CASTINE--The Maine Maritime Academy women's basketball team made its 2024-25 home opener a successful one on Friday evening with a 48-43 victory over non-conference foe Otterbein University in a low-scoring affair at Smith Gymnasium. The Mariners improve to 2-1 on the season while the Cardinals drop to 1-2.

Maine Maritime Highlights

• Senior Makenzie Monzon led all scorers with 12 points and she had seven rebounds.
• Classmate Erianna Moore had a double-double with a game-high 13 rebounds and 11 points, plus she led all playmakers with three assists.
• Senior Sydney Briscoe (7 points) pulled down 12 rebounds in 18 minutes.
• Junior Jasmine Anderson was a spark off the bench, chipping in 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and a game-best five steals.
• Freshman Addison Forry had seven offensive rebounds among eight total off the bench to give MMA an advantage on the glass.

Otterbein Highlights

• Abby Rawlings led the team with 11 points and two assists, plus she had five rebounds.
• Anna Waskiewicz (9 points) came off the bench to grab nine rebounds.
• Kiara Hudgins (9 points) contributed four steals.

How it Happened

• The Mariners built the largest lead of the night for either side at 44-33 on a Moore trey with 8 minutes and 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
• Otterbein then went on a 9-0 run in a span of about 6 minutes to close 44-42 at the 2:20 mark.
• But that would be the closest the Cardinals would get as MMA went 4-for-6 at the line and OU missed six field goals the rest of the way.
• The Mariners outrebounded the Cardinals 52-35, including 19-13 on the offensive end to outscore them 11-4 on second-chance points.
• The teams combined for 16 lead changes over the first 25 minutes.
• Maine Maritime also had a scoring advantage inside the paint, 18-10.
• Otterbein led 13-12 after the first quarter and 25-22 at halftime.
• The Mariners outscored the visitors 17-8 in the third quarter for a turning point.
• A Hudgins jumper at 7:47 in the third gave OU its last lead of 27-26.
• Monzon hit a jumper and a 3ball on back-to-back possessions as MMA went ahead for good at 31-27 at 7:07. 

Inside the Boxscore

• The programs were meeting for the first time ever.
• Otterbein is a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference.
• The Mariners are 17-7 in true home openers under head coach Craig Dagan.
• Tonight was the lowest-scoring game (91 points) since Jan. 11, 2019, at Husson (a 47-38 loss, 85 points).

Next Up

• Maine Maritime travels to Waterville, Maine, on Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) for a non-conference matchup with host Colby College.