LYNDONVILLE, Vt. – Maine Maritime Academy women's basketball fell to Lyndon State College, 64-61 in overtime on Saturday afternoon, in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action.

The Mariners took a 5-2 lead early in the game, after a layup from Caitlin Kane (Wilton, Maine) and a three from Alex Winchester (Hampden, Maine), but the Hornets outscored Maine Maritime 19-13 in the first quarter to build a six-point lead.

Alayne Felix (Mahopac, N.Y.) and Megan McLean (Eliot, Maine) hit baskets to open up the second quarter, cutting the Hornets' lead to 19-17, but Lyndon maintained a narrow advantage and entered halftime with a 29-24 lead.

Felix scored seven-unanswered points to close out the third quarter, giving the Mariners a 37-36 lead. The Hornets took back the lead early in the fourth, following a pair of free throws from Mikayla Hodge, but Felix hit another layup to give the Mariners a 39-37 lead.

Lyndon answered with eight-unanswered points to build a 46-39 lead at 8:03, but the Mariners battled back with a seven-point run, highlighted by five points from Kane to cut the deficit to one (46-45). The two teams exchanged scores before Melinda Ogden (Searsport, Maine) sank a three at 4:10 and Felix hit one from the line to give the Mariners a 51-50 lead at 3:21.

The two teams swapped layups and Hodge hit a three for the Hornets to give Lyndon a 55-53 lead at 2:28. Felix hit another layup at 1:10 to tie the game up at 55-55 and after two missed shots by the Hornets, Odgen pulled down a crucial defensive rebound in the final seconds to send the game into overtime.

Both teams hit two free throws to open up the overtime period. The Hornets scored five-straight to take a 61-57 lead but Winchester made a layup to close the gap to three with 2:05 to play. Alissa Mitchell hit one from the line, to give the Hornets a 62-59 advantage with 33 seconds remaining. Kristi Willey (Topsham, Maine) hit a jumper with 15 seconds to play, closing the Hornets' lead to 62-61 but Hodge made both shots from the charity stripe. The Mariners' last second three-point try missed the mark and Lyndon held on for the win.

Felix led the Mariners with 21 points, six rebounds, two steals, two blocks, and an assist and Kane ended the afternoon with 14 points, five rebounds, and an assist. Willey led the Mariners with eight rebounds and three assists.

Hodge tallied a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds for the double-double to lead Lyndon, while also adding two assists. Gabrielle Foy recorded 12 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals, and Faith Richards chipped in with 10 points, one rebound, and an assist.

The Mariners fall to 11-10 overall and 7-7 in the conference, while the Hornets improve to 8-12 on the season and 5-9 in the NAC. Maine Maritime returns to action on Friday, February 10 when they host Castleton at 7:30 pm inside of Smith Gymnasium.