Monday, February 29, 2016

It's Cal Maritime versus La Sierra on Monday


Top seeded Cal Maritime topped UC Merced and #2 seed La Sierra outran Simpson to set up a meeting between the Keelhaulers and the Golden Eagles in Monday's California Pacific Conference Championship game in Vallejo, Calif.
The men's final will held at Cal Maritime on Monday, Feb. 29, at 7:30 pm.

CMA won 65-55 in the first semifinal of the night, outshooting the Bobcats from the floor and from the line.  A tough CMA defense limited a balanced UCM offense to just 36% shooting from the floor, and only 10-of-28 from beyond the arc. The Keelhaulers, now 21-9 overall, had four players reach double figures in the game, led by Zach Davis's 18 point and team-high eight rebounds. Alec Fetzer chipped in 15 points and had three steals, while Roman Delgado added 12 points, hitting 4-of-6 3-pointers, and Daniel Radford added 10 points.

For the Bobcats, Michael Pierick caught fire and poured in 25 points, draining 6-of-8 from behind the line. No other UCM player reached double figures. Ryan Edwards contributed nine points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats, who finish the season with a 9-14 record.

In the second semifinal, the Golden Eagles and the Red Hawks went back and forth for forty minutes, but LSU was able to pull away just enough at the end to claim the victory. Three players topped the 20-point mark, led by 25 from Andre Marquez, who hit 11-of-18 shots from the floor, as well as grabbing a team-high 11 boards. Gerald Williams added 23 and 10 assists, and Kyle Hamilton finished with 20 for the Golden Eagles, who advance to the final with a 9-18 record.

Josh Brakkee led Simpson with 18 points to top five players who finished in double digits. Joseph Bosetti had 17 points, Marc Kirkland added 16 points, Josh Delamarter totaled 14 points Jacob Kaler chipped in 10 points for the Red Hawks, who complete the campaign at 8-23 overall.

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