GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Warren Cooper (Fr., Lafayette, Calif./Acalanes) scored seven times to earn Player of the Game status as Sierra Pacific Division Champion/No. 3 California Maritime Academy topped Great Lakes Division Champion/Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis, 18-9, in the semifinals of the 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship hosted by the University of Florida.
The victory advances Cal Maritime to a 6:20 p.m. Eastern game later today versus New England Division Champion/No. 14 Boston University in the semifinals, while Washington will take on tournament host/No. 4/Florida Division Champion the University of Florida at 7:30 p.m. with a spot in the Fifth Place game on the line.
The Keelhaulers never trailed in the game as the team opened up lead of 6-2, 10-2 and 14-6 by the conclusion of the first, second and third quarters, respectively.
| 1st Q | 2nd Q | 3rd Q | 4th Q | – | FINAL | |
| Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis |
2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | 9 |
| No. 3 California Maritime Academy | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | 18 |
| Cal Maritime Goals: | Warren Cooper (7); Kevin Kraatz (4); Riley Kraatz (3); Mathew Turecek (2); Chris Frazier; Ethan Osorio | |||||
| Washington Goals: | Jake Engelberg (3); Matteo Dall’Olmo (2); Mason Roth; Owen Limbrick; Luke Brawer; Nic Ekstrand | |||||
| Saves: | Cal Maritime – Jacob Idris (16, 24 minutes), Asher Schwartz (2, 4 minutes) ; Washington – Asher Schwartz (8, 21 minutes), Diego Prado (2, 7 minutes) | |||||
| Exclusions: | Cal Maritime – 9 ; Washington -9 | |||||
| Advantage Opportunities: | Cal Maritime – 4-for-9; Washington – 1-for-9 | |||||
| Sprints: | Cal Maritime – 2-for-4 (1st, 2nd) ; Washington -2-for-4 (3rd, 4th) | |||||
| Cards/Misconducts: | None | |||||
| Officials: | Kevin Heinrich, Chad Lemons | |||||
Washington University in St. Louis’ Asher Schwartz (#1)
Washington University in St. Louis’ Jake Engelberg (#8) defends California Maritime Academy’s Griffin Glassmire (#14)
California Maritime Academy’s Warren Cooper (#13) goes for a steal versus Washington University in St. Louis’ Nic Ekstrand (#30)
