Men's basketball seeks similar results entering back-half of league play

UPDATE REGARDING TUESDAY'S GAME AT PEAC MAIN GYM (as of February 8 at 8:19 a.m.)
Cal Maritime's February 8 home game vs. UC Merced is postponed, due to COVID protocols. GoKeelhaulers.com will provide updated information regarding Tuesday's Keelhaulers-Bobcats matchup once determined by participating teams. 

UPDATE REGARDING THURSDAY'S GAME AT UC MERCED (as of February 3 at 1:37 p.m.)
Cal Maritime's road game against UC Merced is postponed due to COVID protocols. Information regarding a makeup date and time was not determined at the time of Thursday's announcement, GoKeelhaulers.com will provide details pertaining to this Cal Pac matchup once determined by participating teams.

The Keelhaulers' 7:30 p.m. home game on Saturday, against Simpson, will still take place inside PEAC Main Gym.

To provide a safe environment for spectators, teams and officials, visitors to PEAC Main Gym must properly wear a mask over their nose and mouth, at all times, while inside any University building. Failure to comply with campus policy is grounds for removal from the facility.

PEAC Café/concessions is closed since no food or drinks are allowed inside PEAC Main Gym.

Game 17

Cal Maritime Keelhaulers (10-6, 5-1 Cal Pac)
at
UC Merced Bobcats (7-9, 4-2 Cal Pac)

Thursday, Feb. 3 – 7:30 p.m.
Gallo Center – Merced, Calif.

Please note that attendance is limited at Thursday's game to 100 UC Merced campus community members.  

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Game 18

Simpson Red Hawks (9-6, 4-2)
at
Cal Maritime Keelhaulers

Saturday, Feb. 5 – 7:30 p.m.
PEAC Main Gym – Vallejo, Calif.

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Game 19 - Faculty Appreciation Night

UC Merced Bobcats
at
Cal Maritime Keelhaulers

Tuesday, Feb. 8 – 7:30 p.m.
Vallejo, Calif.

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Home Game Day Information

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COVID-19 Policies
As of October 28, 2021, Cal Maritime is allowing spectators for indoor competitions. Spectators will be required to stay separated from athletes, coaches, and game staff after those individuals have been cleared through the pre-competition screening process. Arrival times and entrances for competitors and spectators will be designated and separated to provide physical distancing.

SPECTATORS MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES INSIDE PEAC

Fans and Cal Maritime guests must:

• Ensure they have no COVID-related symptoms. Symptomatic people cannot access campus until cleared by a physician or have a negative COVID test collected in the last 72 hours.
• Unvaccinated individuals are required to always wear a mask while on campus.
• Everyone MUST wear face coverings inside all campus buildings unless they are alone.

Campus members will follow Cal Maritime's ongoing protocols:

• Unvaccinated individuals are required to always wear a mask.
• Fully vaccinated may always wear a mask but are not required to while outdoors.
• All employees, cadets, and visitors MUST wear a mask in all campus buildings, unless they are alone.
• Everyone is still required to complete the online daily health screen when on campus

While on Campus...
A parking pass is required while on campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visitors can purchase an hourly or daily permit at machines located on most lots. Click here to view additional information regarding on-campus parking and enforcement policies.

Ticket Prices
Admission is free for all home Athletics events throughout the 2021-22 season.

Event Parking
Fans and visitors can park in Lot O on game day (first parking lot on your right when you enter main campus), please note that a daily parking permit is required and available for purchase on site through a yellow permit machine located at the lot's entrance.

PEAC Main Gym Entrance
There are two entrances to PEAC Main Gym that basketball fans can use on the facility's second floor. Two sets of double doors are located across the hall from restrooms that are available for public use.

VALLEJO, Calif. – Nearing the half-way point of its Cal Pac schedule, Cal Maritime holds the best conference record after winning five of its first six league matchups. As it enters the back-half of conference play, men's basketball is working hard to replicate those results since all Cal Pac teams are starting to notice the overall standings now that postseason play is only a handful of weeks away.

The top six teams will head to Antelope Valley to compete for a league title, and the Cal Pac's automatic NAIA Tournament bid from February 27-March 1. The top two seeds will earn a bye to the semifinal round and face the winners of two First Round games played the previous day.

With only one victory separating the top three teams in the Cal Pac's North Division, every game carries added importance to create the luxury of separation as the season winds down. Tied for second behind the Keelhaulers in the division are Simpson and UC Merced, Cal Maritime's opponents for the next three games.

Starting with Thursday's road game in Merced, Cal Maritime will square-off against the Bobcats twice within a six-day timespan since its Jan. 10 home Cal Pac opener vs. UCM was postponed due to COVID protocols.

Please note that attendance is limited at Thursday's game to 100 UC Merced campus community members.  

The return game vs. the Bobcats is slated for February 8 in Vallejo on Faculty Appreciation Night. During halftime of that game, Cal Maritime Athletics and Physical Education will honor Dr. Khalid Bachkar, Thomas Brindle, Captain Tamara Burback, Thomas Clyatt, Peter Hayes, Dr. Tony Lewis, Robert Neumann, Dr. Amy Parsons, Dr. Dinesh Pinisetty , David Satterwhite, Dr. Joshua Shackman, Dr. William Tsai, Dr. Ryan Wade and Margaret Ward for positively influencing cadet-athletes' undergraduate experience. 

Thursday's 2022 series opener will feature two of the league's hottest teams in the Keelhaulers, a squad that won nine of its last 10 played, and UC Merced, winners of its last four in a row — victories all earned on the road.

Prior to its current winning streak, the Bobcats lost four straight; sandwiched between those results were postponed road games at Cal Maritime and Pacific Union.  

This week's challenging schedule continues on Saturday when the Keelhaulers return home to open its final homestand of the season, starting with their series opener against Simpson. As is the case with UC Merced, Cal Maritime will battle the Red Hawks twice within a brief amount of time since the return game is slated nine days later, on February 16, in Redding.

Forced to postpone its inaugural set of Cal Pac games, Simpson started league play with three wins in a row before falling to UC Merced. The Red Hawks rebounded with another pair of wins before ending its Arizona road trip with a loss at Benedictine Mesa last Sunday.

It's been a tale of two seasons for Simpson throughout the year since it boasts a 6-2 home record, but wins in only two of six played on the road (3 of 7 if one includes its lone neutral-site game).

Even though Simpson and Cal Maritime split the season series from 2018-20, the Keelhaulers won six of the last 10 played, and hold matching 3-2 records in the last five games played in Vallejo and in Redding.