University of Maine
0-3 , 0-1
Stonehill
1-2 , 0-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Maine | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Football falls to Stonehill in home opener
9/13/2025 8:56:00 PM | Football
Sincere Baines rushed for 108 yards for the Black Bears.
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine football team dropped its 2025 home opener, 13-10, to Stonehill on Saturday night at Alfond Stadium.
Sincere Baines rushed for 108 yards on 12 carries while Scott Woods had a game-high six catches. On defense, Chris Bacon led Maine with a career-high seven tackles and Devin Vaught had six. Nicolas Kalume added two sacks and three tackles for the Black Bears.
The Skyhawks took a 3-0 lead on its second possession of the game, converting a 34-yard field goal at the end of a 10-play drive. Maine got on the board late in the second quarter. After Sincere Baines ripped off a 54-yard run down the left sideline, Molayo Irefin punched in the ball from the half-yard line and Samuel Tremblay converted the point after attempt. Stonehill closed the first half with a 10-play, 67-yard drive to put a field goal on the board and cut Maine's halftime lead to 7-6.
With just over five minutes to go in the third quarter, Shane Keyes-Wilson forced a fumble and Bacon recovered the ball for the Black Bears at the Maine 46. Maine then covered 49 yards in eight plays before another Tremblay field goal for a 10-6 lead.
After Maine punted with 4:20 to play, Stonehill converted on 4th-and-21 from the Maine 34-yard line with Jack O'Connell finding Brigham Dunphy in the end zone to take a 12-10 lead before adding the point after attempt.
NOTES
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Sincere Baines ran for 108 yards on 12 carries … it marks his third consecutive game of rushing for at least 85 yards and his second 100+ yard performance this season.
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Carter Peevy finished 15-of-26 for 95 yards through the air while rushing five times for 12 yards.
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Chris Bacon recorded a career-high seven tackles.
UP NEXT
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Maine will now travel to Georgia Southern to face the Eagles on Saturday, Sept. 20.
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Kick off is set for 7 p.m. and the game will stream live on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
STO 3, MAI 0
STO - Scalese,Domenic 34 yd field goal 9 plays, 27 yards, TOP 04:50
STO 3, MAI 7
MAI - Irefin,Molayo 0 yd run (Tremblay,Samuel kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:31
STO 6, MAI 7
STO - Scalese,Domenic 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 02:20
STO 6, MAI 10
MAI - Tremblay,Samuel 22 yd field goal 8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 03:11
STO 13, MAI 10
STO - Dunphy,Brigham 34 yd pass from O'Connell,Jack (Scalese,Domenic kick) 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:35
