The Keelhaulers of the California Maritime Academy won their third game in a row as they defeated the Swedes of Bethany College by a score of 66-52.  The win comes on the heels of Monday night's victory over the Academy of Arts University 65-51.

The common denominator for Maritime's success in both games was solid defense.  The team held both opponents under 40% shooting and continued to prove why they are ranked as the third best defense in the country in respect to points allowed.

Against Bethany, a balanced offensive attack assisted the defensive effort as three Keelhaulers scored in double figures led by junior point guard Andrew Medeiros, who finished with 19 points.  Medeiros also tied for the team high in rebounds with John Stiles and Charles Lawerence (8 rebounds).  Alex Raj played one of his better defensive games in limiting Bethany's Brandon Miller to one offensive rebound for the game.  Miller came into the game averaging over five offensive rebounds per game.

"The start of the second half in our past three games has been critical to our success.  I really like the commitment our post players have shown and that effort is becoming contagious.  The most positive thing our staff takes from the last couple of weeks is that our team understands that we are not at our peak and they are steadfast in continuing to work towards that goal," commented Head Coach Bryan Rooney.

The team is back in action at home this Saturday as they take on American Sports University at 7:30pm. Then, on January 8th the Keelhaulers return to league action as they travel back to Holy Names to play the Hawks.  Game time is 7:30pm