Sophomore forwards Seairra Barrett (Center Twp., Pa./Central Valley) and Shatara Parsons (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) both recorded double-doubles on Tuesday evening, as the No. 12 Vulcans earned a 67-48 win against Clarion in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play at the Convocation Center.

        With the victory, the California University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team improves to 5-1 this season with a 4-0 mark in league action. Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles fall to 2-5 this year behind a 2-2 record in conference play.

      Parsons set a career high and led all players with 17 points on six-of-nine from the field and 5-of-12 from the free-throw line. She also tallied a career-high 12 rebounds (seven offensive) and added three steals while playing 31 minutes in her first career start.

    Barrett posted her fourth double-double of the year on Tuesday, as she finished with 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds (seven offensive). She shot 6-of-13 from the floor and four-of-six from the charity stripe and also totaled two assists and three assists. Junior guard Miki Glenn (Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport) posted 12 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals while playing all 40 minutes.

        The Golden Eagles scored eight-straight points early in the game to take an 8-5 lead with 6:17 left in the first quarter. Cal U then mounted a 15-4 run behind a combined 13 points by Barrett and Parsons to take a 20-12 lead on a layup by Barrett with 50 seconds remaining in the quarter. The Vulcans later scored nine-unanswered points to stretch their lead to 29-14 on a jumper by junior CeCe Dixon (Munhall, Pa./Steel Valley) at the 6:24-mark in the second quarter. The teams traded points for the remainder of the quarter, as Cal U took a 37-22 lead into halftime.

    The teams combined for only six points in the opening four minutes of the third quarter before Cal U posted an 11-2 run to take a 50-28 lead on a pair of free-throws by junior Precious Martin (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) with 34 seconds left in the quarter. The Golden Eagles cut the deficit to 53-36 before the Vulcans stretched their lead to as many as 23 points, 61-38, on a three-pointer by Dixon with 5:52 left to play.

    The Vulcans finished the game shooting 33.8 percent (22-of-65) from the floor and 60.6 percent (20-of-33) from the free-throw line. In comparison, the Golden Eagles shot at a 32.1 clip (17-of-53) from the field and 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from the charity stripe. Cal U held a sizeable 51-36 rebounding advantage behind 24 offensive rebounds that led to 19 second-chance points. The Vulcans also forced 23 turnovers in the victory.

      Sophomore Amesha Harden-Pullium and junior Jen Straw each led the Golden Eagles with 10 points in the loss.

    Cal U returns to action this weekend with a pair of road PSAC Crossover games, starting tonight, at Cheyney with tipoff at 6 p.m.