NEW LONDON, Conn. – Jacqueline Ward led five Coast Guard players in double figures with a game-high 14 points leading the Bears to a 76-54 win over St. Joseph (Conn.) in a non-conference game.

Coast Guard ran its win streak to three to improve to 11-3 overall while the Blue Jays dropped to 8-6 on the season. It was the first meeting between the two Connecticut schools since Coast Guard won 63-56 in the 2006-'07 season.

Annabella Farabaugh added 13 points while Breanna Wood, Emma Puddington and Kyra Hartman each added 12 points in the win for the Bears. Wood and Branyelle Carillo each had a game-high seven rebounds to lead Coast Guard while Hartman finished with a game-high five assists.

Silvana Barcomb and Anna Chevarella each had 12 points to lead the Blue Jays while Meredith Forman had a team-high six rebounds.

Coast Guard was 27 for 67 from the field (40.3 percent) while making 6 of 30 from behind the arc while St. Joseph shot 32.1 percent (17-53) and were 4 of 18 from 3-point range.

The game saw the teams march to the foul line 50 times with 48 fouls called. Coast Guard was 16 of 22 from the foul line while the Blue Jays were 16 of 28.

The Bears jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the first two minutes and led 19-8 after the first quarter.

Coast Guard pushed the lead to 15 at 28-13 on a layup by Carillo with 6:55 left in the first half and the Bears led 43-25 at the break.

The Bears scored the first six of the second half pushing the lead to 49-25 and led 59-42 after three quarters.

Farabaugh's bucket with 6:37 left in the fourth was the first points for either team in the quarter as the Bears cruised to the win.

The Bears are back in action on Thursday night when they host New England College at 7:00.