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 Steve Arguelles tied a school-record with three touchdown receptions as he scored four touchdown in the loss.
Maine Maritime junior running back Jim Bower ran for a game high 131 yards on 30 carries and scored a touchdown as Maine Maritime improved to 6-3 overall and remained tied for first at 5-1 in the Bogan Division. Coast Guard drops to 3-5 overall and 3-3 in the division.
Maine Maritime rushed for 368 yards and got a career day from linebacker Wade Mondoux who collected 26 tackles and recovered a fumble in the victory.
Maine Maritime took a 6-0 lead late in the first quarter when senior Jonathan Farrin ran down the right sideline for 45 yards and the score. MMA went for the two-point conversion and converted the Tyler Angell run to take the 8-0 lead. The drive covered 90 yards on nine plays and took up over four minutes.
After recovering an MMA fumble deep in Mariner territory, Coast Guard got on the board when freshman kicker Jacob Shackleford converted the first of two field goals on the day, when he knocked in a 24-yard attempt to inch the Bears within five points at 8-3.
Maine Maritime responded on their very next possession when Angell (16 rushes for 85 yards and two touchdowns) ran in from 11 yards out giving MMA the 14-3 advantage (two-point conversion rush failed).
The Bears ended the first half scoring when Arguelles scored his first of four touchdowns on the day, running it in from one yard out. Shackleford’s extra point was good and Coast Guard went into halftime trailing 14-10.
Coast Guard had 196 yards of total offense in the first half, 108 passing while the Mariners totaled 193 first half yards, all on the ground.
Coast Guard wasted little time in the third quarter, scoring on just their second play when Arguelles caught a pass in the right flat from quarterback Niles Pierson and ran 56 yards through the MMA defense for the score and the 17-14 lead (extra point good).
On the third play of MMA’s next possession Doug Piper pounced on a Todd Murphy fumble and gave Coast Guard the ball at the Mariner 48 yard line. Nine plays later, Arguelles caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Pierson (24 completions for 283 yards and three touchdowns), giving the Bears the 24-14 lead.
The Mariners answered the call scoring the next two touchdowns and regaining the lead at 26-24. The first touchdown came on a 23-yard Angell run over the right side to bring MMA within 4-points at 24-20. MMA scored again on a Bower (21st touchdown of the year) run after a Wade Mondoux fumble recovery capping off a 5-play and 64-yard drive.
The Mariners’ lead didn’t last as Coast Guard scored a minute and a half later when Pierson (28 rushes for 116 yards) connected with Arguelles from 14 yards out giving the Bears the 31-26 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Arguelles' three touchdown receptions in the game tie the school record held by four players, the most recent player to catch three in game was Al Thompson vs. Plymouth State in 1996.
MMA opened up the fourth with a Jon Farrin (4 rushes for 64 yards) run from 9-yards out and capped the drive off with a Matthew Rende two-point conversion giving MMA the 34-31 lead.
After both team’s exchanged punts, the Coast Guard Academy tied the score at 34-34 on a career long 45-yard field goal from Shackleford with just five minutes left in the game.
On the ensuing kickoff, Nick Bourassa (Jay, ME) returned the ball 45-yards to the Coast Guard 40 yard line. After six straight Bower rushes, freshman quarterback Matthew Rende completed the drive and the MMA comeback with a 1-yard dive over the right tackle to give MMA the 40-34 lead. Bourassa (4 rushes for 38 yards) ran the ball in for the two-point conversion and the 42-34 lead.
The Mariners’ defense stopped the Bears on the next possession and ran the clock out for the thrilling 42-34 victory.
Maine Maritime Academy compiled all but 34 of their 402 offensive yards on the ground while the Bears compiled 438 yards of their own.
Pierson was outstanding in the loss for Coast Guard, passing for season-high's with 283 yards and three touchdowns while completing 24 of 34 passes.
Argualles had 136 all-purpose yards on the day as he rushed 16 tijmes for 54 yards and also caught a career-high five passes for 92 yards and the three scores.
Junior Sam England had 9 catches for 96 yards for the Bears.
The Coast Guard defense had impressive outings by linebackers Brian Michka, Brian Yurovich and Brian Field, all collecting 11 tackles on the afternoon. Doug Piper had eight tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery in the loss.
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