SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (Nov. 6) – In the final weekend of the regular season, the Vulcans won the opening two sets before rallying for a 3-2 victory (25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 25-27, 15-13) at Slippery Rock in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action on Friday evening.
NOTES
• California (10-18, 4-9) played its fourth fifth-set match in the series with Slippery Rock since 2022.
• The Vulcans hold a 4-3 record in matches that have gone five sets this year.
• Sophomore
Olivia Weiseman led the team with 17 kills on 58 attempts for a .224 hitting percentage.
• Freshman
Madelyn Salisbury added a season-high 16 kills while hitting at a .353 clip.
• Fellow freshman
Molly Smiddy registered her third assist/dig double-double of the year with 22 assists and a season-high 17 digs.
• Classmate
Gracen Hartman finished with 19 assists over the five sets.
• Weiseman also led the team with 20 digs, marking her fourth match with at least 20 digs this season.
• Junior
Tori Newton collected 19 digs and two service aces in the victory.
• Junior
Lindsey Scammell recorded 12.0 points behind six blocks (five solo) and six kills.
NEXT
• The Vulcans close out the season tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 7, when they travel to face Clarion at 1 p.m.
• The Golden Eagles have already secured the third seed from the PSAC West in next week's league tournament.
• Clarion also entered the weekend slotted seventh in the latest NPI rankings for the Atlantic Region.
