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In the first game, Maritime
faced the University of California Wildcats, the
#2 ranked team in the nation. As has been the
case for the Keelhaulers this season, the game
was close throughout. The Wildcats took at 1-0
lead at the end of the first quarter, and
extended their lead to 4-1 at the half. CMA
fought back to get in back in the game, trailing
7-4 at the end of three quarters.
Unfortunately, Maritime could get no closer,
dropping the game by a score of 9-5. “I think
we showed the depth of the Pacific Coast
Conference today. We are the sixth ranked team
in the PCC, and we kept the pressure on Arizona
the entire game. They never got a chance to
play their bench, leaving the starters in the
entire game. That’s a great compliment to our
program,” claimed CMA coach Timm Torchiana.
So Phil Spann led the
Keelhaulers with two goals, and Sr Cole Van
Gundy, Fr Bryan Zitren, and So Nic Beene filled
out the scoring with one each. Sr Blake Amon
continued his career season with 9 saves.
1 2 3
4 F
Arizona
1 3
3 2 9
Cal Maritime
0 1 3 1 5
Overall record: 6 – 11
In the second game of the
day, CMA faced the University of Washington
Huskies. UW is ranked 1st in the
Pacific Northwest Conference, and have been
ranked as high as 11th in the
national polls this season.
Showing a new resiliency
and confidence, CMA took a commanding lead in
this game, racing out to a 3-1 lead after one,
on two goals by Fr Bryan Zitren and one by So
Phil Spann. The Keelhaulers led 6-2 at the
half, and put the game away in the third,
burying the Huskies by outscoring them 4-1 in
the third to take a commanding 10-3 lead. In
the fourth, the Huskies managed to score a few
goals against the Maritime subs, but CMA held on
to win the game 11-7.
Phil Spann and Bryan Zitren
led the Keelhaulers with three goals apiece, and
Fr Joe Mahach, Nic Beene, Sr Fletcher McCue, Sr
Cole Van Gundy, and So Adron Beene added one
each. Blake Amon tallied 12 saves, including
three beautiful point-blank shots that had the
crowd cheering.
1
2 3 4
F
Washington
1 1 1 4 7
Cal Maritime
3 3 4 1 11
Overall record: 7 – 11
NOTES: Cal Maritime, is
undefeated against the University of
Washington. The Keelhaulers are 3-0 lifetime
against the Huskies, having beaten them twice in
2002 at the Pacific Northwest Collegiate
Championships when the Huskies were then ranked
#6 in the country…….Maritime and St Mary’s
played an exhibition game this morning, giving
their younger players a chance to play without
the starters….Fittingly in a rivalry that has
featured 9 one goal games in the past 10 games,
the game ended in a tie……The Keelhaulers face
#12 ranked UC Davis tomorrow in the tournament
finale at 1100a.
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