williams rebound at convo 2026
Jeff Helsel
86
Winner California (PA) CAL-W 9-10, 5-4 PSAC
57
Clarion CLAR-W 9-6, 4-5 PSAC
Winner
California (PA) CAL-W
9-10, 5-4 PSAC
86
Final
57
Clarion CLAR-W
9-6, 4-5 PSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
California (PA) CAL-W 17 24 26 19 86
Clarion CLAR-W 13 9 13 22 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Matthew Kifer, Director of Athletic Communication

Vulcans roll to victory at Clarion

Bankett, Williams record double-doubles in victory; California wins 27th-straight in series

CLARION, Pa. (Jan. 14) – The California (PA) women's basketball team recorded its most rebounds in a decade while cruising to an 86-57 win at Clarion in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action on Wednesday evening.

NOTES
• The Vulcans (9-10, 5-4) extended their winning streak in the series with the Golden Eagles to 27 games, dating back to the 2011-12 campaign.
• Cal finished with 59 rebounds (21 offensive) at Clarion to mark its highest total since totaling 61 rebounds versus West Chester in January 2016.
• Juniors Kennedy Bankett and Kimaya Williams both registered double-doubles in the victory.
• Bankett scored a season-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting and six-of-seven from the free-throw line.
• She also collected 10 rebounds (six offensive) and three assists over 35 minutes on Wednesday.
• Williams posted 20 rebounds (eight offensive) and a career-high 13 assists.
• She joins Kim Nowakowski as the only Cal players in the last quarter century with multiple 20-rebound performances in a career.
• Additionally, the 13 assists by Williams are the most by a Vulcan since January 2023.
• Junior Macy Sardone scored a career-high 17 points (13 second half) and added five rebounds and two assists off the bench.
• Classmate Jalasia Hull tallied 12 points, two assists and three steals in the victory.
• Senior Alicia Young and sophomore Hope Hawkins both scored in double-digits and finished with 10 points, while Hawkins added eight rebounds.
• The Vulcans held a 17-13 lead at the end of the first quarter while already holding a sizable 18-2 rebounding advantage.
• Cal mounted a 17-3 run over six minutes in the second quarter to build a 42-22 lead at the break.
• The Vulcans shot 10-of-17 from the floor in the third quarter while extending the lead to a 67-32 margin.
• Cal led by as many as 37 points, 74-37, with 8:19 left in the fourth quarter on Wednesday.
• The Vulcans scored a season-high 86 points while shooting 47.1 percent (33-of-70) from the floor.
• Cal held a staggering plus-32 rebound advantage (59-27) behind 21 offensive rebounds.

NEXT
• The Vulcans return to action on Saturday, Jan. 17, when they host Edinboro in PSAC West play at 1 p.m.
• The Fighting Scots have won nine of their last 10 games dating back to Nov. 26.
 
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