CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy outscored the University of Maine at Farmington women's basketball team 35-8 in the opening quarter and the Beavers were never able to recover in a 78-35 North Atlantic Conference loss to the Mariners on Saturday evening at Smith Gymnasium.

The Beavers head into their winter break with a 1-1 conference record, 6-4 overall.

Senior Tia Day led UMaine-Farmington with 10 points, with fellow seniors Alex Bessey and Page Brown chipping in with six each. Seniors McKenna Brodeur and Molly Folsom paced the Beavers on the glass with five rebounds each.

Maine Maritime (7-2, 2-0 NAC) opened the game on a 14-0 run lasting nearly four minutes, before UMaine-Farmington got on the scoreboard with a Day three-pointer. The Mariners went 11-of-19 from the field (.579) with six three-pointers in the opening quarter, while holding the Beavers to 3-of-19 shooting (.158).

Both teams struggled to generate offense in the second and third quarters, and Maine Maritime led 46-19 at the halftime intermission and 57-27 after 30 minutes. The Mariners picked up their shooting effort in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Beavers 21-8 on their way to the 43-point win.

UMaine-Farmington shot 15.8 percent (12-of-76) from the field over the entire game, marking the first time the Beavers have been held below 20 percent shooting in a game since the 2017-18 season. The Beavers also went 6-of-31 from beyond the arc.

Maine Maritime charted a 40.9 shooting percentage (27-of-66) and connected on nine of their 20 three-point attempts, and outhustled the Beavers on the boards, 63-34.

Erianna Moore led the Mariners with 18 points and completed the double-double with 11 rebounds to lead a trio of MMA players in double digits. Lauren Plissey finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Lauren Cook charted 15 points.

UMaine-Farmington will take a break for Fall final exams and the holidays before returning to action on Monday, Jan. 3, when it travels to Newton, Mass., to face Lasell University.