CASTINE--Senior Sydney Briscoe recorded another double-double with game highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Maine Maritime Academy women's basketball team turned back the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 68-57, in a non-conference game at Smith Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. Both teams are now 11-3 on the season.

Maine Maritime Highlights

• Sophomore Hailey Blanchard scored 10 points, had two rebounds and she made a pair of steals.
• Junior Evelyn Dagan tallied 11 points on three 3-pointers and had two assists.
• Briscoe made 7-of-13 field goal attempts and all four free throw tries while passing for three assists.
• Classmate Erianna Moore (9 points) pulled down 10 rebounds and led the team with four assists.

USCGA Highlights

• Dorothy Stotts netted 14 points to lead the team and led all playmakers with five assists.
• Kelly Hagerty had 12 on 6-for-11 shooting and topped the squad with seven rebounds.
• Julia Mann contributed 11 points, six rebounds and two steals.

How it Happened

• Maine Maritime never trailed after taking a 16-12 first-quarter lead.
• The Mariners, who led 35-30 at halftime, led by as many as 18 points on back-to-back treys by Moore to start the fourth quarter (58-40).
• Coast Guard was able to stay in the game by outscoring the home team 13-3 on second-chance points with 13 offensive rebounds. (MMA had a 42-38 overall advantage.)
• Maine Maritime outscored the visitors inside the paint, 24-14.
• The Mariners limited the Bears to a .317 field goal percentage (20-63) while making 42.9 percent of their shots (24-56).
• Maine Maritime went 11-for-12 for 91.7 percent at the free throw line for a season's best, while USCGA went 15-for-23 for just 65.2 percent.
• A Stotts jumper gave the Bears their only lead at 2-0. There were two ties after that.

Beyond the Boxscore

• The teams were meeting for the first time since 2008 and MMA has won the last two to even the all-time series, 2-2.
• Coast Guard is a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) member.
• The Bears have now lost back-to-back outings after putting together a 10-game winning streak.
• Maine Maritime has won four-straight and is 8-2 in its last 10 games.
• Briscoe has double-doubles (points, rebounds) in her last two appearances and four overall this season.
• The Mariners are 6-1 at home in 2024-25.

Next Up

• Maine Maritime continues a four-game homestand on Wednesday (5:30 p.m.) when it resumes North Atlantic Conference action against Thomas College here in pristine Castine.