LaFountain scores 37 in win over NHTI

AUGUSTA, Maine - Freshman Caitlin LaFountain scored a career-best 37 points to lead the University of Maine at Augusta women's basketball team to a 65-56 victory over NHTI in Yankee Small College Conference action. 

With the win, UMA improves to 20-7 on the season and 11-1 in conference play, sitting in the top spot in the YSCC West Division. 20 wins is the most a UMA women's basketball team has put up in recent history and is officially the most in a season for head coach Jennifer Laney, who guided the 2011-12 women's team to a 19-9 season and a regular season YSCC championship.

Seniors Darby Toth (North Port, Fla.) and Emily Karter (Waterville, Maine) were both honored in the final home game of the season. Toth scored 14 points on 6-11 shooting while Karter netted two points, four rebounds and a steal in her final home game with the Moose. 

LaFountain, who shot 60% from the floor for the night, going 15-25 from the field including a pair of three-pointers. She was also 5-6 from the free-throw line and joined junior Jamie Plummer (Richmond, Maine) as the top rebounder for the Moose with 14 rebounds. LaFountain scored more points in the first half than the entire NHTI team, scoring 24 points and helping UMA to the 33-22 advantage at the half. 

UMA would need the cushion in the second half as the Lynx battled back from a 19 point deficit to outscore the Moose 21-16 in the fourth quarter. UMA shot 42.4% from the field for the game to just 32.8% for NHTI. The Moose cached in 13 points off of 18 Lynx turnovers and carried the slight edge in the paint with 36 points to 32 for NHTI.

The Lynx had three players in double-digits, led by Ripely Deoleo and Shannon Hart who each scored 13 points while Melissa Martel score 10 points. Deoleo also pulled down 14 boards for NHTI. 

The Moose return to action for the final game of the season on Thursday night when the team travels to Unity for a 5:30 conference match up.