Women's Basketball

California University (PA)

250 University Avenue - California, PA - 15419
Team Office: Tel: (724) 938-4554 Fax: (724) 938-5849
Team website: sai.cup.edu/calsports

Founded in 1852, California University was initially established as a teacher training college. Part of Pennsylvania's state university system, CUP has retained its educator focus today. Primarily offering a liberal arts focus, CUP offers nearly 30 majors such as Justice Studies, Theatre and Dance, Nursing, Communications, and Elementary and Special Education. US News 2008 report on America's best colleges ranked California in the fourth tier among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

The 90 acre campus is located in California (PA), a community of approximately 6,000 residents, located on the banks of the Monongahela River, about an hour’s drive south of Pittsburgh.

School website
www.cup.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

5,000

Getting In:

Less Selective. SAT25/75: 920-1076

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$15,000
Out-of-State: ~$17,000

Most Popular Majors

Education - Business - Criminal Justice

Misc. Information

Head coach Darcie Vincent enters her 8th season at California (PA) in 2007-08. Since taking the reins in 2000-01, Vincent has compiled an impressive 185-40 (.822) record, made six NCAA appearances - including winning the national championship in 2004 - while averaging 26 wins per season! Her teams have also dominated their conference, losing a total of just 11 games in the last seven years. A three-time all-Atlantic 10 player at Duquesne, Vincent began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at her alma mater before moving on to conference-rival Slippery Rock as an assistant and later, head coach. In 2006-07, she led the Vulcans to a 21-10 record but lost in the 1st round of the NCAA tourney to Anderson (SC).

Team Name	Vulcans
Colors	Red and Black
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	21-10	26-5	26-6	128-29 (.815)
Conference	8-4	12-0	11-1	46-14 (.767)
Conf. Finish	2	1	1	1, 1, 1, 2, 5
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	1st Rnd	2nd Rnd	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#17	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Darcie Vincent
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at California (PA)	2000-01
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	237-94 (.716)
Record at California (PA)	185-40 (.822)
Coaching Awards	PSAC COTY, WBCA Region COTY

Asst. Coaches	Heather Kearney, Jessica Strom

Recruiting Coordinator

Darcie Vincent, (724) 938-4554, vincent@cup.edu

Conference and Schedule

California plays in the western division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (www.psacsports.org), one of the largest and most respected D2 conferences in the nation. The 14 schools, all in Pennsylvania, are split into two divisions, east and west. The 12 game league schedule commences in January. California plays each team in its division twice, home and away. Games played against eastern division teams do not count as part of the division record. League games are often played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons and piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the PSAC tournament which takes the top four teams from each division with crossover play starting in the semi-finals. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

East: Millersville, West Chester, Bloomsburg, Kutztown, Cheyney, E. Stroudsburg, and Mansfield. West: Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, Indiana (PA), Clarion, Lock Haven, and Edinboro.

Facilities

Hamer Gym