PROVIDENCE, R.I.
All season, the defense has shouldered the lion’s share of the workload for the University of Maine football team.
The unit did its job again on Saturday afternoon, but it was the offense that finally demonstrated significant growth.
Freshman quarterback Drew Belcher engineered the decisive scoring drive late in the fourth quarter, lifting the Black Bears to a 20-14 Colonial Athletic Association victory at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
“I hope the guys can trust in me, believe in me, as a younger guy,” Belcher said. “I’m just trying to gain their respect every single day, so to get wins is going to help that.”
Belcher completed 15 of 25 passes for 151 yards and also picked up 84 tough yards on 21 carries and made some clutch plays down the stretch to help UMaine (3-5, 2-3 CAA) snap a three-game losing streak.
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