North Andover, Mass. – The University of Maine football team took down Merrimack to pick up their third-straight victory on Saturday afternoon, 20-13.
 
Nick Laughlin got the Black Bears on the board first as he rushed in from one-yard out for his first rushing touchdown of the season and third score overall.
 
Merrimack responded on the following drive with a 26-yard receiving touchdown.
 
Samuel Tremblay connected on a season-long 39-yard field goal in the second quarter to put the Black Bears back in front at 10-7.
 
Vincent Nwachi came away with his first takeaway of the season as he intercepted the first pass of the drive following the field goal by the Black Bears, a ball he batted up into the air before coming down with it.
 
Merrimack tied it up at 10-10 on a 45-yard field goal in the second quarter.
 
Tremblay knocked in his second field goal of the day as he connected on a 45-yard attempt to put the Black Bears in front, 13-10.
 
Chris Bacon blocked a Merrimack field goal attempt as time expired to keep the Black Bears in front heading into the break.
 
Rashawn Marshall led the way on offense for Maine as he had 72 yards on 6 attempts, followed by Laughlin's 44 yards on 3 attempts.
 
Jake Kucera led the way on defense as he had 4 tackles, followed by Christian Thomas and Jaedin Lee who both had 3 tackles.
 
Merrimack opened up the second half with a 34-yard field goal to tie up the game at 13-13 in the third quarter.
 
Sherrod Hudson forced the second takeaway of the game for the Black Bears as he poked the ball free on a rushing attempt, allowing Nwachi to come up with the fumble.
 
Carter Peevy cashed in on the takeaway by the defense as he capped off the nine play drive with a one-yard rushing score, his fourth rushing touchdown of the season.
 
Devin Vaught wrapped up the game as he got an interception and returned it to the one-yard line to lead to kneel-downs for the offense.
 
Notes:

• The fourth quarter touchdown by Peevy was the first touchdown scored in the fourth quarter by the Black Bears on the season.
• Marshall rushed for a career-high 133 yards in the win, averaging 8.3 per carry.
• The 244 rushing yards as a team was a season-high for the Black Bears.
• The three takeaways was a season-high for the Black Bears and their first multi-interception game of the season.

 
Maine return to Orono for their next two contests following their bye week, beginning with a matchup on Saturday, Oct. 25 against Elon for Homecoming. Kickoff is set for 1 PM and homecoming festivities will begin at 9 AM.
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