Saturday’s results lead to Sunday morning rematch
NAIA West Invitational Schedule / Results
Sunday, April 14
9 a.m. – Cal Maritime vs. UC Merced
12 p.m. – OUAZ vs. Winner of 9 a.m. match
Saturday, April 13
OUAZ 19, Cal Maritime 3
OUAZ 14, UC Merced 8
UC Merced 17, Cal Maritime 4
VALLEJO, Calif. – Anjali Sharma scored Cal Maritime's inaugural goal of the NAIA West Invitational just under two minutes after the Keelhaulers' matchup against Ottawa University (AZ) commenced to pull her team even with the visiting Spirit.
She found the back of the cage once again in the fourth quarter to score CSUM's final goal of that match; between her goals, Olivia Larwood scored in the second period as the pair were responsible for the Keelhaulers' offense throughout the tournament's opener.
By scoring six of seven goals recorded throughout the second period, OUAZ pulled away to record a 19-3 victory.
In Saturday's final round robin matchup, the Keelhaulers squared off against local rival UC Merced in a rematch of the 2024 season opener.
Even though the visiting Bobcats took the initial lead, Sharma pulled CSUM even by scoring her team's first goal.
Shortly thereafter, the Keelhaulers took the lead, thanks to Ryan Wallace, which held until the start of the second period.
As was the case earlier in the day, a Cal Maritime opponent pulled away before halftime since the Bobcats recorded seven of eight scored throughout the period — Meghan Abbott snapped UC Merced's scoring run — to lead 8-3 at halftime.
Even though Olivia Larwood recorded CSUM's final goal of the day, UCM's second-quarter scoring outburst helped it pull away and record a 17-4 win.
The final round robin match involved OUAZ and UC Merced, a matchup won by the Spirit by a 14-8 result. With that victory, Ottawa University (AZ) clinched its spot in the Inviational's championship game and forced a 9 a.m. Sunday morning rematch between the Keelhaulers and Bobcats.
Whichever team loses that contest will end the weekend in third place; the winner will return to action and face OUAZ in the 12 p.m. championship match.
OUAZ 19, Cal Maritime 3
Cal Maritime Scoring
Anjali Sharma 2; Olivia Larwood 1
OUAZ Scoring
Kendall Patrick 4; Jaime Desorbo, Diana Laivas, Jennifer Liu, Madison Matthewson, Jasmine Miller 2; Ella Denny, Gabby Brozivic, Tori Higginson, Rachel Hughes, Abigail Stangle 1
UC Merced 17, Cal Maritime 4
Cal Maritime Scoring
Meghan Abbott, Olivia Larwood, Anjali Sharma, Ryan Wallace 1
UC Merced Scoring
Liberty Hamilton 7; Melanie Torres 5; Jacqueline Azevedo, Karla Hernandez, Kaitlyn Kimmel, Ariana Martinez, Aislyn Sorsky 1