Mariners Handle Thomas

More news about: Maine Maritime

CASTINE, Maine -- Maine Maritime handled Thomas College 74-35 in a North Atlantic Conference women's basketball game Wednesday. The Mariners improved to 15-9 overall, 12-5 NAC, while the Terriers dropped to 4-20, 4-13.

Ashley Shine led Maine Maritime with a game-high 16 points on 5 of 11 shooting from the field. Bekah Campbell and Cheyenne Malloy each netted nine points for the Mariners. Leah Jackson and Jillian Perron both grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for MMA.

Katie McAllister scored a team-high nine points for Thomas and Ashleigh Gagne pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.

After Elizabeth Goodall evened the game at 4-4 with 16:03 left in the first, Maine Maritime went on a 10-2 scoring run to lead 14-6 four minutes later. Malloy netted six in the run and Mackenzie Vosburgh and Campbell each scored two.

Goodall put the Terriers within five, 14-9, before the Mariners went on a 20-2 run to take a 34-11 lead with 4:56 left before the break. Shine led the run with nine points. Maine Maritime led 39-19 at halftime.

The Mariners opened the second  half with a 25-8 run to take its largest lead, 66-27, with 8:34 left in the game. Thomas came as close as 68-33 on a McAllister layup with 6:11 on the clock. 

Maine Maritime concludes the regular season Saturday, 1 p.m, at Maine-Farmington.