California opened its season with a 73-67 loss to defending Mountain East Conference champion Charleston. Trinity Balog led the Vulcans with 22 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, but California couldn’t complete its late comeback after tying the game at 58 in the fourth quarter.

By the Numbers
  • Trinity Balog: 22 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Kennedy Bankett: 15 points, five rebounds and three assists.
  • California shot 35.7% from the field and 20% from 3-point range.
  • Charleston outrebounded California 47-39, including 17 offensive rebounds.
Yes, But

The Vulcans rallied from an early 11-point deficit and erased a nine-point third-quarter gap to tie the game, but missed their final three field-goal attempts after trailing by three in the closing minutes.

What's Next

California returns to action Friday, Nov. 13, against West Liberty in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. The Vulcans have two games against MEC opponents this weekend.

Bottom Line

California showed it could fight back, but will need to turn late-game chances into points to avoid another narrow loss.