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CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team trailed by just one at halftime before California University (Pa.) put together a 23-0 run to put the game out of reach and cruise to a 78-55 win in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division action Wednesday night.
Momentum was swinging in The Rock's favor late in the opening half when the visitors took a 34-30 lead with 2:48 to play before the intermission, but those would be the last points Slippery Rock would score for more than 10 minutes. California scored the final five points of the half and the first 18 of the second half for a 23-0 run over 10:31 to break the game open. The Rock's first points of the second half came with 12:17 to play.
Wednesday's game marked the 23rd consecutive win in the series for the Vulcans, who saw their season records improve to 17-7 overall and 13-7 in league games. Slippery Rock saw its current losing streak reach 11 games and had its record drop to 4-20 overall and 3-17 in PSAC action.
Simone Aladenoye led Slippery Rock with 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Erinne Cunningham added 10 points to reach double figures for the 11th time in the last 13 games.
Alexas Brown,
D'Asia Chambers and
Christa Wodarczyk each added six points.
The Rock shot 37 percent from the floor in the first half but managed only 22.2 percent in the second half to finish 29.6 percent for the game (16-of-54), including 25.9 percent from beyond the 3-point arc (7-of-27), and was 69.6 percent at the free throw line (16-of-23).
California was led by the double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds from Elena Antonenko and the game-high 20-point effort from Stephanie Michael. Chelsea McKnight chipped in 13 points and Ashley Hines added 12 points.
The Vulcans shot 38.2 percent from the field (26-of-68), 35 percent from beyond the arc (7-of-20), 76 percent at the free throw line (19-of-25) and posted a 43-40 advantage in rebounds.
Slippery Rock trailed by six points early in the game but rallied to take its first lead at 22-20 with 8:32 to play in the first period. California battled back to take a 30-29 lead with 4:08 before the break before The Rock answered with a 5-0 run, all scored by Aladenoye, to take the 34-30 lead and set up the big run from the hosts.
By the time Slippery Rock got things going midway through the second half, the deficit was too large to get back into the game.
The Rock will return home to Morrow Field House Saturday for the final home game of the season when Indiana (Pa.) visits for a 1 p.m. game. SRU will close the year next Wednesday at Gannon.
Saturday's game is the annual White Out game. All fans are encouraged to wear white to the game. Official White Out t-shirts are available all week for $5 at the campus bookstore and will be on sale in the lobby on game day. Saturday is also Senior Day, with Cunningham, Wodarczyk and
Emilee Vitez being honored in a pregame ceremony.
