CASTINE, Maine -- Gillian O'Neal (Burbank, Calif.) recorded 21 kills and 27 digs to pace Maine Maritime to a scrappy 3-1 win over Maine-Fort Kent. Set scores were 25-23, 25-27, 27-25, 25-20. Maine Maritime improved to 4-7 on the season, while Fort Kent fell to 10-3.

Six of O'Neal's kills came on a Sydney Robertson (Barnstead, N.H.) service-run in the fourth and final game. Trailing 20-14, Maine Maritime rattled off the next 11 points to seal the match. O'Neal recorded back-to-back kills knotting it at 20-20.

O'Neal was timely with her kills throughout the match.  With her team trailing 23-20 in the opening game, the sophomore's spike turned the tide, setting up a four-point service run for Betsy Trenckmann (La Veta, Colo.) to clinch the first game.

It was O'Neal again in the third.

Maine Maritime led by a 16-9 margin in the game, but saw the Bengals rally to take a 23-20 lead. The Mariners were able to sideout on an O'Neal kill on the next point. Molly Marcotte (Seekonk, Mass.)  brought the game home on her service in the rotation.

Trenckmann posted 42 assists in the win, while Robertson posted seven kills, three aces, three solo blocks, and a block assist. Marcotte finished with six kills and 11 digs.

UMFK got nine kills and 23 digs from Anna Peadbody. Hope Grace offered up eight kills and 19 digs. Her kill capped the closing rally when the Bengals stole the second. Jessekah McCorkle fed the Bengals offense with 25 assists.

The Mariners return to action on Wednesday with a pair of matches against Maine-Machias.