FARMINGTON, Maine – A 13-0 run lasting nearly six minutes during the second quarter allowed the University of Maine at Farmington women's basketball team to take a commanding lead they never relinquished on its way to a 79-57 win over the University of Maine at Presque Isle, in a North Atlantic Conference East Division clash on Friday evening at Dearborn Gym.

The win was the second straight victory for UMaine-Farmington, improving the Beavers' record to 8-6, 3-3 NAC East. UMaine-Presque Isle slipped to 7-8 overall, 0-5 NAC East.

Senior Tia Day netted 17 points to lead all UMaine-Farmington scorers, with McKenna Brodeur and Page Brown each adding 12 points and Alex Bessey chipping in with 10 points. Bea Stafford came off the bench to score a season-high 11 points.

Brodeur completed her stat line with nine rebounds and three steals, while Bessey and Makayla Wilson each dished out a team-high four assists.

UMaine-Farmington connected on a season-best 29 field goals out of 59 attempts, posting a season-leading .492 field goal percentage in the win over UMaine-Presque Isle.

UMaine-Presque Isle's Emily Wheaton paced the Owls with 15 points, while Hunter Mercier tallied 10 points. Paige Espling hauled down a game-high 13 rebounds to go with her eight points.

UMaine-Farmington took an early lead in the first quarter, but UMaine-Presque Isle gained the upper hand in the final two minutes of the frame. Wheaton's three-pointer knotted the game at 17-17 with 1:25 on the first quarter game clock, and a jumper from the Owls' Espling and two foul shots from Rebecca Davila put UMPI in front, 21-19, after the initial 10 minutes of play.

Back-to-back layups by Brown two minutes into the second quarter vaulted the Beavers into a 26-25 lead, and jump started UMF's 13-0 run. Brodeur led the Beavers with five points during the surge, including a layup at the 2:32 mark that left UMF with a 37-25 advantage.

A pair of free throws by Sarah Musselman at the other end of the court snapped UMPI's scoreless streak, but UMF still held a 44-30 lead at the intermission after outscoring the Owls 25-9 in the second quarter.

UMaine-Farmington built on its lead by again outscoring UMPI in the third stanza, 15-7, and the Beavers held a commanding lead the rest of the way.

UMaine-Farmington and UMaine-Presque Isle will face off again on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 6:00 p.m. in Dearborn Gym.