CASTINE, Maine -- Maine Maritime won its second-straight game with a 46-37 win over Johnson State in a North Atlantic Conference women's basketball game Friday. The Mariners improved to 13-9 overall, 10-5 NAC, while the Badgers dropped to 7-14, 7-8.

Ashley Shine and Kristi Willey each netted 12 points to pace Maine Maritime and Leah Jackson grabbed a team-high five rebounds.

Kasey DeGreenia pulled down a game-high 11 boards and scored a team-high nine points for Johnson State.

The Mariners opened the game with a 6-0 lead after a Mackenzie Vosburgh layup eight minutes into the contest. Johnson State answered with a Bruckner-led run to lead 7-6 with 9:13 left in the opener. Bruckner scored all seven points in the run for the Badgers.

Johnson took its largest lead, 14-11, when Nicole Menard converted a layup with 3:08 left before halftime. The Mariners responded with a 10-0 run to lead 21-14 at halftime. Cheyenne Malloy and Shine each netted three points in the run for MMA and Jackson and Jillian Perron scored two each.

The Badgers opened the second half with seven-straight poins -- four by DeGreenia -- points to even the game at 21-21 with 17:07 left in the game. The game featured three more ties before the Badgers led 32-30 at the 11:08 mark. 

The Mariners exploded on a 12-0 scoring run and took 42-32 lead after a Shine trey with 5:58 left in the game. Shine paced the run for MMA with five points, Willey added three and Bekah Campbell and Jackson two each. 

JSC got within five, 42-37, after a free throw by DeGreenia with 1:52 left in the game but the Maine Maritime converted 4 of 6 from the line in the final 40 seconds to secure the win.

The Mariners return to action Saturday, 1 p.m., hosting Lyndon State.

MAINE MARITIME 46, JOHNSON ST. 37

JOHNSON ST. (7-8 NAC, 7-14)

Kasey DeGreenia 4-8 1-2 9; Brittany Robertson 3-8 0-0 8; Allyson Bruckner 3-5 0-0 7; Domonique Carter-Sta 3-6 0-0 6; Eliannie Sola 1-4 2-2 5; Nicole Menard 1-2 0-0 2; Deanna Brandstetter 0-0 0-0 0; Ashley Goddard 0-3 0-0 0; Kirsten Rand 0-1 0-0 0; Ladona Quinn 0-2 0-0 0; Sarah Voorhis 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 15-42 3-4 37.

MAINE MARITIME (10-5 NAC, 13-9)

Ashley Shine 4-12 2-5 12; Kristi Willey 2-7 7-8 12; Cheyenne Malloy 2-8 1-2 7; Bekah Campbell 2-2 0-0 4; Leah Jackson 1-5 2-2 4; Jillian Perron 2-4 0-0 4; Mackenzie Vosburgh 1-3 0-0 2; Kari Jones 0-5 1-2 1; Hanna Lyons 0-3 0-1 0; Alex Winchester 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 14-50 13-20 46.

Johnson St.................... 14 23 - 37

Maine Maritime................ 21 25 - 46

3-point goals--Johnson St. 4-15 (Brittany Robertson 2-5; Allyson Bruckner 1-2; Eliannie Sola 1-3; Ashley Goddard 0-2; Nicole Menard 0-1; Domonique Carter-Sta 0-1; Kasey DeGreenia 0-1), Maine Maritime 5-24 (Ashley Shine 2-6; Cheyenne Malloy 2-6; Kristi Willey 1-4; Mackenzie Vosburgh 0-2; Kari Jones 0-5; Alex Winchester 0-1). Fouled out--Johnson St.-Ashley Goddard, Maine Maritime-None. Rebounds--Johnson St. 33 (Kasey DeGreenia 11), Maine Maritime 34 (Leah Jackson 5). Assists--Johnson St. 9 (Brittany Robertson 4), Maine Maritime 13 (Leah Jackson 4). Total fouls--Johnson St. 20, Maine Maritime 13. Technical fouls--Johnson St.-None, Maine Maritime-None. A-59