VILLANOVA, Pa. — Goalie Charlie Nadel (So., Westport, Conn.) made 15 saves and Player of the Game Kyle Crans (Sr., Camden, Maine) scored seven goals as Division III No. 7-ranked Bates College of the North Atlantic Division scored early and often in outdistancing Division III No. 10 Macalester College of the Heartland Division, 21-9, on the first day of the 2019 Men’s Division III Collegiate Club Championship hosted by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) at Villanova University.
- The victory guarantees Bates will compete for at least Third Place at the championship as the Bobcats can finish no lower than Second Place in Bracket B.
- Maclaester’s loss – combined with an earlier 15-3 setback against Division III No. 5 New York University of the New York Division – drops the Sons of Neptune into the championship’s Fifth Place game at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 3, against Bracket A Third Place finisher/Division III No. 8 Carnegie Mellon University of the Mid-Atlantic Division.
- Bates jumped out to a 6-2 lead by the conclusion of the first quarter and outscored Macalester 6-2 and 9-2 in the second and third quarters, respectively, to hold a 21-6 margin heading into the fourth quarter. The Sons of Neptune chipped its final deficit down to 12 prior to the final horn as Macalester put away a trio of chances in the fourth quarter.
- For Bates, Zander Rolph (Sr., San Luis Obispo, Calif.) tacked on four markers, while James Calhoon (Jr., Menlo Park, Calif.), Jem Bullock (Sr., Bainbridge Island, Wash.) and Ryan Fisse (So., Los Altos, Calif.) each racked up three tallies as the quartet joined Crans in posting a hat-trick or better in the contest. Mathew Engles (Sr., Akron, Ohio) also scored once in helping the Bobcats to victory.
- Jonah Klein-Collins (Fr., Naperville, Ill.) put away four goals to lead the way for Macalester. Ben Bloomquist (So., Las Vegas, Nev.) netted a pair with Sam Hickman (Jr., Des Moines, Iowa), Gabe Berman (Jr., Berkeley, Calif.) and Nick Jacobson (So., Grinnell, Iowa) each denting the twine once.
- In cage, Nadel earned the win by stopping three or more shots in the first (four), second (three), third (three) and fourth (five) quarters. Daniel Cassel (Fr., San Mateo, Calif.) took the loss for Macalester with five saves.
| 1st Q | 2nd Q | 3rd Q | 4th Q | – | FINAL | |
| Division III No. 10 Macalester College | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 9 |
| Division III No. 7 Bates College | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | – | 21 |
| Bates Goals: | Kyle Crans (7); Zander Rolph (4); James Calhoon (3); Jem Bullock (3); Ryan Fisse (3); Mathew Engles | |||||
| Macalester Goals: | Jonah Klein-Collins (4); Ben Bloomquist (2); Sam Hickman; Gabe Berman; Nick Jacobson | |||||
| Saves: | Bates – Charlie Nadel (15) ; Macalester – Daniel Cassel (5) | |||||
| Exclusions: | Bates – 9 ; Macalester – 6 | |||||
| Advantage Opportunities: | Bates – 4-for-6 ; Macalester – 4-for-9 | |||||
| Sprints: | Bates – 2-for-4 (2nd, 3rd) ; Macalester – 2-for-4 (1st, 4th) | |||||
| Cards/Misconducts: | None | |||||
| Officials: | Alex High; Justin Deis | |||||
Macalester College’s Nick Jacobson (#8) looks for an opening as Bates College’s Nate Reed (#15) defends
Bates College’s Charlie Nadel (#1A) tries for a save
