Orono, Maine – The University of Maine football team rolled to their sixth-straight victory with a 35-7 victory over Hampton on Saturday afternoon.
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Ty'ee Stephens opened up the scoring early in the first quarter as he scored his first collegiate touchdown, a 21-yard reception up the middle of the field.
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Rashawn Marshall added onto the scoring in the first quarter as he hammered in a one-yard rushing touchdown for his third touchdown of the season.
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Hampton scored their first touchdown of the game on a 12-yard receiving touchdown.
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Marshall made it a multi-touchdown day as he caught a six-yard touchdown from Peevy late in the second quarter.
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Eli Mahan opened up the second half as he brought in a five-yard touchdown reception to cap off a 15-play, 8:32 drive. The reception was his second catch of the season and first touchdown of the season.
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Scott Woods added a fifth touchdown on the day and fifth touchdown on the season for himself as he reeled in a 10-yard touchdown reception.
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Peevy ended with 121 passing yards, 45 rushing yards and four passing touchdowns before
Caden Drezek came in during the fourth quarter.
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Notes:
- Maine forced their first takeaway of the game in the opening quarter, a fumble forced by Tai'Kai Chisolm and recovered by Latrell Couchman.
- Maine had four sacks in the opening quarter, their most sacks in any quarter on the season.
- Marshall became the second Black Bear skills position player with a multi-touchdown game of the season.
- Elias Sherman led the way with 1.5 sacks and 2 tackles for loss.
- The defense recorded five sacks for the third-straight game.
- Woods leads the Black Bears skills position players with 5 touchdowns on the season. He had 115 all-purpose yards on the day.
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Maine returns to Orono for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 15 as they take on Rhode Island. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 PM with the Senior Day Ceremony set to begin at 12:30 PM.
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