CASTINE, Maine -- Ashley Shine scored a career-high 33 points to lead Maine Maritime to a 73-43 win over Lyndon State in North Atlantic Conference women's basketball game Saturday. The Mariners won their third-straight game and improved to 14-9 overall, 11-5 NAC, while the Hornets fell to 3-19, 3-14.

Shine evened a program record for points in a game with Michelle Gott '07, who scored 33 against Wheelock in 2004. Shine finished 10 of 19 from the field and 9 of 10 from the line. 

Leah Jackson grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds for Maine Maritime, while Kari Jones added nine points, Jillian Perron seven points and five rebounds and Hannah Lyons had seven assists.

Drew Neal paced Lyndon State with 11 points and Chelsea Bagley added nine. Chelsea Watson grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

Maine Maritime opened the game with a 12-0 lead, including eight points from Shine. The Hornets made it a seven points game when Watson hit a trey to make it 14-7 with 14:47 left before the break.

The Mariners answered with a 15-0 run, spanning seven minutes, to lead 29-7 with 7:09 left before halftime. Jones scored six in the run, Shine four, Bekah Campbell and Mackenzie Vosburgh two and Cheyenne Malloy one. Maine Maritime led 38-23 at halftime.

The Mariners opened the second half with a 9-2 run and took a 47-25 lead on a Jones three with 16:45 left in the game. Maine Maritime's lead never dipped below 20 the rest of the game.

The Mariners return to action Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., hosting Thomas.

Think Pink Update: The women's basketball team raised $3,300 for the Mary Dow Center for Cancer Research as part of its Think Pink initiative.

Maine Maritime 73, Lyndon State 43

LYNDON STATE (3-19, 3-14 NAC)

Drew Neal 2-5 5-6 11; Chelsea Bagley 3-9 0-0 9; Britney Geoffrey 2-5 4-6 8; Chelsea Watson 2-10 1-2 7; Emily Strese 2-6 0-0 4; Marley Harmon 1-6 1-1 3; Emily Gray 0-11 1-2 1; Sarah Cornell 0-5 0-2 0; Georgia Bussink 0-0 0-0 0; Amanda Martin 0-3 0-0 0; Brooke Parciak 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 12-64 12-19 43.

MAINE MARITIME (14-9, 11-5 NAC)

Ashley Shine 10-19 9-10 33; Kari Jones 3-8 0-0 9; Jillian Perron 3-4 1-2 7; Bekah Campbell 1-3 4-5 6; Mackenzie Vosburgh 2-3 0-0 4; Leah Jackson 1-3 2-2 4; Hanna Lyons 1-2 1-2 3; Rachael Redles 1-1 0-0 3; Cheyenne Malloy 1-3 1-2 3; Alex Winchester 0-0 1-2 1; Kristi Willey 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 19-25 73.

Lyndon State.................. 23 20 - 43

Maine Maritime................ 38 35 - 73

3-point goals--Lyndon State 7-19 (Chelsea Bagley 3-7; Chelsea Watson 2-5; Drew Neal 2-2; Emily Gray 0-4; Brooke Parciak 0-1), Maine Maritime 8-21 (Ashley Shine 4-9; Kari Jones 3-7; Rachael Redles 1-1; Cheyenne Malloy 0-2; Kristi Willey 0-2). Fouled out--Lyndon State-None, Maine Maritime-None. Rebounds--Lyndon State 38 (Chelsea Watson 6), Maine Maritime 50 (Leah Jackson 14). Assists--Lyndon State 11 (Chelsea Watson 4), Maine Maritime 21 (Hanna Lyons 7). Total fouls--Lyndon State 19, Maine Maritime 21. Technical fouls--Lyndon State-None, Maine Maritime-None. A-96