The Pilgrim girls’ basketball team trailed 11-10 with 5:59 left in the first half, forcing head coach Scott Bayha to call a timeout.

Then, the Pats went with the full-court press.

After that point, Pilgrim (1-0) outscored the Warriors 39-8 for the rest of the game to ease to a 49-19 win on the road to open up its Division III slate. It was an all-around team effort for the Pats, who saw 11 of 12 players get on the score sheet.

“We put on the press and I think they had a certain expectation for themselves and they just said it themselves, ‘We’re not playing right, guys. Let’s do this,’” Bayha said. “I think there was a lot more energy after that.”

Masters could not adjust to the Pats’ pressure and had trouble advancing past halfcourt. Trailing 23-12 going into the intermission, the Warriors could only muster three field goals in the second half.

Guard Rachel Salmon was the Warriors’ best option early on and she ended up leading all scorers with nine. Outside of Salmon and forward Abigail Bellenceau, Masters could not generate much offense. The other seven players the Warriors rolled out combined for zero made field goals and just two points.

Pilgrim, on the other hand, was much more effective in spreading the wealth. Guard Hannah Page and junior center Crystal Armstrong each led the Pats with eight points, but not far behind was Kendra Tantimonico, who poured in seven off the bench.

“I’m a brand new coach this season, so I’m getting to know them well and I think it’s good that we run our offense and go through all our sets,” Bayha said. “That’s what we’re hoping to do is have everyone score. Balanced scoring.”

The Pats started off slowly in the first 10 minutes. Masters was able to jump out to an early 5-2 lead off of field goals from Salmon, including the only 3-point shot of the game for the Warriors. Salmon was the focal point of the Warriors’ offense, as it took seven minutes for another Masters player to get a shot to go.

Poor shooting early allowed the Warriors to keep pace with the Pats, grabbing their last lead of the game 10 minutes in, 11-10. Senior Hannah Ambrosia helped keep Pilgrim close, scoring five off the bench.

After Bayha’s timeout, though, Pilgrim had an entirely new look. The pressure applied by the Pats was too much for Masters to handle. Since the Warriors had trouble moving the ball, shots were at a minimum. The turnovers came in bunches, and the Pats took advantage.

“When we out-hustle teams, we’ll win,” Bayha said. “It comes down to want. If we want it more than other teams, we’ll win. If we play and just let things happen we’re not gonna win. If we let them come take it to us, we have to take it to them.”

Pilgrim went on a 13-1 run to close out the first half and take an 11-point lead into halftime. After the break, the Pats kept rolling. Several players were able to take advantage of the discord in Masters’ half of the court, providing numerous steal-and-score opportunities.

Page put up six of her eight in the second half, and Armstrong was able to score four with the help of some crisp passing on the Pilgrim side. Lindsey Fontes led the bench for the second half with four points, including a steal-and-score of her own late in the action.

Next up on the docket for Pilgrim is Middletown, which is fresh off a 52-42 victory over North Smithfield, today at 6:30 p.m. in Warwick. The Islanders were 18-0 in the regular season in 2014-15 before falling in the D-III state title game to Narragansett.

“We’ve gotta run our offensive sets,” Bayha said. “We’re rushing around a lot. We’re rushing everything. We gotta go on space-and-pace. And we’re trying to stress that, myself and the other coaches. We’ll get there. I wish we had Middletown later in the season, but we’ll get there. I hope we’re a playoff team. I inherited a great team from coach [Ian] Smith, so I think we’ll be good.”