CASTINE, Maine – Tufts University captured the Fifth Annual Mariner Classic, defeating host Maine Maritime Academy 47-39 Tuesday afternoon. Salve Regina won the consolation game 64-46 over Middlebury.
The Jumbos (9-2) converted 26 points off of the Mariners' (4-5) 32 turnovers to collect their ninth consecutive victory. All-tournament selection Caitlin McClure (Arlington, Va.) scored a game-high 14 points for Tufts, while tournament MVP Bre Dufault (Hampden, Mass.) scored six points and collected a pair of rebounds.
The game was tight throughout with both teams holding the lead twice. Tufts took over for good when Liz Moynihan (Storrs, Conn.) hit a jumper with 2:41 left in the first half. The Jumbos took a 25-21 lead into the locker room. The Mariners were still hanging around late, trailing 39-35 after Casey McCloskey (Howland, Maine) drained a trey. Dufault answered with a jumper on the ensuing possession followed by a McClure three-pointer to run it a nine-point differential, 44-35. The Mariners did not get closer than eight the rest of the way.
All-tournament selection Sam Goda (Eliot, Maine) scored 13 points to pace the Mariners offense and needs only five to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Leah Jackson (Dedham, Maine) recorded four points and five rebounds for MMA.
In the consolation game, Middlebury (3-6) struggled with the press at the outset, watching Salve Regina (4-5) open the game with a 23-3 run over the first eight minutes. Marissa Pendergast (Medfield, Mass.) alone matched the Panthers' production in the first half as the Seahawks took a 35-17 lead into the locker room. Pendergast finished with 25 points to lead all scorers. Salve's Kaitlyn Birrell (Hope, R.I.) was selected to the All-Tournament team after scoring 12 points, grabbing six rebounds, dishing out six assists and recording five steals. Lindsay Shorey (Ashland, Mass.) recorded 19 points, nine rebounds and blocked four shots.
Middlebury got 13 points from Maddie Moreau (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) to cap her all-tournament performance. Tracy Borsinger (Chatham, N.J.) offered 11 points, five rebounds and a pair of blocks to the Panthers' cause.
Maine Maritime returns to action Friday evening against Colby-Sawyer in North Atlantic Conference play.
All-Tournament Team
Bre Dufault (Tufts) Most Valuable Player, Caitlyn McClure (Tufts), Sam Goda (Maine Maritime), Leah Jackson (Maine Maritime), Kaitlyn Birrell (Salve Regina), Maddie Moreau (Middlebury).
TUFTS 47, MAINE MARITIME 39
TUFTS (9-2)
Caitlin McClure 4-11 3-4 14; Hannah Foley 3-5 0-0 8; Liz Moynihan 2-4 2-4 6; Bre Dufault 3-9 0-0 6; Hayley Kanner 2-4 1-2 5; Kelsey Morehead 2-8 0-0 4; Kate Barnosky 1-2 1-3 3; Collier Clegg 0-7 1-2 1; Tiffany Kornegay 0-8 0-4 0. Totals 17-58 8-19 47.
MAINE MARITIME (4-5)
Sam Goda 5-8 3-4 13; Maggie Smith 1-3 5-5 7; Bekah Campbell 2-5 1-2 5; Casey McCloskey 2-3 0-0 5; Leah Jackson 1-4 2-2 4; Casey Everest 1-1 0-0 2; Kari Jones 1-3 0-0 2; Crystal Clark 0-0 1-2 1; Jillian Perron 0-0 0-0 0; Courtney Dufour 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 13-29 12-15 39.
Tufts......................... 25 22 - 47
Maine Maritime................ 21 18 - 39
3-point goals--Tufts 5-24 (Caitlin McClure 3-6; Hannah Foley 2-4; Bre Dufault 0-5; Kelsey Morehead 0-5; Collier Clegg 0-3; Liz Moynihan 0-1), Maine Maritime 1-5 (Casey McCloskey 1-2; Kari Jones 0-2; Courtney Dufour 0-1).
Fouled out--Tufts-None, Maine Maritime-Sam Goda.
Rebounds--Tufts 24 (Kate Barnosky 6), Maine Maritime 34 (Sam Goda 8).
Assists--Tufts 10 (Kelsey Morehead 4), Maine Maritime 4 (Kari Jones 1; Casey Everest 1; Maggie Smith 1; Crystal Clark 1).
Total fouls--Tufts 15, Maine Maritime 16.
Technical fouls--Tufts-None, Maine Maritime-None.
SALVE REGINA 64, MIDDLEBURY 46
SALVE REGINA (4-5)
Marissa Pendergast 10-14 5-5 25; Lindsay Shorey 8-14 3-5 19; Kaitlyn Birrell 5-15 2-2 12; Brianna DelValle 2-6 0-0 4; Kira Murphy 1-5 0-0 3; Bonnie Cecil 0-1 1-3 1; Taylor Windwer 0-1 0-0 0; Laura Anne Dinan 0-1 0-0 0; Lisa Bucci 0-4 0-0 0; Allison Pigoga 0-2 0-0 0; Cortney Rosenlund 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 11-15 64.
MIDDLEBURY (3-6)
Maddie Moreau 5-11 1-2 13; Tracy Borsinger 4-12 3-4 11; Stephany Surrette 2-5 1-1 5; Rachel Crews 1-2 2-4 4; Sarah Marcus 2-7 0-0 4; Brittany Perfetti 1-6 0-0 3; Kristina Conroy 1-1 0-0 2; Jesse Miller 1-1 0-0 2; Katie Ritter 1-4 0-0 2; Laura Lowry 0-0 0-0 0; Scarlett Kirk 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 18-52 7-13 46.
Salve Regina.................. 35 29 - 64
Middlebury.................... 17 29 - 46
3-point goals--Salve Regina 1-9 (Kira Murphy 1-5; Kaitlyn Birrell 0-2; Lisa Bucci 0-1; Cortney Rosenlund 0-1), Middlebury 3-10 (Maddie Moreau 2-4; Brittany Perfetti 1-2; Sarah Marcus 0-1; Katie Ritter 0-1; Tracy Borsinger 0-2).
Fouled out--Salve Regina-None, Middlebury-None.
Rebounds--Salve Regina 42 (Lindsay Shorey 9), Middlebury 35 (Stephany Surrette 7).
Assists—Salve Regina 9 (Kaitlyn Birrell 6), Middlebury 13 (Katie Ritter 3; Brittany Perfetti 3).
Total fouls--Salve Regina 8, Middlebury 11.
Technical fouls--Salve Regina-None, Middlebury-None.