SALEM, Mass. – Kyra Hartman had 13 of her career-high tying 23 points in the second quarter leading Coast Guard to a 80-53 win over Salem State in a non-conference game.

The Bears improve to 5-3 on the season while Salem State drops to 1-8.

Hartman had 15 first half points and finished 9 of 15 from the floor in the win. Kira Wood added 15 points.

Glory Blethen finished with a career-high tying 10 points and her first career double-double as she added a career best 11 rebounds.

Emma Puddington registered her sixth career double-double and her second of the season with 10 points and a career-high tying 13 rebounds.

Coast Guard shot 39.3 percent (33 of 84) in the win while Salem State was 20 of 69 (29 percent) from the field.

The Bears held a 59-43 edge on the glass including 23 offensive boards.

Coast Guard scored the final eight points of the first quarter over the final five and a half minutes and led 14-10 after one.

The Bears would use an 11-0 run in the second quarter with seven of those points coming from Hartman to open up a 35-21 lead with 2:56 left in the first half. The Vikings would answer with eight straight making the score 35-29 with 1:38 left. Coast Guard led 39-31 at halftime.

Coast Guard would use a 7-1 spurt to open up a 54-39 lead with 2:49 left in the third quarter and they led 58-43 after three quarters.

The Bears would start the fourth quarter on a 6-1 run taking a 64-44 lead to put the game away as Coast Guard outscored the Vikings 22-10 in the fourth.

Coast Guard is back in action on Wednesday in a non-conference game at Endicott 7:00.