CASTINE, Maine -- Maine Maritime handled Thomas College 74-35 in a North Atlantic Conference women's basketball game Wednesday. The Mariners improved to 15-9 overall, 12-5 NAC, while the Terriers dropped to 4-20, 4-13.

Ashley Shine led Maine Maritime with a game-high 16 points on 5 of 11 shooting from the field. Bekah Campbell and Cheyenne Malloy each netted nine points for the Mariners. Leah Jackson and Jillian Perron both grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for MMA.

Katie McAllister scored a team-high nine points for Thomas and Ashleigh Gagne pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.

After Elizabeth Goodall evened the game at 4-4 with 16:03 left in the first, Maine Maritime went on a 10-2 scoring run to lead 14-6 four minutes later. Malloy netted six in the run and Mackenzie Vosburgh and Campbell each scored two.

Goodall put the Terriers within five, 14-9, before the Mariners went on a 20-2 run to take a 34-11 lead with 4:56 left before the break. Shine led the run with nine points. Maine Maritime led 39-19 at halftime.

The Mariners opened the second  half with a 25-8 run to take its largest lead, 66-27, with 8:34 left in the game. Thomas came as close as 68-33 on a McAllister layup with 6:11 on the clock. 

Maine Maritime concludes the regular season Saturday, 1 p.m, at Maine-Farmington.

MAINE MARITIME 74, THOMAS 35

THOMAS (4-13, NAC 4-20)

Katie McAllister 4-9 1-2 9; Ashleigh Gagne 3-8 0-0 8; Elizabeth Goodall 2-7 1-2 6; Morgan Hutchins 1-4 2-2 4; Ashlee Crowell-Smith 1-7 1-7 3; Tess McClenahan 1-3 1-3 3; Kate Thibodeau 1-5 0-0 2; Kelly Macomber 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-44 6-16 35.

MAINE MARITIME (12-5, NAC 15-9)

Ashley Shine 5-11 3-7 16; Cheyenne Malloy 3-6 0-0 9; Bekah Campbell 4-7 1-5 9; Mackenzie Vosburgh 3-5 1-2 8; Hannah Lyons 3-5 2-3 8; Kristi Willey 3-5 0-0 7; Alex Winchester 2-5 0-0 5; Kari Jones 2-5 0-0 5; Rachael Redles 1-3 1-2 4; Leah Jackson 1-6 1-3 3; Jillian Perron 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 9-22 74.

Thomas........................ 19 16 - 35

Maine Maritime................ 39 35 - 74

3-point goals--Thomas 3-8 (Ashleigh Gagne 2-3; Elizabeth Goodall 1-3; Ashlee Crowell-Smith 0-1; Kate Thibodeau 0-1), Maine Maritime 11-24 (Ashley Shine 3-5; Cheyenne Malloy 3-6; Kari Jones 1-4; Kristi Willey 1-2; Mackenzie Vosburgh 1-1; Rachael Redles 1-3; Alex Winchester 1-3). Fouled out--Thomas-Tess McClenahan, Maine Maritime-None. Rebounds--Thomas 26 (Ashleigh Gagne 7), Maine Maritime 49 (Leah Jackson 10; Jillian Perron 10). Assists--Thomas 9 (Elizabeth Goodall 3; Ashleigh Gagne 3), Maine Maritime 23 (Leah Jackson 7). Total fouls--Thomas 20, Maine Maritime 16. Technical fouls--Thomas-None, Maine Maritime-None. A-74