Soccer
ORONO, Maine — The College of Maine soccer group will take carry their four-game win streak into a house matchup in opposition to Stony Brook on Saturday, Nov. 1. Saturday can even be the Navy Appreciation Recreation, offered by Basic Dynmaics Tub Iron Works. Navy personnel and veterans with correct identification are requested to name the ticket workplace at 207-581-BEAR to order complimentary tickets for themselves and their rapid relations. Ticket(s) may be picked up by visiting the UMaine Athletics field workplace, situated in Alfond Enviornment or on the field workplace on the Soccer stadium on sport day.
Saturday can even be the Black Bears Fan Appreciation sport, consisting of prize drawings all all through the sport. Followers can enter once they arrive on the sport utilizing QR codes posted all through the grandstand and video board. Prizes will embody native enterprise present playing cards, a cornhole set, Ski Carry Passes to Sugarloaf, and extra! All followers on the sport are eligible to enter to win!
Broadcast Particulars:
Saturday’s sport shall be dwell streamed on FloCollege and on domestically on Fox 22. The sport will be heard domestically in Bangor on 92.9 FM The Ticket, within the Portland markets on 100.5 FM and 1310 AM, and nationwide at GoBlackBears.com and on the TuneIn app.
Recreation day data concerning tickets, tailgating and Alfond Stadium will be discovered here.
4-Straight for the Black Bears — Maine is the midst of their longest win streak because the 2019 season as they’ve grabbed four-straight victories as they have been an ideal 3-0 within the month of October and have not misplaced a sport since Sept. 20.
Through the win streak, Maine has outscored their opponents 126-71 or by a median of 13.8 factors per sport and so they have not allowed greater than 350 yards of offense to the opposing group since Sept. 20, two of these video games permitting lower than 300 yards, a feat the Black Bears have achieved 4 instances on the season.
Final Time Out — The Black Bears defeated Elon, 35-14 at homecoming in Orono. The Black Bears fell behind on an early landing from the Phoenix earlier than scoring 28 unanswered factors over the next two and a half durations. Jake V. Kucera and Gianni Rossitto each scored their first collegiate touchdowns for the primary two scores by the Black Bears, earlier than Carter Peevy scored his fifth dashing landing of the season. Scott Woods capped off the scoring run by returning a punt 85 yards for a landing, the primary punt return landing for the Black Bears because the 2017 season. After an Elon rating, Rashawn Marshall capped off the afternoon with a 61-yard dashing landing, the longest of his profession and his second landing of the season.
PEEVY ENTERING THE ZONE
Carter Peevy is in a stretch of enjoying his finest soccer over his previous 4 performances he has thrown for 1059 yards and 7 touchdowns over the previous three video games. He has added three dashing touchdowns to that line throughout that stretch whereas solely having one turnover.
He had a pair of passing touchdowns and added a 3rd rating on the bottom in opposition to N.C. A&T earlier than including one other three passing touchdowns at Bryant, the place he threw for a career-best at Maine 338 yards. He added one other dashing rating at Merrimack, the game-winning landing earlier than including two extra passing and another dashing landing in opposition to Elon.
Peevy was named to Co-Offensive Participant of the Week within the CAA after the N.C. A&T matchup, one in every of three honors for the Black Bears on the season.
MARSHALL TOPS THE DEPTH CHART
Rashawn Marshall enters week 10 incomes his spot atop the Black Bears operating again depth chart after having gathered over 300 yards from scrimmage within the final two video games.
He took 22 whole touches at Merrimack and turned them into 168 yards, 146 of these being dashing yards, earlier than producing one other 159 yards in opposition to Elon, 141 of these being dashing yards.
His largest play of the season got here in opposition to Elon when he capped off the scoring for Maine with a 61-yard dashing landing within the fourth quarter. He was named the CAA Rookie of the Week following his Elon efficiency.
THOMAS CONTINUES HIS IMPACT
Christian Thomas appears to be like to stay close to the highest of the CAA as he ranks third with 76 tackles, the fifteenth most within the NCAA.
He leads the Black Bears in tackles for loss (8.5), is tied for the lead in sacks (3) and leads the group in solo tackles with 36.
He was named the CAA Defensive Participant of the Week as he had 9 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and recovered a fumble.
TOP OF THE DEPTH CHART
Scott Woods and Mo Irefin are the clear #1 and #2 large receivers on the Black Bears and have each eclipsed 150 yards receiving throughout the four-game win streak for the Black Bears.
Woods leads Maine with 40 catches and 461 yards, trailed by Irefin’s 25 receptions for 290 yards.
Through the win streak, Woods has 23 catches for 342 yards and two touchdowns whereas Irefin has 15 catches for 176 yards.
O-LINE PRESENCE
The Black Bears offensive line is in place to roll out the identical crew for the sixth-straight contest, these being: Kocan (LT), Iliano (RT), Cruji (C), Boutaugh (RG) and Stanley (LG).
This group is coming of back-to-back clear sheets as they did not permit a sack to Merrimack on Oct. 11 or Elon on Oct. 25.
For the season, the offensive line as an entire has solely allowed 13 sacks in seven video games.
SAFETIES FORCING TAKEAWAYS
The protection group of Devin Vaught, Jake Kucera and Malcolm Folk have been main the cost over the previous 5 video games for the Black Bears as they’ve compelled 5 takeaways over these video games.
Vaught and Folks each compelled takeaways as Georgia Southern, highlighted by a pick-6 from Vaught.
Kucera secured his first interception of his profession two weeks later at Bryant earlier than Vaught added a second interception to his season in opposition to Merrimack and a 3rd in opposition to Elon final trip.
CLOSE CALL
Since 2013, Maine is 29-21 in video games determined by seven factors or much less.
Maine is 2-2 in a single possession video games in 2025.
In 2023, Maine was on the dropping finish of all three of its video games which have been determined by 7 factors or fewer and so they have been 1-1 on such video games in 2024.
A MAINE WOULD WIN…
… The fifth win of the season for the Black Bears and get them over .500.
… The primary five-game profitable streak because the 2018 season.
… The third-straight residence victory for Maine.
… The fourth-straight CAA victory for Maine.
… Solidfy Maine in fourth within the CAA standings.
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