CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy women's basketball cruised to a 68-56 North Atlantic Conference quarterfinal victory over Colby-Sawyer College on Tuesday night, inside of Smith Gymnasium.

The Chargers jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, but the Mariners clawed back with five-straight points from Alayne Felix (Mahopac, N.Y.). Lexi Iannone splashed a three and Kristin Ellis added a jumper to give Colby-Sawyer a 9-5 lead at 5:04 in the first quarter. The Chargers took a 12-10 lead into the second quarter.

Mackenzie Vosburgh (Rhinebeck, N.Y.) scored seven points in the first 1:14 of the second quarter to lead the Mariners to an 18-14 lead at 8:46. Alyssa Keefe hit back-to-back threes to tie the game at 28-28 at 1:47, and following a Megan McLean (Eliot, Maine) three, Morgan Fogg capitalized on a three-point play to tie it up at 31-31 with 35 seconds to go in the half. Felix added a pair from the line to take a 33-31 lead into the break.

The Mariners came out hot in the third quarter, putting together an eight-point run, highlighted by four-straight points from Bekah Campbell (Corinth, Maine) to take a 41-31 lead at 6:42. Maine Maritime built as much as a 16-point lead to open up the fourth quarter, on the way to the 68-56 victory.

Vosburgh led the Mariners with 20 points, on 7-of-11 shooting, six rebounds, two steals, one assist and a block, while Felix added 16 points, a game-high nine rebounds, and two assists, and Campbell added nine points, six rebounds, two assists and a block. McLean recorded a season-high nine assists, five rebounds and five points.

Amanda Calvo led the Chargers with 20 points, two rebounds, two steals and an assist, while Emmani Robinson, Fogg and Iannone added seven points each.

The Mariners improve to 18-8 and will take on Castleton University on Friday, February 26 at 1:00 p.m., at Husson University in Bangor, Maine. The Chargers conclude their 2015-16 season with a 12-14 overall record.