CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy (1-11, NAC 0-6) fell to Thomas College (6-8, 4-3) on Tuesday night, 84-73 inside of Smith Gymnasium.

The two teams were deadlocked for most of the first half, until back-to-back three-pointers from Brendan Newcomb (Holden, Maine) and Nick Holt (Ellsworth, Maine) put the Mariners ahead 28-24 with 4:17 remaining. The Terriers clawed back taking a 35-32 lead into the half following an Adam Carlsen three at the buzzer.

Maine Maritime came out strong in the second half, scoring seven-unanswered points to hold a 39-35 lead, but the Terriers took back the lead just moments later when Eric Westbrooks hit two from the line with 16:42 remaining. Despite coming close numerous times, the Mariners never held the lead again, and Thomas went on to claim the victory. 

Tyler Thayer (Hermon, Maine) led the Mariners with a team-high 17 points, while adding four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Holt finished the night with 11 points, three rebounds, and two assists, while Zachary Radcliffe (Rumford, Maine) grabbed 10 points, two rebounds and an assist.

Eric Westbrooks scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Terriers, including going a perfect 9-9 from the line, while adding seven rebounds, four assists and a steal. Teammate Justin Murray contributed 20 points, two rebounds and a steal, while Mike Akanji scored 17 points, four rebounds and an assist. 

The Mariners will hit the road this weekend for a pair of NAC contests, when they travel to New England College on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and Colby-Sawyer Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m..