CALIFORNIA (Dec. 16) – The California (PA) women's basketball team recorded its best shooting performance since January 2023 on Tuesday afternoon while rolling to an 82-51 victory against Shippensburg in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover action at the Convocation Center.
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• The Vulcans (5-6, 2-0) earned their first home victory this year while winning their fifth-straight home game in the series with the Raiders, dating back to 2013.
• Senior
Alicia Young tied her career high with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting.
• She also added five rebounds, two rebounds and two steals while playing 27 minutes.
• Sophomore
Trinity Balog posted 14 points, five rebounds and five assists against Shippensburg.
• Junior
Kennedy Bankett tallied 13 points and two rebounds off the bench, while sophomore
Hope Hawkins recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
• Junior
Kimaya Williams finished with six points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in the win.
• The Vulcans mounted a 17-2 run over a four-minute span early in the first quarter behind a combined 15 points by Young and Balog.
• Cal held a 24-8 lead at the end of the first quarter after shooting 11-of-15 from the floor.
• The Vulcans registered 12-unanswered points midway through the second quarter to extend the lead to 38-14 at the 4:05-mark.
• Shippensburg responded with an 11-4 run to close the quarter with Cal holding a 42-25 lead at halftime.
• Midway through the third quarter, the Vulcans went on a 12-3 rally to stretch the lead to a 56-33 advantage with 4:33 left in the quarter.
• Cal later engineered a 22-6 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to build an 80-46 lead with 3:21 remaining.
• The Vulcans finished the game with a .596 field-goal percentage (31-of-52), marking their best shooting performance since eclipsing 60 percent in January 2023.
• Cal held a 37-28 rebounding advantage and scored 50 points in the paint in the victory.
NEXT
• The Vulcans return to action on Thursday, Dec. 18, when they host No. 16 Malone (OH) in non-conference play at 5:30 p.m.
• The Pioneers (10-0) climbed five spots in the latest national poll this week.
• Malone advanced to the semifinals of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Tournament last season.
