Box Score Christian Wulff struck for his first career hat trick to propel Colorado College to a 6-0 victory over Schreiner University in the second semifinal of the 2015 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship.
 
CC advanced to Sunday's championship match and a showdown with top-seeded Trinity University, which defeated Texas Lutheran University, 5-0, in the first semifinal. 
 
Robert Malone put the Tigers on the board when he touched in a cross from junior midfielder Nathan Anderson in the sixth minute. The freshman midfielder took over the team lead with his third game winner of the season.
 
Anderson doubled CC's lead 3:25 later when he took a cross from senior midfielder Max Grossenbacher and sent a sharp-angle shot back to the net on the left side.
 
Wulff gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead in the 18th minute when he chased down a cross-field pass from Malone and sent a shot from the left edge of the box inside the far post.
 
"Starting well and asserting ourselves was the key today," head coach Scott Palguta said. "Being at home and being rested certainly worked in our favor.
 
"I was glad to see our guys take advantage of that. To get every healthy play a chance to experience this, the atmosphere with a wonderful crowd, will benefit the program in the long run."
 
Wulff struck a second time in the 37th minute when he settled a feed from freshman defender Keenan Amer, turned in the center of the box and slipped a shot into the right side. It marked the first multiple-goal game for Colorado College's junior defender.
 
Anderson notched his second of the game 6:09 in the second half when he chased down a long volley from senior defender Trevor Houghton and finished from six yards out in front of the right post.
 
Wulff's final tally provided the highlight of the day. He found the net with a diving header off an end-line cross from Grossenbacher.
 
"That's one you always see on TV and dream about," Wulff said. "Me and Max made eye contact and I didn't have to do anything. He put it on my head and I just knocked it in.
 
"We might enjoy this for a few hours, but tomorrow is what we're looking forward to. It definitely was important because Trinity did the same thing. Tomorrow's game is why we play."
 
With his two assists, Grossenbacher climbed into a tie for 24th place in program history with 58 points and a tie for 27th with 16 assists.
 
The Tigers compiled a 27-6 advantage in total shots and a 9-0 margin in corner kicks.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Theo Hooker made a pair of saves for the Tigers during his 76:26 in net. Freshman Dylan Ward stopped one shot during the final 13:34.
 
Colorado College posted its sixth consecutive clean sheet and ninth of the season. Three of those shutouts came at the expense of the Mountaineers.
 
"We were really happy with our mentality and approach to the game," Palguta said. "Hopefully the guys bring that again tomorrow."
 
Junior Blake Lawson stopped a pair of shots for Schreiner during the first half. Brandon Anselmi had four saves during the final 45 minutes.
 
CC improved to 14-2-3 while Schreiner finished its season with an 8-11-1 record.
 
Colorado College and Trinity split two games during the regular season. CC posted a 3-1 victory on Sept. 20 at Stewart Field, but TU avenged that loss with a 1-0 victory in double overtime on Oct. 10.