PURCHASE, N.Y. – Maine Maritime Academy women's basketball fell to Manhattanville College on Tuesday afternoon, 59-53, in non-conference action inside of Kennedy Gym.

Maine Maritime jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, highlighted by five points from Alayne Felix (Mahopac, N.Y.), but Manhattanville fought back to tie it at 10 points apiece at the end of the first quarter.

The Mariners put together a 15-2 run to take an 11-point lead with 5:27 left in the second quarter. The Valiants clawed their way back once again, sending the Mariners into the intermission with a narrow 27-26 advantage.

The teams fought back-and-forth in the third quarter, and entered the final 10 minutes of play deadlocked at 45-45.

Maine Maritime turned the ball over 11 times in the fourth quarter, but remained within striking distance until Candice Scott-Mason pulled down a defensive rebound on a Mariners' missed free throw and the Valiants added four points in the final 26 seconds to claim the 59-53 victory.

Felix led the Mariners with 17 points, seven rebounds, an assist and a block, Kristi Willey (Topsham, Maine) added eight points, four rebounds and an assist, and Mackenzie Vosburgh (Rhinebeck, N.Y.) added seven points, two rebounds and two assists.

Bri Pabon led the Valiants with 15 points, seven steals and six assists, while Ashley Raaf added 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal and Ashley Franklin contributed 10 points, a game-high nine rebounds and three steals.

With the loss, Maine Maritime falls to 5-5 on the season and will return to North Atlantic Conference play on Saturday, January 9 when they host Husson University at 1:00 p.m. The Valiants improve to 9-3.