CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy men's basketball defeated Thomas College 76-64, on Saturday afternoon inside of Smith Gymnasium.

How it Happened: The Mariners outscored the Terriers 12-3 to start the game and carried that momentum throughout the first half, taking a 45-24 advantage into halftime.

Thomas (0-2) came out strong in the second half, outscoring Maine Maritime 12-4 in the opening minutes, to cut the deficit to 49-36 at 14:29. The Mariners responded with 12-unanswered points and took a 59-36 lead with 11:22 to go, on their way to the victory.

Inside the Numbers: Riley Jorgenson (Vienna, Va.) led the Mariners with a team-high 22 points, six rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block, while Malachi Reincke (Houston, Texas) added 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals and Caden Mattson (Blue Hill, Maine) chipped in with 11 points, a rebound and a steal, off the bench. Cameron Gerlach (Hendersonville, Tenn.) added 10 points, a game-high eight assists, four rebounds and two steals.

Demetris Webster led Thomas with a game-high 35 points to go along with five assists, four steals and two rebounds and Matthew Hadnot tallied a double-double with 11 rebounds, 10 points, two steals, one assist and one block.

Maine Maritime shot 54.9 percent from the floor and 35.3 percent from beyond the arc, while Thomas shot 33.3 percent overall and 22.9 percent from three. The Mariners held a 42-31 advantage in rebounds.

Up Next: The Mariners improve to 1-2 on the season and will wrap up competition next Saturday, March 13 on the road, against Husson at 1:00 pm.