CASTINE--The Maine Maritime Academy women's basketball team used a suffocating defense to blow past visiting Thomas College, 64-36, in North Atlantic Conference East Division action at Smith Gymnasium on Wednesday evening. The Mariners improve to 12-3 on the season and 6-0 in the NAC-East, while the Terriers drop to 4-11 overall and 4-3 in the conference.

Maine Maritime Highlights

• Sophomore Hailey Blanchard scored a game-high 12 points.
• Senior Sydney Briscoe (8 points) led all student-athletes with eight rebounds.
• Classmates Kirsten Grindel and Makenzie Monzon both had four assists to pace all playmakers.

Thomas Highlights

• Sky Kubwalo were team leaders with nine points and Holly Loring (3 points) with four rebounds.

How it Happened

• Maine Maritime held Thomas to 31.0 percent from the field (13-42).
• The Mariners made 25-of-53 field goal attempts for a .472 percentage.
• Thomas held leads of 2-0, 5-3 and 7-6 before MMA went on a 13-0 run in a 4-minute, 23-second span to end the first quarter with a commanding 19-7 cushion. Junior Grace Huntwork (9 points) sparked the decisive scoring streak with a pair of 3balls.
• Maine Maritime increased the advantage to 36-12 by halftime.
• The Mariners outscored the Terriers 18-10 in the third quarter to go up 54-20.
• The home team outscored the visitors 28-18 in bench points, 28-16 points in the paint and 18-11 points off turnovers.

Beyond the Boxscore

• Maine Maritime is on a season's best five-game winning streak.
• The Mariners lead the all-time series 42-12, including victories in 24 straight meetings; 25-5 at home.
• Maine Maritime tied a season-high with 22 assists and has held opponents to 50 points or less three times during its win streak.

Next Up

• Maine Maritime continues a four-game homestand on Saturday and Sunday versus NAC foes SUNY-Delhi and SUNY-Cobleskill, respectively. Both games are scheduled for 1p.m. tipoffs.