CALIFORNIA (Feb. 28) – The Vulcans scored the initial 23 points of the game on Saturday afternoon while rolling to a 91-64 victory over Slippery Rock in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play at the Convocation Center to close out the regular season.
NOTES
• California (13-17, 9-11) won back-to-back games for the first time since a pair of league crossover games during the turn of the 2025-26 calendar year.
• The Vulcans entered the weekend already having secured the fifth seed in next week's PSAC Tournament and will travel to face fourth-seeded Edinboro on Monday, March 2, in the opening round.
• Sophomore
Hope Hawkins led the team with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting and added seven rebounds (three offensive).
• She is averaging 17.5 points over the last six games behind three-consecutive 20-point performances.
• Junior
Kennedy Bankett finished with 19 points, four rebounds and six assists, while sophomore
Trinity Balog collected 18 points, three rebounds and five assists.
• Junior
Kimaya Williams totaled nine points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals in the win.
• Cal started the game on a stunning 23-0 run before Slippery Rock scored its initial points with 2:13 left in the first quarter.
• The Vulcans finished the quarter with a 29-8 lead after shooting a blistering 12-of-15 (80.0 percent) from the floor.
• Cal led by as many as 28 points in the second quarter while taking a 49-21 lead at the break.
• The Vulcans extended the lead to 32 points, 55-23, at the 8:08-mark of the third quarter before closing the quarter with a 72-45 lead.
• Cal maintained a lead of more than 20 points throughout the fourth quarter.
• The Vulcans posted their second-highest field-goal percentage of the year with a .574 clip (35-of-61).
• Cal also matched its season high with 10 three-pointers and collected 21 assists.
• The Vulcans held a dominating 41-19 rebounding advantage, including 16 offensive rebounds.
NEXT
• Cal opens play in the PSAC Tournament on Monday, March 2, when it travels to face Edinboro at 5:30 p.m.
• The Fighting Scots swept the regular-season series with the Vulcans, including a victory at home last Saturday.
• Cal is facing Edinboro in the PSAC Tournament for the sixth time since 2016 with each of the previous five meetings occurring in the quarterfinals.
