CASTINE -- The University of Maine at Farmington women's basketball team finished off its regular season with a 56-34 loss to Maine Maritime Academy in North Atlantic Conference action this afternoon.

The Beavers closed out the season with a 11-13 mark and an 8-6 NAC record. Farmington is seeded fourth in the NAC tournament and is scheduled to host No. 5 Lyndon State College (11-12, 7-7) Tuesday in the first round. Game time is to be announced.

Ashley Busque (Belgrade, Maine) and Kenni Norton (Strong, Maine) each scored nine points to lead the Beavers. Farmington made only 25 percent (13-52) of its field-goal attempts for the game, including 5.9 percent (1-17) from 3-point range.

Samantha Goda scored nine points, all in the opening half, and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Mariners, while Leah Jackson grabbed 12 rebounds and Andi Flannery added nine points off the bench.

Farmington took nearly nine minutes to net their first field goal and went through another dry stretch over the final 6:30 of the opening half as the Mariners took a 32-17 halftime lead. MMA opened the game with an 11-1 run over the first three minutes and the Beavers did not get a basket until Kelsey Graffam (Falmouth, Maine) scored with 11:07 left in the half to cut the Marinerlead to 14-4. Leading 21-13, the Mariners outscored Farmington 11-4 over the final 6:31 of the frame to enter intermission with a 15-point cushion.

Leading 39-21 with 13:11 to play, the Mariners dismissed any possibility of a Farmington rally with nine straight points over the next four minutes for a 48-21 command and the Beavers went cold from the floor for more than 10 minute as MMA was on its way to a 56-34 win.