Coast Guard dominated on the boards as they outrebounded Merchant Marine 63-34. Melissa Martinelli had 13 points and 16 rebounds while Corinne McCormack had 10 points on five-of-six shooting from the field and she tied a career-high grabbing 17 rebounds for the second straight game.
The Bears (5-4), who jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the first four minutes, used a 13-4 spurt in the first half to open up a 35-21 lead with three minutes left. Coast Guard led 39-24 at the break.
Merchant Marine used an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 41-32 with 15:11 left in the game, but the Bears responded as Katie Colella and Moyer hit back-to-back three-pointers in an 8-2 run as Coast Guard increased its lead to 49-34 with 13:40 left.
DeCarol Davis had a career-high 11 assists for Coast Guard.
Morgan Gartner led the Mariners with 19 points and eight rebounds while Brooke Picillo added 15 points and a game-high eight steals. Ashley Carlisle had 11 points, all in the first half for Merchant Marine.
With the win, Coast Guard evens the race for the Superintendent’s Trophy at 3-3. Coast Guard won in volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball while Merchant Marine has won this season in football, men’s soccer and sailing.
COAST GUARD 71, MERCHANT MARINE 57 MERCHANT MARINE (5-2) Morgan Gartner 8-19 3-4 19; Brooke Picillo 5-17 4-7 15; Ashley Carlisle 4-8 0-0 11; Kristen Hetsko 3-8 0-0 9; Marisa Olson 0-2 2-4 2; Andrea Carey 0-7 1-2 1; Hannah Eko 0-5 0-0 0; Elizabeth Still 0-0 0-0 0; Stephanie Waller 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-69 10-17 57. COAST GUARD (5-4) Natalie Moyer 9-23 11-13 32; Melissa Martinelli 5-11 3-5 13; Corinne McCormack 5-6 0-0 10; Katie Colella 2-7 1-2 7; DeCarol Davis 1-8 4-4 7; Crystal Lee Coonan 0-1 2-2 2; Claire Mielke 0-1 0-0 0; Laura Hutchinson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 21-26 71. Merchant Marine............... 24 33 - 57 Coast Guard................... 39 32 - 71 3-point goals-Merchant Marine 7-19 (Kristen Hetsko 3-8; Ashley Carlisle 3-5; Brooke Picillo 1-1; Andrea Carey 0-4; Marisa Olson 0-1), Coast Guard 6-24 (Natalie Moyer 3-11; Katie Colella 2-5; DeCarol Davis 1-6; Laura Hutchinson 0-2). Fouled out--Merchant Marine-None, Coast Guard-None. Rebounds-Merchant Marine 34 (Morgan Gartner 8), Coast Guard 63 (Corinne McCormack 17). Assists-Merchant Marine 13 (Kristen Hetsko 4), Coast Guard 15 (DeCarol Davis 11). Total fouls-Merchant Marine 17, Coast Guard 16. A-50