Auburn, ME - Down 3 with 3 minutes to go, CM mustered a viscous 10-0 run off their pressure defense to grab the lead and pull away from the Seawolves of UNB - St. John. A packed Kirk Hall exploded when freshman guard, Kristina Blais (Lewiston, ME), hit a pull-up jumper giving the Mustangs the lead for good with just over a minute to play.
Brooke Reynolds (Poland, ME) forced another turnover, and Tianna Harriman (Auburn, ME) found Seve Deery-Deraps (Rangeley, ME) for a deep 3 to send the crowd into hysteria and the Mustang lead to 4. CM forced another turnover in the backcourt, and Blais found Reynolds underneath for a quick layup.
Reynolds played a stellar all-around game finishing with 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 steals. Harriman tallied a game-high 12 points, while Jenny Schlim (Nottingham, NH) poured in 11 points and 8 rebounds. Deery-Deraps hit 2 huge 2nd half 3's to finish with 8 points.
Freshmen, Ellie Harrington (Hampshire, UK) and Rylee Moore (Livermore, ME) played key minutes off the bench while the Lady Mustangs battled severe foul trouble.
CM assisted on 20 of their 23 field goals while forcing 33 turnovers.
With the win the Lady Mustangs improve to 1-0 on the young season and will take on Champlain - St. Lawrence tomorrow in the final game of the Can-Am Tournament at 2:00pm.
