Orono, Maine -- Maine (4-4, 3-3 CAA) carries a three-game win streak into its meeting with Stony Brook (3-5, 2-3 CAA) on Saturday, Nov. 6 at noon on Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day, presented by Dead River Company. Saturday's Senior Day game is presented by Renewal by Andersen & Army ROTC.

Tickets are still available for Saturday's game and can be purchased by calling 207.581.BEAR, in-person at the UMaine Athletics Box Office located at Alfond Arena, or online at GoBlackBears.com/tickets. Tailgate lots open three hours prior to kickoff. For all tailgate rules, regulations, and guidelines, please click here.

Saturday's game will be broadcast live locally on ABC-7 Bangor and WPXT-Portland and also streamed live via the FloFootball platform. The game can also be heard worldwide on the Black Bear Sports Network and locally in Maine on 103.9 FM, 101.3 FM, 95.1 FM, 100.5 FM, 1450 AM, 1310 AM.

• Military Appreciation Day: The University of Maine athletic department is proud to once again bring to our service men and women its Military Appreciation Series, presented by Dead River Company. This partnership, in its sixth year, provides the opportunity for the Black Bears to honor our military men and women at select athletic events over the course of the 2021-22 season. A major component of the Military Appreciation Series partnership with Dead River Company is to provide all military personnel, veterans and their immediate family members complimentary tickets to each of the selected games. Military personnel and veterans with proper identification are asked to call the ticket office at 207-581-BEAR to reserve complimentary tickets for themselves and their immediate family members. Ticket(s) may also be picked up by visiting the UMaine Athletics box office, located in Alfond Arena. For more information regarding Military Appreciation Series tickets, call the University of Maine box office at 207-581-BEAR. To order additional tickets to select Black Bear athletic events, please visit GoBlackBears.com or call the box office.
• Dead River Company will be handing out special koozies to fans as they enter the gates at Alfond Stadium (while supplies last).
• Senior Day: The Black Bears will honor their senior class with a special on-field recognition prior to Saturday's game. The UMaine Marching Band, Dance Team, and Cheer Team will also recognize their seniors during the event.

University of Maine (4-4, 3-3 CAA) vs. Stony Brook (3-5, 2-3 CAA)
Date & Time	Saturday, Nov. 6 at 12:08 p.m.
Venue	Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium | Orono, Maine
Watch	TV: ABC-7 Bangor/WPXT Portland | Web Stream: FloFootball
Listen	103.9 FM, 101.3 FM, 95.1 FM, 100.5 FM, 1450 AM, 1310 AM | GoBlackBears.com | TuneIn
Live Stats	GoBlackBears.com
Game Notes	Maine | Stony Brook
Twitter	@BlackBearsFB

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• Maine and Stony Brook meet for the ninth meeting between the two programs, and for the second time in 2021 after a spring match-up, won by Maine 35-19, back on March 20. In that win, Andre Miller posted eight receptions for 133 yards and three touchdowns. The Black Bears currently hold a 5-3 advantage in the all-time series. Maine is 3-1 all-time at home against the Seawolves. The Black Bears have won three of the last four meetings. Maine's last win at home over Stony Brook came in 2015, a 23-10 decision. Maine won each of the first three meetings in Orono before suffering a 20-19 loss in Stony Brook's last visit to Orono in 2017. In that game, Stony Brook capturing the win on a 35-yard touchdown pass as time expired. The two teams first met in 2007 when Stony Brook registered a 30-23 win in double overtime on its home turf.
• Maine is coming off its third-straight win and its most complete game of the season as it went on the road and earned a 45-24 victory at #24 Rhode Island. The Black Bears produced its most points (45) since 2019 (47, Nov. 2, UAlbany) and its most total yards (526) since 2019 (572, Oct. 19, at Liberty). Maine featured a balanced offense, with 264 pass yards and 264 rush yards, its most rush yards since 2018 (Dec. 1, 268, Jacksonville State) behind a career-high 123 yards and a touchdown from Freddie Brock. Maine's defense, led by Ray Miller's 11 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 3.0 TFLs, limited URI to 2-of-12 on third down, holding URI to 10 first downs, and limiting the Rams to just three first half points. For their efforts, Brock was named the CAA Rookie of the Week while Miller earned a Co-Defensive Player of the Week accolade.
• Stony Brook, coming off a bye, have strung together two-straight wins with victories against Richmond (27-14) and, then No. 14, Delaware (34-17). The Seawolves are 1-3 on the road, and bring the CAA's third-ranked rush offense (171.9 ypg) to Orono. Stony Brook is led by Ty'Son Lawton who leads the CAA in rushing at 98.4 yards per game to go along with a league-high eight rushing touchdowns.
• During its current three-game win streak, Maine is averaging 30.3 points per game while limiting the opponent to 18.7. Maine is averaging 175.3 rush yards during the stretch, led by Freddie Brock's 92.7 per game and three touchdowns. Overall, Maine is averaging 398 yards of total offense during the streak. The defense has held the last three opponents to just 9/35 (25.7%) on third down.

Tale of the Tape

Maine (CAA rank)	Category	Stony Brook (CAA rank)
23.8 (4)	Points	20.1 (9)
332.6 (6)	Total Offense	354.3 (5)
121.8 (8)	Rushing Yards	171.9 (3)
210.9 (4)	Passing Yards	182.4 (9)
9/12	Rushing TDs/Passing TDs	15/6
28:56 (10)	Offensive Time of Possession	31:33 (3)
30.6 (12)	Points Allowed	23.5 (6)
408.3 (11)	Total Defense	345.9 (5)
152.3 (9)	Rushing Yards Allowed	124.3 (5)
256.0 (10)	Passing Yards Allowed	221.6 (8)
13/17	Rushing/Passing TDs Allowed	9/15
31:04	Defensive Time of Possession	28:27
+5 (5)	Turnover Margin	-2 (10)

A Maine Win Would...
...Be Maine's sixth win over Stony Brook. (5-3).
...Be Maine's second-straight win over Stony Brook.
...Be Maine's fourth win in Orono over Stony Brook.
...Be Maine's first win in Orono over Stony Brook since 2015.
...Be Maine's fourth win in its last five outings against Stony Brook, sixth in its last eight.
...Be Maine's second-straight home win.
...Move Coach Charlton to 2-0 all-time against Stony Brook.

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