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Men's Water Polo hosts season-opening Keelhauler Classic
Posted: Oct 01, 2021

Men's Water Polo hosts season-opening Keelhauler Classic

Recap Recap

Keelhauler Classic
Hosted by Cal Maritime

Oct. 2-3
PEAC Pool – Vallejo, Calif. 

 

Game 1

UC Davis Aggies
 at
 Cal Maritime Keelhaulers

Saturday, Oct. 2 – 9 a.m.
Game 2
 UC Merced Bobcats
at
Cal Maritime Keelhaulers

Saturday, Oct. 2 – 2:30 p.m.

Game 3
 Cal Golden Bears
at
Cal Maritime Keelhaulers

Sunday, Oct. 3 – 12:15 p.m.

Game 4

 Chico State Wildcats
at
Cal Maritime Keelhaulers

Sunday, Oct. 3 – 3:40 p.m.


 Tournament Information

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Event Admission
Admission is free for all home Athletics events.

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 Pool Entrance
Water polo fans can enter the seating area by using the PEAC pool entrance located at the top of Lot M, next to the elevator. Restrooms are available by using the PEAC's main entrance, located next to the seating area.

COVID-19 Policies
As of September 14, 2021, Cal Maritime is allowing spectators for outdoor 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.

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 wear a mask at all times while on campus.
  • Everyone MUST wear face coverings in all campus buildings, unless they are alone.
  • Campus training slides and additional information is available at https://www.csum.edu/alert/covid-19/, and guests are encouraged to familiarize themselves to help protect themselves and others.

Campus members will follow Cal Maritime's ongoing protocols:

  • Unvaccinated individuals are required to wear a mask at all times.
  • Fully vaccinated may wear a mask at all times, 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
  • Online training and Peoplesoft COVID Verification need to be completed.

 

Keelhauler Classic – Full Schedule

 Saturday, Oct. 2
 9 a.m. – Cal Maritime vs. UC Davis
 10:05 a.m. – San José State vs. Chico State
11:10 a.m. – UC Davis vs. Stanford
12:15 p.m. – Cal vs. UC Merced
1:20 p.m. – Stanford vs. Chico State
2:30 p.m. – Cal Maritime vs. UC Merced
 3:40 p.m. – San José State vs. Cal

Sunday, Oct. 3
 9 a.m. – Cal vs. UC Davis
10:05 a.m. – San José State vs. Stanford
11:10 a.m. – UC Merced vs. Chico State
12:15 p.m. – Cal Maritime vs. Cal
 1:20 p.m. – UC Merced vs. Stanford
2:30 p.m. – San José State vs. UC Davis
3:40 p.m. – Cal Maritime vs. Chico State


VALLEJO, Calif. – Following a season canceled due to COVID-19, Cal Maritime men's water polo will return to action this weekend and face UC Davis, UC Merced, Cal and Chico State throughout the Keelhauler Classic — a two-day club water polo tournament that will take place at PEAC Pool.

"It feels great to play water polo games again," said head coach Steve Doten. "The guys are excited to return to the pool, I am looking forward to returning to the deck and providing an opportunity to cadets that will allow them to play the game they love.

"Teams, cadets and students are excited to get out there and play games throughout the weekend."

The Keelhaulers will open tournament action Saturday morning when they face UC Davis at 9 a.m. before wrapping-up Saturday's schedule with a 2:30 p.m. match against UC Merced. On Sunday, men's water polo will compete in two of the event's final four matchups when it squares-off against Cal at 12:15 p.m. and Chico State at 3:40 p.m. in the Classic's final game.

With 30 cadet-athletes on roster, and a limited number of practices that took place since everyone reported back to campus, this weekend's tournament will provide an excellent opportunity for Cal Maritime to strengthen team chemistry, become more comfortable competing alongside one another and highlight areas to focus in subsequent weeks.

"This weekend is a great opportunity for me to evaluate the team, for everyone to understand our potential, see our team and individual strengths firsthand through competition. Once this weekend is over, I can look at those evaluations and help everyone prepare for the next phase of our season," said Doten.

Following the Keelhauler Classic, men's water polo will have three weeks to prepare for its next tournament, which opens on October 23 at UC Merced. Also taking place later this season is the Sierra Pacific Championship Tournament, a two-day postseason event slated to take place on campus.

Added Doten, "winning games is one of our goals for the weekend, but we are going to gain a lot of experience that will help us learn about who we are and how to handle various game situations."