CASTINE, Maine -- Maine Maritime converted 10 of 15 free throws in the final 1:44, including 6 of 6 in the last 33 seconds, to secure a 59-52 win over New England College in a North Atlantic Conference women's basketball game Friday. The Mariners won their third-straight NAC game and improved to 6-6 overall, 4-2 NAC, while the Pilgrims dropped to 7-6, 4-3.

Leah Jackson recorded a double-double with a team-high 16 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Cheyenne Malloy added 11 points for MMA and Kari Jones finished with nine.

Taylor Burgess netted a game-high 21 points for NEC and Kayla Lawlor finished with 14. Kiley Williams grabbed a team-best nine rebounds.

The Mariners took their largest lead of the game after Bekah Campbell's layup gave them a 34-19 advantage with 13:04 left in the game. NEC chipped away at the lead with a 12-4 scoring run to make it 38-31 with 7:27 left to play. Burgess led the run with six points for the Pilgrims.

After another Campbell layup gave the Mariners a 40-31 lead, Lawlor and Burgess made consecutive layups to make it 40-35 with 5:02 remaining. NEC got as close as three, 46-43, after a pair of Burgess free throws. 

A Jones free throw at 1:05 made it 51-43 before Lawlor connected on three from the stripe to get the game within five, 51-46, with 56 seconds left. Malloy converted on one of two from the line to give MMA a 52-46 lead before Lawlor's three with 54 seconds left got the Pilgrims within three, 52-49, three seconds later. The Mariners iced the game going a perfect 6 of 6 from the line, four from Malloy and two by Jackson, in the final 33 seconds.

Maine Maritime built an early 11-4 lead in the first half after Jackson netted three, Malloy two and Campbell one, which capped a 6-0 scoring run. A Burgess layup at 8:14 put the Pilgrims within three, 15-12, and a Katarina Muska layup made it 17-15 with 3:53 remaining in the opener. The Mariners answered with a 7-2 run to end half with four points from Campbell and three from Jones to lead 24-17 at the break.

Maine Maritime returns to the court Saturday hosting Colby-Sawyer at 3 p.m.

MAINE MARITIME 59, NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE 52

NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (7-6, 4-3 NAC)

Taylor Burgess 8-20 4-7 21; Kayla Lawlor 3-17 6-7 14; Kiley Williams 3-7 2-3 8; Jasmine Rayford 1-3 0-0 3; Katarina Muska 1-3 0-0 2; Tiffany Davis 0-4 2-3 2; Marjani Lillard 0-2 1-2 1; Marissa Kopacz 0-0 1-2 1; Maranda Johnson 0-0 0-0 0; Breana Ramirez 0-2 0-0 0; Caroline Mols 0-0 0-0 0; Utshana Durham 0-0 0-0 0; Georgie Pennington 0-0 0-0 0; Stephanie Parker 0-2 0-0 0; Amber Jackson 0-0 0-0 0; Shauntaye Pumphret 0-5 0-1 0. Totals 16-65 16-25 52.

MAINE MARITIME (6-6, 4-2 NAC)

Leah Jackson 5-12 4-5 14; Cheyenne Malloy 2-6 7-8 11; Rebekah Campbell 4-8 2-5 10; Kari Jones 2-5 3-4 9; Hanna Lyons 1-5 4-6 6; Ashley Shine 2-8 0-0 5; Jillian Perron 2-2 0-0 4; Kristi Willey 0-2 0-0 0; Alex Winchester 0-0 0-0 0; Mackenzie Vosburgh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-48 20-28 59.

New England College........... 17 35 - 52

Maine Maritime................ 24 35 - 59

3-point goals--New England College 4-21 (Kayla Lawlor 2-9; Jasmine Rayford 1-2; Taylor Burgess 1-3; Marjani Lillard 0-1; Stephanie Parker 0-2; Shauntaye Pumphret 0-2; Katarina Muska 0-2), Maine Maritime 3-12 (Kari Jones 2-3; Ashley Shine 1-4; Kristi Willey 0-2; Cheyenne Malloy 0-3). Fouled out--New England College-Taylor Burgess; Breana Ramirez, Maine Maritime-Kari Jones. Rebounds--New England College 46 (Kiley Williams 9), Maine Maritime 44 (Leah Jackson 16). Assists--New England College 8 (Kayla Lawlor 4), Maine Maritime 9 (Hanna Lyons 5). Total fouls--New England College 23, Maine Maritime 22. Technical fouls--New England College-None, Maine Maritime-None. A-96