FARMINGTON, Maine – Maine Maritime avenged an early season setback against Maine-Farmington with a 52-48 win over the Beavers in a North Atlantic Conference women's basketball game Saturday. The victory earned Maine Maritime the No. 3 seed in next week's NAC playoffs and setup a rubber-match with UMF.

The Mariners (16-9 overall, 13-5 NAC) won a tiebreaker over No. 4 Husson (record against conference from top to bottom ) by beating New England College twice. Maine Maritime will host UMF (9-16, 8-10) Tuesday in a quarterfinal game. Game time to be determined.

Cheyenne Malloy came off the bench to score a game-high 14 points for the Mariners, while Kari Jones and Bekah Campbell each tallied nine points.

Leah Jackson hauled down a game-high 13 rebounds to go with five points and six assists.

Sophomore Elizabeth Ferry paced UMaine-Farmington offensively with 11 points, and was the only Beaver player in double digits. Holly Oliver added nine points and four assists in her final game on the Dearborn Gym court.

UMaine-Farmington committed 23 turnovers leading to 24 Maine Maritime points, helping the Mariners overcome their shooting woes of 27% from the field. And while the teams were an even 44 to 44 on the boards, the Mariners' 19 to 9 advantage on the offensive glass produced 13 second-chance points for MMA.

Malloy's 3-pointer with 2:54 showing on the clock broke a 46-46 tie, the fourth deadlock of the second half, and gave the Mariners a lead they held the rest of the way.

Ayla Allen pulled the Beavers to within one on her jumper with 1:19 remaining. Jackson's reply attempt for the Mariners was off-target, but each side proceeded to turn the ball over in short order without even getting away a shot.

A Farmington foul eventually put Malloy on the line for two shots, and she converted both to extend the Maine Maritime lead to three, 51-48, with :20 on the clock.

Lindsay Ranquist was fouled with five seconds left but missed both free throws for the Beavers.

MAINE MARITIME 52, ME.-FARMINGTON 48

MAINE MARITIME (16-9, 13-5 NAC)

Cheyenne Malloy 4-15 2-2 14; Kari Jones 3-12 0-0 9; Bekah Campbell 4-6 1-5 9; Ashley Shine 2-6 1-2 6; Jillian Perron 2-5 2-2 6; Leah Jackson 2-9 1-2 5; Hannah Lyons 0-2 2-6 2; Alex Winchester 0-1 1-2 1; Kristi Willey 0-6 0-0 0; Mackenzie Vosburgh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-63 10-21 52.

ME.-FARMINGTON (9-16, 8-10 NAC)

Elizabeth Ferry 3-5 5-6 11; Holly Oliver 3-6 1-1 9; Kennadi Grover 3-5 1-2 7; Meghan Smith 2-4 2-3 6; Lindsay Ranquist 2-10 2-5 6; Bianca Stoutamyer 2-2 0-0 5; Bridget Humphrey 1-5 0-1 2; Ayla Allen 1-5 0-2 2; Hannah Roy 0-1 0-2 0; Mallory Bonnevie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-44 11-22 48.

Maine Maritime................ 20 32 - 52

Me.-Farmington................ 18 30 - 48

3-point goals--Maine Maritime 8-31 (Cheyenne Malloy 4-14; Kari Jones 3-9; Ashley Shine 1-4; Kristi Willey 0-4), Me.-Farmington 3-9 (Holly Oliver 2-3; Bianca Stoutamyer 1-1; Lindsay Ranquist 0-3; Ayla Allen 0-1; Mallory Bonnevie 0-1). Fouled out--Maine Maritime-Ashley Shine; Bekah Campbell, Me.-Farmington-None. Rebounds--Maine Maritime 44 (Leah Jackson 13), Me.-Farmington 44 (Lindsay Ranquist 9). Assists--Maine Maritime 10 (Leah Jackson 6), Me.-Farmington 10 (Holly Oliver 2; Bridget Humphrey 2). Total fouls--Maine Maritime 22, Me.-Farmington 17. Technical fouls--Maine Maritime-None, Me.-Farmington-None. A-235