rebounding advantage, while the Vulcans finished with 46 points in the paint.
NEXT
• Cal returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 6, when it opens PSAC Crossover play by traveling to face Bloomsburg at 1 p.m.
