CASTINE – Alyssa Burns had 18 points, five assists and four steals to lift No. 2 Maine Maritime Academy to a 79-54 victory over No. 3 Becker College of Worcester, Mass., in a North Atlantic Conference women’s basketball quarterfinal Tuesday night.

Julia Knights scored 16 points for the Mariners and Michelle Gott-Stillwell added 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Beth Pion led Becker with 21 points.

Becker College (15-11) 54

Goodwine 1-2-4, Evans 0-1-1, Karat 4-2-11, Crebase 1-0-3, Pion 8-4-21, Pinak 1-4-6, Fiske 1-0-3, Tibbetts 1-2-5, Leeman, Lawrence, Arroyo, Massey

Maine Maritime Academy (24-2) 79

Leeman 1-1-3, Eiane 1-0-2, Burns 5-8-18, Gott-Stillwell 3-4-12, Knights 7-1-16, Moore 3-0-7, Franklin 2-2-6, Provencher 1-0-2, Quimby 3-2-9, Hayden 1-0-2, Miller 1-0-2, Laney

3-pt. goals: Karat, Crebase, Pion, Fiske; Gott-Stillwell 2, Knights, Moore, Quimby

Halftime: Maine Maritime 41-21

Husson 70, Lasell 60

At Newton, Mass., Annie McIntosh’s 19 points helped No. 3 Husson College of Bangor knock off No. 2 Lasell College in the North Atlantic Conference quarterfinals.

Shelby Pickering had 17 points for the Eagles and Carmen Ballard added 12 points.

Lasell was led by Tricia Culver’s 12 points.

Husson (13-12) 70

McIntosh 9-1-19, Pickering 7-3-17, Ballard 3-4-12, Rollins 3-0-8, Martin 1-4-6, Barden 1-0-2, Merchant 0-2-2, Bragdon 0-2-2, Richards, Wickstrom

Lasell (13-12) 60

Culver 5-2-12, Casserly 4-2-11, Hill 4-0-10, Schumitz 3-1-8, Kelly 3-0-6, Krasomsi 2-0-5, DeLuca 1-2-4, Picozzi 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Rollins 2, Ballard 2; Hill 2, Casserly, Schumitz, Krasomsi

Halftime: Husson 36-29

USM 97, UMass Dartmouth 59

At Gorham, Stacey Kent scored 27 points to lead No. 1 University of Southern Maine to victory over No. 8 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the Little East Conference quarterfinals.

Ashley Marble had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies. Lindsey Welch totaled 11 points and four steals and Angela Santa Fe added 10 points.

Vicki Andruszkiewicz led UMass Dartmouth with 25 points.

UMass Dartmouth (5-21) 59

Andruszkiewicz 9-2-25, Poniatowski 6-6-21, Robidoux 1-0-2, Palantzas 3-2-8, Marsh 1-1-3, Morgan, Cardoso, Bonfanti, Schutz, Satkevich, Davis

Southern Maine (23-2) 97

Welch 5-0-11, Paradis 1-0-3, Marble 7-5-19, Kent 9-1-27, Santa Fe 3-4-10, Ross 0-4-4, Johnson 0-2-2, MacDonald 2-0-4, O’Tash 3-1-7, Millington 0-2-2, Samuelson 4-0-8, Patti, Violette

3-pt. goals: Andruszkiewicz 5, Poniatowski 3; Kent 8, Welch, Paradis

Halftime: Southern Maine 54-33

UMF 81, Johnson State 56

At Farmington, Kari Simpson scored 21 points to lift the No. 1 University of Maine at Farmington over No. 4 Johnson State College of Vermont in the North Atlantic Conference quarterfinals.

Caitlyn Laflin had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Beavers. Karen Sirois had 15 points and Stephanie Bossie added 11 rebounds.

Shelly Szkutak led Johnson State with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Johnson State (13-13) 56

Szkutak 5-2-12, Rusin 4-0-9, Lewis 4-2-12, Cutting 2-2-6, Martineau 2-2-6, Dolan 4-2-11, Bose, Chouinard

UM-Farmington (23-3) 81

Porter 3-0-8, Simpson 8-5-21, Laflin 7-3-17, Sirois 5-4-15, Boyd 0-1-1, Wiley 2-2-7, Johnson 3-0-6, Bossie 3-0-6, Byrne, Page, Brown

3-pt. goals: Lewis 2, Rusin, Dolan; Porter 2, Sirois, Wiley

Halftime: UM-Farmington 39-33

Saint Joseph’s 66, Newbury 47

At Brookline, Mass., Alysn Ludwig had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead Saint Joseph’s College to victory over Newbury College.

Sarah Banks had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Monks. Megan Farrell and Allison Miner added 10 points apiece.

Jessie Laliberty led Newbury with 20 points.

Saint Joseph’s College (10-14) 66

Banks 6-0-13, Bowen 0-3-3, Ludwig 8-1-17, Farrell 3-4-10, Coutu 1-0-2, Miner 5-0-10, Kamal 1-2-4, Willette 3-0-7, Lint, Enright

Newbury College (0-25) 47

Lightfoot 4-0-9, Wynn 5-2-13, Laliberty 6-8-20, Mark 1-2-5, Laws, Susana

3-pt. goals: Banks, Willette; Lightfoot, Wynn, Mark

Halftime: Newbury 36-32

Men’s basketball

Lasell 81, UM-Farmington 56

At Newton, Mass., Jose Guitian scored 28 points to lead No. 2 Lasell College past No. 3 University of Maine at Farmington in the North Atlantic Conference quarterfinals.

Sean Fry had 22 points and 10 rebounds for UMF and Josh Tanguay added 10 points.

UM-Farmington 56

Fry 8-2-22, Tanguay 5-0-10, Tracy 2-4-8, Hutchinson1-2-4, St. John 1-0-3, Neil 1-1-3, Lelansky 1-0-2, Howell 1-0-2, Labrie, Nichols

Lasell College 81

Guitian 11-4-28, Carvoulias 6-1-16, Sanival 4-0-11, Crawford 3-2-8, Biton 3-0-6, Powell 2-2-6, Contreras 2-0-4, DePaolo

3-pt. goals: Fry 4, St. John; Carvoulias 3, Sanival 3, Guitian 2

Halftime: Lasell 41-28

Nichols 78, UNE 58

At Dudley, Mass., Curtia Humbert and Mary Lynn Skarzenski each scored 17 points to lead Nichols College past the University of New England of Biddeford in the Commonwealth Coast Conference semifinals.