CALIFORNIA (Nov. 7) – The Vulcans nearly recorded their second shutout in three weeks on Saturday afternoon, surrendering a touchdown in the final minute of a 27-7 victory against Gannon on Senior Day at Adamson Stadium in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play.
NOTES
• California (7-3, 5-2) extends its winning streak to five games and finishes PSAC West play in sole possession of second place in the divisional standings.
• The Vulcans have won at least seven games in 20 of the last 21 seasons with the only exception being 2022.
• Cal has out-scored its opponents by a combined 117-14 margin over the last three weeks.
• The Vulcans forced three turnovers, recorded four sacks and seven quarterback hurries, and held the Golden Knights to 256 yards of total offense.
• Senior linebacker
Wilfredo Diaz led the team with seven tackles and 0.5 TFL, while junior linebacker
Tajuan Bandy posted six stops and 1.0 TFL.
• Sophomore linebacker
Khalil Holley tallied four tackles, 1.0 sack, one pass break-up and four quarterback hurries.
• Senior quarterback
Sam Stoner finished with 240 passing yards on 18-of-27 attempts with one touchdown and no interceptions in his second start of the year.
• Sophomore wide receiver
Tyler Long led the team with career highs of seven receptions and 84 receiving yards with one touchdown.
• Junior
Bobbie Boyd, Jr. posted a team-high 81 rushing yards and one touchdown on 13 attempts.
• Senior running back
Jay Pearson finished with 48 rushing yards and one touchdown on four attempts and added 79 receiving yards on three catches.
• Gannon held a 10-minute advantage in time of possession despite running just six more offensive plays.
RECAP
• The Vulcans took a 3-0 lead on a 29-yard field goal by junior
Harry Radcliffe in the opening minute of the second quarter.
• Cal added to the lead with a 40-yard touchdown run by Pearson with 12:23 left before halftime.
• The Vulcans recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff before Radcliffe followed with a 36-yard field goal at the 9:58-mark of the second quarter.
• Cal extended the lead to 20-0 on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Stoner to Long on third down with 15 seconds remaining before halftime.
• Midway through the third quarter, Boyd posted a one-yard touchdown run after Pearson posted a 76-yard reception two players earlier, 27-0.
• The Vulcans halted a pair of second-half drives by the Golden Knights in Cal territory with interceptions by freshman
Dylan Spriddle and senior
Victor Pena.
• Gannon avoided the shutout with a four-yard touchdown run with 1:00 left to play.
NEXT
• Cal closes out the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 14, when it hosts Bloomsburg at Adamson Stadium with kickoff at 12 p.m.
• The Huskies suffered a 45-16 loss to nationally-ranked Kutztown on Saturday in a meeting of teams featured in the top-10 of the latest NPI rankings.
• Additionally, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) featured a meeting of teams slotted ahead of Cal in the NPI rankings with fourth-ranked Virginia Union posting a 36-14 win over sixth-ranked Virginia State.
