2006 PSAC Women's Basketball Championship (hosted by California) February 28 W4 Slippery Rock at California, 52-39 W1 California March 3 California, 87-65 E3 Mansfield at Millersville, 80-68 E2 Millersville March 4 California, 63-59 E4 Kutztown 2005-06 Champion at Kutztown, 55-50 E1 East Stroudsburg March 3 Edinboro, 65-54 W3 Edinboro at Edinboro, 65-54 W2 IUP California sophomore forward Kim Nowakowski poured in a team-high 24 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots to earn MVP honors and lead the Vulcans to a 63-59 triumph over Edinboro in the 2006 PSAC Championship Game. California's Megan Storck hit the game-tying shot on a drive down the lane with 46 seconds left, and Lisa Gottuso hit the game-winning free throws with :07 on the clock after Edinboro was charged with a technical foul for calling a time out when the Fighting Scots had none left. The Vulcans (26-4) won their fourth PSAC Championship in the last five years and earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The win for California was its 12th straight and was the 13th straight time the program claimed victory over Edinboro. Edinboro, which lost to the Vulcans twice during the regular season, both by 13 points, would not let Cal get away in the first half and eventually scored the last six points of the period for a 30-24 halftime lead. Kelly Calderone and Rae Sherred led the early attack with 12 and 10 points, respectively, at the break. Edinboro continued to control the game for the first five minutes of the second half as Cal's shooting woes continued. The Vulcans were 10-for-29 from the field in the opening half (34.5%) and missed five of their first six shots in the second half. After a second consecutive layup by senior point guard Callie Iorfido gave Edinboro a 38-31 lead with 15:40 left, the Vulcan pressure defense on the perimeter turned into better opportunities on offense, allowing the hosts to gradually erase the deficit. Three times, California cut Edinboro's lead to one point before finally taking the lead (43-42) on the second-straight inside hoop by Nowakowski with 11:17 left. It was the first time Cal had the lead since the 6:17 mark of the first half. The teams traded the lead six times and had the game tied four times down the stretch. Megan Storck's layup with 46 seconds remaining evened the score at 59. A missed three-point attempt by Calderone as the shot clock ran down, gave the Vulcans the ball with 14 seconds left. A Cal turnover gave Edinboro possession, but the timeout call as players from both teams scrambled to take control call led to California's game-winning free throws. After Guttoso connected on both of her attempts, Bre Dillon added two more free throws following the ensuing inbounds play to give the Vulcans the four-point margin of victory. Storck posted a double-double with 10 points and a game and season-high 12 rebounds while Gottuso added 12 scores for the winners. Edinboro (21-9), which finished the regular season third in the PSAC West and was ranked ninth in the region heading into the PSAC playoffs, was led by Calderone, who drained three long-range shots on the way to a game-high 27 points. Sherred scored all 10 of her points in the first half, while forward Agnes Michalow added eight points and a team-high nine rebounds.