Farmington, ME - Senior guard Lea Crompton (Dunbarton, NH) scored a career high 30 points as Northern Vermont University-Lyndon put away the University of Maine at Farmington down the stretch of Tuesday evening's North Atlantic Conference women's basketball first round playoff game.  The Hornets scored the final nine points of the contest to emerge with a 73-61 victory and advance to Friday's quarterfinal round.  Lyndon, the fifth seed in the NAC's East Division, improved to 10-11 on the season, while UMF, the fourth seed, saw their season end at 10-10.

With the Hornets holding a 64-61 lead and 1:19 to go, Crompton knocked down a three-pointer to put the Hornets up six points.  Lyndon then got several big stops at the defensive end and salted the game away from the foul line.

Crompton was 11 of 21 from the floor, including five of seven from behind the three-point arc on the way to her career night.  She also grabbed six rebounds and dished out a team high five assists.  Riann Fortin (Derby, VT) scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Saleena Porter (St. Johnsbury, VT) added 12 points and eight rebounds.  Sage Smith (Colebrook, NH) also reached double figures with 10 points.

Alex Bessey paced UMF with 16 points and five assists.  McKenna Brodeur recorded a double double of 13 points and 10 rebounds.  Bea Stafford came off the bench to score 12 points for the Beavers.

The Hornets were 26 of 56 from the floor (46.4%), including eight of 18 (44.4%) from behind the three-point arc.  The Beavers made 27 of their 69 attempts (39.1%), but only three of 26 (11.5%) from long range.  Lyndon won the battle of the boards, 40-36.

On Friday, the Hornets will face East top seed Maine Maritime Academy.  The Mariners swept a pair of regular season contests from the Hornets, winning 89-39 on January 28th, and coming from behind for a 78-71 victory the following day.  Tip-off at Maine Maritime is scheduled for 5:30 pm.