HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Gavin Morag (Fr, Monmouth, Ore.) scored three times to receive Player of the Game notice as Northwest Division Champion/No. 11-ranked University of Oregon upended New York Division Champion Cornell University, 12-10, in a 13th/15th place overtime game at the 2026 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship hosted by the University of Alabama and the Huntsville Sports Commission.
The Ducks – which previously placed Sixth (2008), Eighth (2004, 2005), Ninth (2010), 10th (2007, 2011, 2023), 11th (2024) and 13th (2013) at the National Collegiate Club Championship and tie for 13th in 2026 – overcame a 2-0 deficit with 5:02 left in the first quarter to pull even at three-all by the conclusion of the opening seven minutes.
Oregon pushed ahead 5-3 with 3:43 to in the first half prior to the teams entering halftime squared at six-all.
The game turned in favor of the Ducks in the third quarter as Morag (3:33, man-up), Hunter Kotar (So., South Eugene) (3:06) and Kainoa Bird (Fr., Honolulu, Hawaii) (2:32, penalty shot) put Oregon ahead by three at 9-6.
Oregon’s lead lasted until the 3:55 mark of the fourth quarter as Camden Keller (Seal Beach, Calif.) (1:47, third quarter; 4:49 man-up) and Yair Sas (Berkeley, Calif.) (3:55) combined for 3-0 surge to knot the contest at nine-all in the fourth quarter.
The Ducks attempted to win the game in regulation as Morag swished a shot with three minutes to go. However, Cornell fired back as Sas stuffed in an equalizer by converting a man-up opportunity at the 1:07 mark to bring on overtime.
Morag connected on the lone score in the first extra-time period to push ahead 11-10 with 58 seconds on the clock.
Will Rowell (Sr., Palo Alto, Calif.) added an insurance blow with 1:22 left in the second OT period to establish the 12-10 final score.
For Oregon, Morag (three), Kotar (three), Rowell (three), Elias Pyka (Fr., Encinitas, Calif.) (two) and Bird combined for the Ducks’ offense to support a five save effort by goalkeeper Nathan Sands (Fr., Albany, Ore.).
On the other end of the tank, Keller (five), Sass (four) and Rogelio Cianchini.(San Juan, P.R.) put away shots for Cornell. Goalkeeper Joshua Ploshay (Houston, Texas) made 13 saves in taking the loss for Cornell as the Big Red add a 15h place mark to a history that includes prior Fourth (2000), 11th (2021), 12th (2013), 13th (2014) and 15th (2012) place finishes.
University of Oregon’s Drew Clapham (#18)
University of Oregon’s Nathan Sands (#1)
University of Oregon’s Ethan Van Ess (#4)
