Sophomore Kristen Hetsko scored a career high of 30 points in the United States Merchant Marine women's basketball team's 67-62 overtime loss to New York City Technology.

Shooting 9-for-11 from behind the three-point arc and 10-for-16 from the floor, Kristen Hetsko accounted for half the Mariner points in the Wednesday, Dec. 13 outing.

With the loss, the Mariners fall to 5-3 overall, while the Yellow Jackets advance to 6-4.

Starting out close, the Yellow Jackets took early control of the game. At 15:13, Hetsko dropped in a 3 assisted by freshman Brooke Picillo to tie the score at 7.

The Yellow Jackets took advantage of the Mariners' scoring freeze and went on a six-minute 14-0 run to take a solid 11-point lead. A free throw from Hannah Eko broke the scoring run and helped the Mariners make some points up in the waning five minutes of the half with back-to-back 3s from Hetsko and Stephanie Waller to bring the lead down to 6.

A last minute four-point play by Hetsko with nine seconds left to play slimmed the deficit down to 4 as the Mariners went into the locker rooms for the half, down 29-25.

The second half was much the same as the first with the lead staying to within 10 points and the lead changing hands. With 29 seconds to go, a free-throw shot by Dyshea Smiley gave the Yellow Jackets a 3-point advantage.

Smiley's second free throw missed its mark, and Hetsko was there to grab possession.

Hetsko gave control of the ball to Picillo who dropped in a literal last second 3-pointer to send the game into overtime.

Denise Diego of City Tech scored the first overtime points with a layup assisted by Smiley.

The Mariners took the lead away with a made 3 from Hetsko.

The Yellow Jackets answered back with a made layup by Mareena Creary. City Tech went on to score on 5 of 11 attempts, including free throws, to secure a 67-62 overtime victory.

Picillo was second in scoring for the Mariners with nine points. Sophomore Hannah Eko pulled down a team high of 10 boards.

For the Yellow Jackets, Kemi Owoseni scored a team high of 20 points, while Amanda Zieminksi was second with 15.

Smiley had a double-double for the Yellow Jackets with 11 points, 21 rebounds, 15 being defensive.

Next up, the Mariners will travel to Dallas, Texas to compete against University of Dallas and Hendrix College.

They will compete against University of Dallas on Dec. 28. Tip off time is slated for 7 p.m., central standard time.