ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine football team picked up a 37-30 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday afternoon at Alfond Stadium.
 
Carter Peevy finished 20-for-27 for 298 yards and two touchdowns while also adding one rushing touchdown. Six receivers hauled in Peevy's 20 passes, led by Scott Woods' eight catches for 97 yards while Nick Laughlin finished with 100 yards. Laughlin and Elijah Smalls each had a receiving touchdown. Sincere Baines and Rashawn Marshall each had a rushing touchdown. Baines led Maine on the ground on the day, rushing 15 times for 100 yards.
 
On defense, Christian Thomas led Maine with 11 tackles, including six solo efforts and one sack. Latrell Couchman and Elias Sherman added seven tackles while Ta'Kai Chisholm had three tackles and a sack.
 
It was Baines that ripped off a 54-yard scoring run four minutes into the game. The Black Bears held a 7-0 lead after the first quarter and then early in the second, Peevy finished off a 12-play, 82-yard drive with a two-yard scramble to the left.
 
After the Aggies punched one on the ground from three yards out and converted the extra point, Trevin Ewing set Maine up with prime field position with an 81-yard kickoff return. Samuel Tremblay converted from 35 yards out for a 17-7 edge.
 
On the next NC A&T possession, Maine's defense forced a four-and-out and then one play after Peevy connected with Woods for 22 yards, Marshall ran it in for a 15-yard touchdown and a 23-7 lead. 
 
The teams traded touchdowns with less than three minutes to play in the first half. Peevy hit Laughlin for a season-long 81-yard touchdown and then the Aggies scored on a 34-yard strike through the air.
 
Maine, who led 30-16 at halftime, found the endzone again on its first drive of the second half. Peevy capped off a 12-play, 73-yard drive with a six-yard toss to Smalls followed by a Tremblay point after for a 37-16 lead.
 
The Aggies, though, scored three minutes into the fourth quarter with a 26-yard touchdown pass and PAT and then with less than two minutes on the clock, returned a punt 85 yards to make it a one-possession game.
 
The Black Bears, though, forced two incompletions to run out the clock for the win.
 
Maine heads on the road for their next two contests, starting out with Bryant on Saturday, Oct. 4. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 PM.

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