Soccer
ORONO, Maine — The College of Maine soccer staff will take carry their four-game win streak into a house matchup in opposition to Stony Brook on Saturday, Nov. 1. Saturday may also be the Army Appreciation Sport, introduced by Common Dynmaics Bathtub Iron Works. Army 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 instant members of the family. Ticket(s) may be picked up by visiting the UMaine Athletics field workplace, positioned in Alfond Enviornment or on the field workplace on the Soccer stadium on sport day.
Saturday may also be the Black Bears Fan Appreciation sport, consisting of prize drawings all all through the sport. Followers can enter after 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 will probably be dwell streamed on FloCollege and on domestically on Fox 22. The sport might 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.
Sport day data concerning tickets, tailgating and Alfond Stadium might be discovered here.
4-Straight for the Black Bears — Maine is the midst of their longest win streak for the reason that 2019 season as they’ve grabbed four-straight victories as they had been an ideal 3-0 within the month of October and have not misplaced a sport since Sept. 20.
In the course of the win streak, Maine has outscored their opponents 126-71 or by a mean of 13.8 factors per sport they usually have not allowed greater than 350 yards of offense to the opposing staff since Sept. 20, two of these video games permitting lower than 300 yards, a feat the Black Bears have completed 4 occasions 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 intervals. 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 for the reason that 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 taking part in 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 all 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 working again depth chart after having collected over 300 yards from scrimmage within the final two video games.
He took 22 complete 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 greatest 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 seems 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 staff 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 huge receivers on the Black Bears and have each eclipsed 150 yards receiving through 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.
In the course of 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 a complete has solely allowed 13 sacks in seven video games.
SAFETIES FORCING TAKEAWAYS
The security 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 pressured 5 takeaways over these video games.
Vaught and Folks each pressured 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 outing.
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 had been determined by 7 factors or fewer they usually had 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 for the reason that 2018 season.
… The third-straight house victory for Maine.
… The fourth-straight CAA victory for Maine.
… Solidfy Maine in fourth within the CAA standings.
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