The Black Bears take an early 13-0 lead and hold on to earn their second straight win.
ALBANY, N.Y. — The University of Maine jumped out to a 10-point halftime lead and held on to beat Albany,19-16, in a Colonial Athletic Association game on Saturday afternoon. Maine has won two straight games and improves to 3-4,2-4 in the conference. Albany falls to 0-7,0-5. This was the Great Danes 10th straight loss and the seventh consecutive meeting they have lost against the Black Bears. Jonny Messina kicked a 39-yard field goal and Derek Robertson threw a 15-yard TD pass to Steve Petrick to give Maine a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. Messina added a 41-yard field goal in the second quarter before Dylan Burns kicked a 28-yarder for Albany to make it 13-3 at the half. Jeff Undercuffler threw a 15-yard TD pass to L.J. Wesneski early in the fourth quarter to get Albany within 13-9. Freddie Brock answered with a 20-yard scoring run to give Maine a 19-9 lead. Karl Mofor scored on a 2-yard run with 4:14 left for Albany. Robertson completed 14 of 26 passes for 182 yards and a score for Maine. Tyler Halls had seven catches for 191 yards and a touchdown for Husson. Visser also rushed five times for 51 yards.
