January 26th, 2008

Although it required an extra ten minutes to decide the victor, the Keelhaulers of the California Maritime Academy were victorious tonight with an 85-77 win in double overtime over the Redhawks of Simpson University.

Both at the end of regulation and at the end of the first overtime, Maritime was forced to come up with a defensive stop.  Each time, the defense rose to occasion.  In a game that saw multiple swings in momentum, the Keelhaulers rode the last wave with six straight clutch free throws to seal the game.

The Keelhaulers were led by Will William's 24 points. Cody Gatton (21 points), Andy Johnson (13 points), and Simon Heller (12 points) joined Williams in double figures.  Gatton also grabbed ten rebounds and played tremendous defense against all conference performer Alex Nixon.

The Redhawks were led by Glenn Payne's 26 points.  Markise Morrison also chipped in with 15 points off the bench.  Simpson was led in rebounding by Dwight Bond with 8.

With the win, Maritime improves to 11-10 overall and 6-4 in the California Pacific Conference.  Maritime will be back in action against Menlo College on Tuesday at 7:30pm in the friendly confines at Morrow Cove. 

Go Keelhaulers!