United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(2/8/10)--Coast Guard senior Melissa Martinelli has been named the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. She wins the honor for the third time this season.

Melissa continued to state her case for NEWMAC Player of the Year honors as she had a huge week and the Bears snapped an eight-game losing streak with a win over rival Connecticut College.

Martinelli averaged 27.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in a 1-2 week. In the win over Connecticut College, she had a season-high 32 points, 29 in the second half to go with her game-high 13 rebounds. She shot 57.4 percent from the floor (27-47) for the week and 78.4 percent from the line (29-37). She added 27 points in a loss to MIT and closed out the week with 24 points in a loss to Smith.

Melissa Martinelli led the Bears with 24 points in the loss.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(2/6/10)--Senior Berit Schelde led three Smith players in double figures with 14 points and the Pioneers shot 50 percent from the floor enroute to a 57-48 win over Coast Guard in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference game.

Smith (11-8, 8-6), shot 55 percent (11-20) in the first half while holding Coast Guard to just 19 percent (4-21) in the first half. The Pioneers held Coast Guard to just two field goals over the final 13 minutes of the first half and led 28-15 at halftime.

The Pioneers outscored Coast Guard 13-4 to start the second half and open up their largest lead of the game at 41-19 with 15:14 left.

Later in the half, Coast Guard (5-14, 3-11) scored eight straight, the first six by senior Melissa Martinelli as the Bears cut the deficit to 50-38 with 5:06 left, but Shelde then scored four straight to put the game away for the Pioneers.

Melissa Martinelli scored 27 points after going for 32 points on Monday night.

WELLESLEY, MASS.--(2/3/10)--Wellesley held Coast Guard to just one basket in the final five minutes and shot 60 percent from 3-point range and beat the Bears 67-52 in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game.

Wellesley led 51-48 with 5:06 left and outscored the Bears 16-4 to close out the game.

Senior Melissa Martinelli led all scorers with 27 points in the loss for Coast Guard, a night after scoring 32 points, 29 in the second half of a win over rival Connecticut College. She was nine of 13 from the floor and nine of 12 from the foul line.

Melissa Martinelli had 29 points in the second half and finished with a season-high 32 points in the win.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(2/2/10)--Senior Melissa Martinelli had a huge second half as she erupted for 29 of her season-high 32 points in the final 20 minutes as Coast Guard snapped its eight-game losing streak with a 64-47 win over neighbor and rival host Connecticut College in a non-conference game.

Coast Guard scored a season-high 64 points and beat Conn. College for the fourth straight season.

Martinelli, who also had a game-high 13 rebounds, was just one of two from the floor with three points in the first half as she played just 11 minutes with two fouls, but she was unstoppable in the second half as she scored 17 of the Bears first 20 points and scored back-to-back baskets to open the second half giving the Bears a 22-14 edge with 18:50 left. She was eight of 12 from the floor in the second half to finish 9 for 14 for the game.

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