News Release

CHICOPEE, MA — Elms College sophomore guard Raemarie Josefiak (Springfield, MA) netted a team-high 17 points, but Maine Maritime junior forward Michelle Gott (Tremont, ME) dropped in a game-high 26 points to help the visiting Mariners pull away to a 79-54 win over the Blazers in Saturday afternoon’s North Atlantic Conference (NAC) women’s basketball game at the Maguire Center.

Elms College lost for the fourth time in its last five games to fall to 7-8 overall, 6-3 NAC. Maine Maritime, meanwhile, won for the sixth time in its last seven games to improve to 13-3 overall, 8-1 NAC.

Gott went 9 of 18 from the field, including a sizzling 7 of 10 shooting from 3-point range in the victory.

Maine Maritime took advantage of its height advantage down low (four players taller than 6-0) to post decisive advantages in both rebounds (52-33) and points in the paint (24-8).

Freshman forward Shauna Sullivan (Chicopee, MA) netted 13 points and sophomore point guard Michelle Fernandes (Danbury, CT) added 11 points to also reach double figures for the Blazers in the loss.

Junior guard Alyssa Burns (Dixfield, ME) scored 15 points and junior forward Julia Knights (Brookton, ME) added 10 for Maine Maritime.

Elms College returns to conference play on Sunday, January 29 when it hosts Husson College. Game time is 3:00 p.m.

Newspaper Box Score
Maine Maritime Academy vs Elms College
01/28/06 4:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA
At Chicopee, MA
MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY 79, ELMS COLLEGE 54
MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY (13-3, 8-1 NAC)
Michelle Gott 9-18 1-1 26; Alyssa Burns 6-10 1-3 15; Julia Knights 4-10 0-0
10; Jo-Ann Provencher 3-5 0-0 8; Amanda Johnson 3-4 0-0 7; Crystal Parker
2-3 1-2 5; Caitlyn Grant 1-1 1-1 3; Ashley Hayden 1-2 0-2 2; Morgan Miller
1-1 0-1 2; Valerie Robitaille 0-3 1-2 1; Meghan Marshall 0-2 0-0 0; Rebecca
Moore 0-5 0-2 0; Kaitlyn Leeman 0-4 0-0 0; Megan Franklin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
30-69 5-14 79.
ELMS COLLEGE (7-8, 6-3 NAC)
Raemarie Josefiak 5-12 6-6 17; Shauna Sullivan 3-9 6-7 13; Michelle
Fernandes 2-9 5-7 11; Danielle Dugre 2-11 2-2 6; Paige Schneider 2-6 0-0 5;
Karen Prattico 1-3 0-0 2; Casey Lipetri 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-51 19-22 54.
Maine Maritime Academy........   44   35  -   79
Elms College..................   27   27  -   54
3-point goals-Maine Maritime Academy 14-27 (Michelle Gott 7-10; Alyssa Burns
2-3; Jo-Ann Provencher 2-3; Julia Knights 2-5; Amanda Johnson 1-1; Rebecca
Moore 0-1; Kaitlyn Leeman 0-3; Megan Franklin 0-1), Elms College 5-17
(Michelle Fernandes 2-8; Shauna Sullivan 1-4; Raemarie Josefiak 1-4; Paige
Schneider 1-1). Fouled out--Maine Maritime Academy-None, Elms College-None.
Rebounds-Maine Maritime Academy 52 (Michelle Gott 9), Elms College 33 (Paige
Schneider 6; Shauna Sullivan 6). Assists-Maine Maritime Academy 19 (Caitlyn
Grant 7), Elms College 13 (Raemarie Josefiak 5). Total fouls-Maine Maritime
Academy 19, Elms College 17. A-131
Maine Maritime Academy wins for the sixth time in its last seven games.