ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine athletic department will be highlighting the top moments of the 2018-19 season. The moments will run throughout the month of July, while a single sport will be featured each week day.
Trailing 21-0 just 5:03 into first quarter, the No. 22/25 University of Maine Black Bears (2-0) rallied by outscoring Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Western Kentucky (0-2) by a mark of 31-7 the rest of the way to pick up their second win of the season and third-win in program history over an FBS school.
With the Black Bears leading 31-28 and 47-seconds remaining in regulation, Western Kentucky's (WKU) special teams unit came on to attempt a 48-yard field goal to tie the game. However,
Jordan Swann was able to come off the edge and block the try, giving the ball back to Maine and sealing the victory.
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