Box Score Castine, Maine – The Lady Mariners from Maine Maritime (15-9, 9-4 NAC) held off a late comeback by the Thomas College Terriers (8-13, 6-7 NAC) to record an important North Atlantic Conference victory Tuesday night 66-50. Karin Bird led the Terriers with a game high 19 points and eight rebounds.
The Lady Mariners took an early 8-1 lead in the contest and never trailed the entire game despite a late push by Thomas College. MMA was set to take a nine point lead into halftime, but as time expired, Leah Jackson heaved a 40 foot shot that banked in at the buzzer to give MMA a 12-point advantage after 20 minutes.
The Lady Mariners pushed the lead to 18-points (51-33) midway through the second half before Thomas began to inch back into the game. The Terriers went on a 17-3 run over the next seven minutes and with 2:32 to play in the game forced MMA into a time out with the score at 54-50.
The Lady Mariners settled down on both ends of the floor and finished the contest on a 12-0 spurt to put the game away and secure the 16-point win.
Mallorie Blakney had 13 points while Kellie Martel had 10.
The Terriers will travel to face Husson for their last regular season game (13-11, 11-2 NAC) on Saturday February 19th for 4 p.m. tip-off.
