FARMINGTON, Maine – The University of Maine at Farmington rallied to force an overtime session, but visiting Maine Maritime Academy rallied in OT to escape Dearborn Gym with a 66-63 victory, in a North Atlantic Conference East Division women's basketball Senior Day matchup on Saturday afternoon.

Page Brown paced UMaine-Farmington with 15 points. McKenna Brodeur finished with 11 points, while Alex Bessey tallied 10 points – five of which were in the overtime period – and completed her stat line with team highs of eight rebounds and four assists.

Bea Stafford came off the bench to score 13 points, including a three-pointer with 5:45 remaining in the fourth quarter that gave the Beavers their first lead in the second half, 47-46.

The Beavers eventually extended their advantage to 54-50 with 3:55 following a Brown layup, and UMaine-Farmington appeared to be looking for the knockout blow against Maine Maritime. However, the Beavers committed turnovers on four of their next five possessions while the Mariners' Makenzie Monzon and Sydney Echevarria-Briscoe knocked down buckets to tie the game at 54-54 with just under a minute to play.

A Bessey jumper with 30 seconds remaining in regulation put UMaine-Farmington back in front, 56-54, but Kalie Barber answered with a jumper in the waning seconds of the quarter to force overtime.

In OT, UMaine-Farmington took a 62-61 lead with 1:18 remaining on a layup from Brown, and Bessey connected on the first of two free throws to extend the advantage to 63-61. Maine Maritime regained the lead, 64-63, on Lauren Cook's three-pointer with 23 seconds on the clock, and the Beavers' attempt to retake the lead was unsuccessful. Monzon drained a pair of foul shots with two seconds on the clock to push the MMA lead to 66-63, and a last ditch, long-range shot was off-target allowing the Mariners to seal the win.

UMaine-Farmington shot 39.0 percent (23-of-59) from the floor while holding Maine Maritime to just 32.9 percent (23-of-70). The Mariners outworked the Beavers on the boards, 53 to 34, including 18 offensive rebounds by MMA that led to 12 points.

Lauren Plissey finished the game with 17 points and 20 rebounds for the Mariners, while Cook tallied 16 points.

Saturday's game was the Beavers' annual Senior Day recognition, as UMaine-Farmington women's basketball honored seniors Makayla Wilson, McKenna Brodeur, Page Brown, Cassidy Delano, Molly Folsom, Alex Bessey, and Tia Day.

UMaine-Farmington has less than 24 hours until it returns to the court, as it hosts Mitchell College in a non-conference tilt on Sunday, Feb. 6, at noon in Dearborn Gym.