CASTINE--In a showdown of North Atlantic Conference women's basketball division leaders, SUNY-Cobleskill built a 15-point lead late in the first half before Maine Maritime Academy made a spirited second-half comeback to stun the visitors, 61-57, at Smith Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. The Mariners improve to 14-3 on the season and 8-0 in the NAC-East Division, while the Fighting Tigers slip to 15-4 overall and 5-2 in the NAC-West.

Maine Maritime Highlights

• Senior Sydney Briscoe notched another double-double with a team-leading 12 points and game-high 16 rebounds. She also had two blocked shots.
• Classmate Makenzie Monzon and junior Evelyn Dagan chipped in 11 points apiece.
• .Senior Erianna Moore (5 points, 3 rebounds) led all passers with six assists.

SUNY-Cobleskill Highlights

• Logan Thayne had a double-double of her own with 15 points to pace all scorers and she pulled down 14 rebounds, plus she led the team with four assists.
• Cara Walker scored 12 points and had eight rebounds, while Antonia May posted 12 and six.

How it Happened

• After a tightly contested first quarter in which Cobleskill had a slim 17-15 lead, the Tigers outscored the Mariners 21-11 in the second.
• To end the first half, May made a free throw to give Cobleskill a seemingly commanding 38-23 advantage before Dagan swished a trey to make the deficit a dozen points.
• Maine Maritime won the third quarter 12-7 to get within 45-38 to set the stage for a decisive fourth frame.
• The Mariners opened the final stanza with a 10-2 run to go up 48-47 on a trey by junior Grace Huntwork (9 points) with 6 minutes and 40 seconds left for their first lead since 15-12 (a Huntwork 3-pointer) at the 1:17 mark of the first quarter.
• A couple possessions later, the Tigers led for the last time at 49-48 on a May layup with 6 minutes remaining.
• Cobleskill tied it a couple times 52-52 and 57-57, but Moore made a free throw to put MMA up for good, 58-57, with 2:23 to go.
• Sophomore Hailey Blanchard's playing time was limited because of four fouls early, but she sealed the victory with a 3ball at 13 seconds.
• The Tigers won the rebounding battle 54-37 to outscore the Mariners on second-chance points, 19-0.
• The competitive game featured six ties and 10 lead changes.
• Maine Maritime made 9-of-12 field goals (75.0 percent) in the fourth quarter when Cobleskill went 5-for-17 (29.4 percent).

Beyond the Boxscore

• Maine Maritime has won seven games in a row, outscoring opponents by a 77-41 combined average score during that stretch.
• The Tigers are receiving votes in the recent national rankings with four points in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll.
• The Mariners lead the all-time series 3-0, including 2-0 at home; the teams were meeting for the first time since the 2024 NAC Championship, a 78-62 win at home behind a 34-14 fourth-quarter.
• Cobleskill, the NAC's highest scoring offense, was held 15 points below its 72.8 average.
• Maine Maritime leads the conference with 50.3 points per game allowed; the Tigers are second at 61.3.

Next Up

• After a four-game homestand, MMA embarks on the road for a non-conference game at Maine-Fort Kent (Friday, 5:30 p.m.) and NAC tilt at Maine-Presque Isle (Saturday, 1 p.m.).