Westbrook’s Kylie Young, 2, tries to get past Marshwood players on the way to the basket on Tuesday. Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald

WESTBROOK — After rolling over Westbrook in their first matchup, the Marshwood girls basketball team had a sense it was in for a fight in the rematch.

Sure enough, the Hawks were. And once again, they ultimately had the answer.

Sarah Theriault had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Isabelle Tice added five of her 10 points in overtime, and Marshwood survived a threat from Westbrook 56-50 Tuesday night.

“I said (to the team) if you want to know what a playoff game feels like, this was it,” said Marshwood coach Angie Littlefield, whose team beat Westbrook 54-37 on Dec. 10. “I think this is really important. I’d rather be tested at the end of the season and see how we respond.”

How’d they do it?

• Isabelle Tice found her rhythm. The sophomore, Marshwood’s top scorer and one of the leading scorers in A South, was held to five points by Young in regulation but scored five of the Hawks’ seven points in overtime.

“My coach said I had to get out of my head and help my team, and I realized … I needed to stop worrying about ‘Yeah, I’m playing bad,'” Tice said. “You just really want to be there for your team, and really want that win.”

• With Westbrook leading 29-23 early in the second quarter, Marshwood went on the offensive and fed Theriault. She had nine points in the third quarter, and the Hawks led 40-36 going into the fourth.

Key moment

• After Tice put Marshwood up 53-50 on a drive with 1:13 left in overtime, Hodge had a 3-pointer that rattled in and out with roughly 55 seconds to go. Emily Clark got the rebound, and Tice all but iced the game with two free throws with 39 seconds left.

What does it mean?

• Marshwood keeps pace with Mt. Ararat (13-2) for the top spot in A South. Westbrook showed it can keep up with the sort of team it’ll have to open against in the tournament — perhaps even Marshwood a third time.

Stat leaders

• Kylie Young scored 14 points for the Blue Blazes (7-8), while Taylar Hodge and Lyla Dunphe added 12 apiece.

• Natalie Lathrop added 13 points and seven rebounds for the Hawks (14-1), who have won eight in a row.

They said it

• “Westbrook had maybe a tough start, but they’re a really great team. … I said to my girls they are confident they can beat us, and they showed that confidence tonight. They’re a very talented team.” – Angie Littlefield

• “We just know it’s important. It’s like a playoff atmosphere, so we have to play like we’re in playoffs all the time.” – Natalie Lathrop

• “I feel like I got a little more physical. I wasn’t looking for the calls as much, I was kind of going to score.” – Sarah Theriault

• “The girls are past the moral victories,” Westbrook coach John Young said. “They’ve been playing well the last few weeks. … We’re getting there, we just need to find a way to knock the door down.”