CLARION, Pa. – With just one game remaining in the season, the Clarion men's basketball team faced off against PSAC West opponent the Vulcans of Cal U Saturday afternoon, falling by a final score of 79-54. The Golden Eagles will end their season Wednesday, against PSAC foe IUP. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 pm.
 
The Vulcans gained an early lead, scoring 15 points in the first eight minutes of the ballgame as Clarion was never able to recover.
 
The Golden Eagles pulled the game back to within single digits after a Stevan Rodriguez layup found its way into the basket, making the score 15-7 in favor of the Vulcans. Unfortunately that is as close as the ball game would get, with Cal U building the lead to as big as 23 points in the first half. The Vulcans would take a 38-15 lead in to the half on the backs of Luke House and Brent Pegram.
 
Jaiquil Johnson paced the Golden Eagles offense all game long, scoring 18 points on 5-10 shooting and two rebounds in 18 minutes of action. Rodriguez added six points and six rebounds, while Kass Taylor, Elijah Cottrill and Jordan Agyemang all added five points for the Blue and Gold. Redshirt-Senior Jake Anderson picked up quality minutes in the contest making his first start of the season. Anderson contributed four points and eight rebounds in 14 minutes of action.
 
To start the second half Godspower Ogide made a quick layup off an assist from Cottrill, but Tim Smith Jr. answered immediately with a three for the Vulcans. The long ball was the story of the day for the Vulcans as they went 18-37 (49%) from beyond the arc. The Golden Eagles shot 28% on the day compared to Cal's 43%, while shooting just 17% from beyond the arc.
 
For Cal U Jermaine Hall Jr. scored a game-high 21 points, while Phillip Alexander added 16 points.  House grabbed a game-high 13 boards and added nine points for the Vulcans.
 
The loss moves the Blue and Gold to 5-22 on the year, 3-17 in PSAC play, while the Vulcans improve to 18-8, 14-6 in PSAC play.
 
Clarion will end their 2019-20 season on Wednesday, February 26^th, when they host the IUP Crimson Hawks. Tip-off is set for 7:33 pm.