Castine, ME. – MMA beat Gordon College 68-58 behind the efforts of freshman Casey Everest to advance to the championship game of the Mariner Classic Monday night. Bates College had six players score in double figures en route to an overwhelming 94-49 victory over UMaine Fort Kent in the other opening round game of the Mariner Classic Monday evening at Margaret Smith Gymnasium.

The championship game will feature the Lady Mariners (4-4) and the Bobcats (7-3) at 4pm while the consolation game will pit the Fighting Scots from Gordon College (5-5) against the Bengals from UMaine Fort Kent (4-5) at 2pm. This will be the first ever meeting between Bates and MMA.

In the first game of the night, senior Kellie Goodridge led six players in double figures with 17 points as the Bates College women's basketball team coasted to a 94-49 win over UMaine-Fort Kent on Monday in the opening round of the Mariner Classic.

Goodridge (Merrimack, N.H.) shot 7-for-8 from the field and 2-2 from the free-throw line to reach her season high in scoring, while adding four rebounds and four assists. Senior Lauren Yanofsky (Belmont, Mass.) and first-year Allie Beaulieu (Swampscott, Mass.) added 16 points apiece, with Beaulieu shooting 7-of-10 from the floor to go with five assists and three steals.

Sophomore Kelsey Flaherty (South Portland, Maine) scored a season-high 11 points on 4-5 shooting, and first-years Taryn O'Connell (Georgetown, Mass.) and Bri Hawkins (South Portland, Maine) both tallied 10 points and six rebounds apiece. Sophomore Annie Burns (Topsfield, Mass.) dished out a team-high six assists and grabbed eight rebounds. First-year Colleen Garvey (Haverhill, Mass.) grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.

The Bobcats led the Bengals 47-32 at halftime before putting on a dominating performance in the second half, outscoring UMFK 47-17. Bates totaled a season-high 32 assists in the game as a team and achieved large edges over UMFK in points in the paint (52-18) and points off of turnovers (36-6).

Kristin Violette led the Bengals with 16 points while Amber Garrison added 10. Maliesha Caesar had a game-high 13 rebounds.

In the night cap, freshman Casey Everest (Portland, ME) led MMA with a career high 16 points as the Maine Maritime women's basketball team earned a 68-58 win over the Gordon College Fighting Scots in the opening round of the Mariner Classic.

Everest scored 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free throw line. The freshman forward also dished out 4 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds. Sam Goda (Eliot, ME) had her third double double of the season scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds while Amethyst Cousins (Bass Harbor, ME) scored 10 points. Goda also added 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals in the win. Casey McCloskey (Howland, ME) contributed 4 assists while Brittany Hunt (Hickory, NC) had a game high 4 steals.

Heather DeKleine (Wayland, MI) led the Fighting Scots with 21 points and 6 assists while Kim Levinsky (West Caldwell, NJ) had a career night with 20 points including six three point field goals. Rebecca Carroll (Pleasant Valley, NY) played well in the loss scoring 11 points and grabbing a game high 15 rebounds.

The Lady Mariners led the Gordon 30-29 at halftime before pulling away in the second half, outscoring the Fighting Scots 38-29. Both teams collected 20 assists while MMA held the rebounding advantage 35-31. MMA had 13 steals and scored 26 points off of turnovers.