CALIFORNIA (March 1) – The California (PA) women's basketball team battled foul trouble to the bulk of its starting lineup in the first half before dropping an 81-79 contest against Edinboro on Senior Day at the Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action.
NOTES
• The Vulcans (16-11, 12-8) finish the regular season ranked fifth in the divisional standings.
• Cal was swept in the regular-season series by Edinboro for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign.
• Senior
Sierra Bermudez scored a season-high 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including five-of-nine from three-point territory.
• She has made five three-pointers in a game three times this year.
• Classmate
Talia Gilliard finished with 16 points behind three-of-seven from beyond the arc, plus added four rebounds, two assists and three steals.
• Fellow senior
Allycia Harris collected her fourth double-double in the last month, as she registered 16 points and 14 rebounds (seven offensive).
• Senior
Iyahnna Williams finished with 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals on Saturday.
• Junior
Alicia Young tallied six rebounds and three steals against the Fighting Scots.
• The Vulcans opened the game with an 11-4 lead with 6:18 left in the first quarter.
• Edinboro held Cal scoreless for the last three-plus minutes while scoring 12-unasnwered points to take a 24-17 lead at the at the end of the quarter.
• The Fighting Scots started the second quarter on a 10-2 run to extend the advantage to 15 points, 34-19, with 7:21 left before the break.
• Cal cut the deficit to seven points before Edinboro took a 44-33 lead at halftime behind 26 points in the paint and 14-of-14 from the free-throw line.
• The Vulcans worked the margin to single digits at the end of the third quarter, 61-54, behind a combined 13 points by Bermudez and Gilliard.
• Edinboro led by as many as 13 points, 67-54, early in the fourth quarter before Cal went on a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to 69-64 with 5:22 left to play,
• The Vulcans trailed by a single possession in the final 30 seconds before the Fighting Scots sealed the win at the free-throw line.
• Cal finished the game shooting 41.2 percent (28-of-68) from the floor and 62.5 percent (15-of-24) from the charity stripe.
• Edinboro, which didn't convert a three-point field goal (zero-for-five), made 23-of-28 attempts (82.1 percent) from the free-throw line.
NEXT
• Cal travels to face fourth-seeded IUP in the opening round of the PSAC Tournament on Monday, March 3, at 6 p.m.
• The Vulcans swept the regular-season series with the Crimson Hawks this year, including a road win on Wednesday.
• Cal and IUP have met seven times in the post-season over the last decade, including four times in the PSAC Tournament.
