Maine college football roundup: Maine football allows late touchdown, falls to URI

Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
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Nov. 5—Marques DeShields scored on a 1-yard run with 7:17 left in the fourth quarter as the University of Rhode Island beat the University of Maine 26-22 in a Colonial Athletic Association football game on Saturday in Kingston, Rhode Island.

The Black Bears (2-7, 2-4 CAA) took a 22-20 lead when Cody Williams kicked a 39-yard field goal with 9:33 left in the fourth. The Rams (6-3, 4-2) went 75 yards on seven plays on the ensuing drive scoring the go-ahed touchdown. Maine then went three-and-out and Rhode Island was able to kill the clock.

Joe Fagnano completed 12 of 27 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for Maine. Elijah Barnwell rushed 20 times for 98 yards and a score.

DeShields rushed 23 times for 110 times for Rhode Island. Kasim Hill completed 13 of 25 passes for 244 yards and a touchdown, while rushing eight times for 41 yards and two touchdowns.

Nic Visser passed for 344 yards and three touchdowns, and the Eagles (5-4, 4-1 Commonwealth Coast) extended their winning streak to four games with a win over the Bison (3-6, 0-5) in Bangor.

Visser had TD passes of 23 yards to Jed Lober in the first quarter, and 76 yards to Tyler Thompson and 4 yards to Dom Wilson in the second as Husson built a 21-7 halftime lead. Visser completed 27 of 33 attempts.

Bryce Karsteller threw a pair of touchdown passes to De'Andre Harris, and the Golden Bears (4-5, 3-2 Commonwealth Coast) shut out the Nor'easters (5-4, 3-3) in Springfield, Massachusetts.

UNE quarterback Jarrett Henault was 17 of 28 passing for 161 yards and was picked off three times. The Nor'easters were held to 26 yards on the ground.

Mike Piazza's 8-yard touchdown pass to Owen Gaydos with 11:06 remaining lifted the Mammoths (2-6) to a win over the Polar Bears (2-6) in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Bowdoin had taken the lead late in the third quarter on a 21-yard pass from Robbie Long to Colton Fahey. Andre Eden scored on a 4-yard run in the second quarter for the Polar Bears.

Michael Berluti passed for two touchdowns and ran for one, leading the Jumbo (5-3) over the Mules (4-4) in Waterville.

Keon Smart got the only touchdown for Colby on a 1-yard run late in the first half. He finished with 57 yards on 12 carries. Matt Hersch was 17 of 30 passing for 219 yards, with one interception.