Cal U’s KJ McClurg scored 26 points, Jermaine Hall, Jr. added 22 more, as the Vulcans men’s team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional with a 96-80 win over West Virginia State. #2 Cal U held a six-point lead at the half, then out-pointed the seven seed by 10 after the break. Cal U will meet #3 Charleston (WV) Saturday night (7:30 pm) at the Convocation Center on the California campus in the regional semifinals. The regional final for the men’s tournament will be Tuesday.
The season ended for the Cal U women with a 74-60 loss to Lock Haven in the first round of the Atlantic Regional. Dejah Terrell’s 18 points weren’t enough to extend the Vulncans’ season. Cal U led by a point at the half but outscored 23-15 in the third, 23-16 in the fourth by Lock Haven.