The California Maritime Men's basketball team defeated the Penguins of Dominican University, the defending league champions, by a score of 58-54.  The victory is the second conference win and takes the Keelhaulers to a 5-4 record overall, 2-0 in Cal Pac play. 

Cal Maritime continued to play solid basketball in the first half, jumping out to an early lead over Dominican.  Tommy Kreta led the team in the first half with 10 points, with the team shooting 50% from the floor.  It was a stifling defense though that proved to be the best weapon for the Keelhaulers in the 1st half.  The Keelhaulers pressured Dominican well forcing 10 turnovers and holding the Penguins to 38% shooting from the floor.  Mikey Ferguson had 3 steals in the half.  The Keelhaulers took a commanding lead into halftime with a score of 33-20.  The Penguins fought back in the 2nd half, outscoring the Keelhaulers 34-25, but the deficit at half was too much to overcome, and Cal Maritime was able to secure the win with an emphatic blocked shot by Cal Maritime's Cody Gatton as time was running down.  Praise Odo-Boms led all scorers with 18 points and 7 rebounds.  Tommy Kreta continued to play solid basketball with 14 points and 5 rebounds.

"It's great to see that the team is learning how to play well on the road.  This is a good win for us, and we look to take this momentum into the new year" reported Head Coach Tim Harrison.