A California University of Pennsylvania women's basketball player died early Sunday morning, university officials said.

Shanice Clark, 21, a senior from Toronto, Ontario, was pronounced dead at 4:10 a.m. in Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Township, according to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco.

An autopsy will be performed to determine her cause of death.

Clark's manner of death is under investigation by California borough police.

Messages left with the department Sunday afternoon were not returned.

Interim university President Geraldine M. Jones notified the campus community via a statement.

“Our thoughts today are with the family of Shanice Clark, a senior from Ontario, Canada, who passed away early this morning,” Jones said.

“Shanice was found unresponsive in her apartment at Vulcan Village. She was taken immediately to Monongahela Valley Hospital, where attempts to revive her were unsuccessful. The cause of her death has not been determined officially, but it appears to be accidental,” Jones said.

Clark was a communications studies major and a forward on the women's basketball team. She was a transfer student from Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Fla., where she played from 2011-13.

A Facebook page appearing to belong to Clark has photos of a young woman in a Vulcans jersey with the number 44, dribbling a basketball.

“On behalf of California University of Pennsylvania, I extend my deepest sympathy to all of Shanice's family and friends. She will be missed by her teammates and coaches, her classmates, and by the entire campus community,” Jones said.

Mary Pickels is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-836-5401 or mpickels@tribweb.com.

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