CASTINE, Maine -- Maine Maritime dropped a 91-78 decision to Lyndon in a North Atlantic Conference men's basketball game Saturday. The Hornets improved to 11-12 overall, 11-5 NAC, while the Mariners fell to 2-21, 1-15.

Jason Hatch paced Maine Maritime with 18 points, while Shep Carter added 17 and Tyler Chiasson chipped in with 14. Chiasson also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

George Carle pumped in a game-high 27 points for Johnson and pulled down 10 rebounds. David Johnson added 22, JoJo Woodruff 16 and Iser Barnes 12. Rob Alers grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and Josh Bosworth pulled 10 boards.

The Hornets jumped out to a 6-0 lead after a pair of free throws from Bosworth with 17:24 left in the opening half. Chiasson hit a layup at 11:15 to put the Mariners within six, 19-13. A Hatch trey six minutes later put MMA as close as three, 24-21. Johnson took its largest lead, 40-26, after a pair of Woodruff free throws and led 48-36 at halftime.

A Carle jay seven minutes into the second half put Johnson ahead 70-49 before two Carter free throws capped 13-2 run for MMA to make it 74-62 with 9:41 left in the game. David Breunig's three at 5:30 put the Mariners within seven, 80-73, but they wouldn't get any closer.

Maine Maritime returns to action Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., hosting Thomas.

LYNDON 91, MAINE MARITIME 78

LYNDON (11-12, NAC 11-5)

George Carle 9-20 9-10 27; David Johnson 7-14 8-10 22; JoJo Woodruff 6-13 3-4 16; Iser Barnes 5-9 0-0 12; Josh Bosworth 3-7 3-5 9; Rob Alers 1-5 1-2 3; John Williams 1-1 0-2 2; Travon Shirley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-70 24-33 91.

MAINE MARITIME (2-21, NAC 1-15)

Jason Hatch 8-17 1-2 18; Shep Carter 5-8 4-4 17; Tyler Chiasson 7-17 0-1 14; Brad Reed 3-9 0-0 9; Zach Radcliffe 2-3 0-0 5; Dylan Price 2-4 0-0 5; David Breunig 2-5 0-0 5; Kyle Boucher 2-4 0-0 4; Brian Goda 0-2 1-2 1; John-Peter Michaud 0-0 0-0 0; Tyler Gilson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-70 6-9 78.

Lyndon........................ 48 43 - 91

Maine Maritime................ 36 42 - 78

3-point goals--Lyndon 3-19 (Iser Barnes 2-5; JoJo Woodruff 1-5; Rob Alers 0-1; Travon Shirley 0-1; David Johnson 0-2; George Carle 0-5), Maine Maritime 10-25 (Shep Carter 3-5; Brad Reed 3-6; Jason Hatch 1-9; Zach Radcliffe 1-1; Dylan Price 1-1; David Breunig 1-1; Tyler Chiasson 0-2). Fouled out--Lyndon-None, Maine Maritime-Shep Carter. Rebounds--Lyndon 49 (Rob Alers 11), Maine Maritime 34 (Tyler Chiasson 8). Assists--Lyndon 20 (David Johnson 8), Maine Maritime 25 (Brad Reed 8). Total fouls--Lyndon 9, Maine Maritime 23. Technical fouls--Lyndon-Rob Alers, Maine Maritime-None. A-64