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Saturday's Game: Maine Maritime Academy (1-3, NEFC 0-2) vs. Western New England University (5-0, 2-0).
Series History: Saturday's game marks the 14th meeting between Maine Maritime Academy and Western New England University. Western New England currently holds a 9-4 record over Maine Maritime. The Golden Bears have won the last three meetings. The Golden Bears have won the last two match ups, and before that the Mariners had won two-straight.
When hosting, the Mariners are 3-4 against Western New England.
Coaching Records: Under the direction of Head Coach Chris McKenney the Mariners are 2-4 all-time against the Golden Bears, in his 15 years of coaching.
Western New England's Head Coach Keith Emery is 4-2 all-time against the Mariners, in his 11 years of coaching.
Last Meeting: Last season the Golden Bears defeated the Mariners 80-16 during Homecoming Weekend on Ritchie Field.
Maine Maritime Academy amassed 338 rushing yards in last year's game, led by Jacob Doolan who tallied 116 rushing yards on 12 carries and a touchdown, while also adding a 34-yard touchdown catch.
The Mariners jumped on the board first with a three-play, 57-yard drive down the field. Doolan ran the ball 38 yards for the score, and Michael Fahey successfully converted the two-point conversion making it 8-0 in favor of Maine Maritime.
The Golden Bears matched the touchdown with their eight-play, 70-yard scoring drive but two-point conversion failed, giving the Mariners the 8-6 lead.
Western New England scored two more times in the first quarter making it 18-8, but the Mariners defense was awarded with a safety in the start of the second quarter making it 18-10. The Golden Bears responded with three touchdowns in the second quarter increasing their lead to 38-10.
The Mariners scored on a four-play 46-yard drive capped off by a Doolan 34-yard touchdown reception from Fahey to cut the lead to 38-16 entering the half.
Western New England combined for 42 points in the second half, led by quarterback Tyler Ward who went 15-21 with 321 yards, and four touchdowns.
Defensively Jeddy Doyon recorded a team-high 11 tackles for the Mariners, including 1.5 tackles for a loss and a forced fumble and Johnny Weymouth added eight tackles. The Golden Bears were led by Dean Soucie who recorded 14 tackles.
Maine Maritime Academy's Last Game: The Mariners fell to Coast Guard 21-14 on October 3. The Mariners dominated time of possession 41:50 to 18:10 and out rushed the Bears 403-80.
Michael Fahey led the team with 159 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Cody Chapman led the way defensively for the Mariners with eight total tackles, and Jeddy Doyon forced a fumble while adding four tackles.
Western New England University's Last Game: Nick Connell ran for two touchdowns and Tyler Ward passed for two others to lead Western New England to a 49-6 over Nichols on October 3.
Western New England scored on its first two possessions when Connell ran one yard just 2:24 into the contest and Ward fired a 58-yard pass to Terrence N'Dabian at the 9:31 mark.
Blair Cook recorded 11 tackles (eight solo) and one of the team's six sacks. Michael Stasiewicz and Dean Soucie contributed eight and seven sacks, respectively, along with a one sack apiece.
The Mariners: Michael Fahey leads Maine Maritime with 412 rushing yards on 102 carries, and four touchdowns. Fahey has also thrown for 362 yards and three touchdowns this season. Jordan Susi leads the receivers with 160 yards on eight catches and a touchdown.
Defensively, Jeddy Doyon leads the team with 30 total tackles (14 solo), 1.5 tackles for a loss, and a forced fumble. Cody Chapman and Christopher Ford each have 26 total tackles, while Chapman has a sack, four tackles for a loss and a broken up pass. Ford has 4.5 tackles for a loss.
Maine Maritime averages 21.8 points per game, while allowing opponents to score 35.8 points per game. The Mariners are averaging 355.8 rushing yards per game and 90.5 passing yards per game.
The Golden Bears: Tyler Ward leads Western New England with 537 passing yards and four touchdowns, while Nick Connell has 420 rushing yards on 73 carries and six touchdowns. Mark Dietrich leads the receivers with 266 yards on 18 catches and two touchdowns.
Defensively, Blair Cook leads the team with 33 tackles (17 solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss, a sack and a broken up pass. Dean Soucie has 30 tackles (17 solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a broken up pass.
Western New England averages 40.8 points per game, while allowing opponents to score 8.8 points per game. The Golden Bears are averaging 282.8 rushing yards per game and 208.8 passing yards per game.
NEFC Rankings: Maine Maritime's Michael Fahey ranks third in the New England Football Conference with 103 rushing yards per game, while Western New England's Nick Connell ranks fifth with 84 yards per game.
Fahey is also ranked fourth in the NEFC with four rushing touchdowns, tied with the Golden Bear's Dante Aiken.
NCAA Rankings: Maine Maritime currently ranks 4th among Division III teams in rushing offense with 355.8 rushing yards per game.
Michael Burgess leads the New England Football Conference with two blocked kicks this season, and ranks 7th among Division III players in the same category. Burgess also ranks 19th in the NCAA Division III with an average of two tackles for a loss per game.
Approaching Milestones: Maine Maritime's running backs James Ferrar and Joshua Doolan are both approaching the 1,000 career rushing yards milestone. Ferrar currently has 964 yards, and Doolan has 938 yards.
Michael Fahey is 76 yards away from reaching 4,000 yard of total offense. Fahey enters Saturday's game with 3,924 yards of total offense. Fahey is also four points away from 200 career points. The senior team captain has accounted for 196 points scored in his career.
Milestones Reached: This season, Michael Fahey surpassed 1,000 career-passing yards. The senior quarterback has 1,155 career passing yards, including 362 yards this season.
Both Jeddy Doyon and Michael Burgess have tallied over 150 tackles in their careers. The seniors have amassed 158 tackles and 155 tackles, respectively.
What's Next? The Mariners will travel to Endicott on October 24, while the Golden Bears will travel to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Maine Maritime returns home on October 31 to host Curry College. The Mariners will honor their seniors prior to the game.
Black & White: Gregg Camara (Referee), Todd Gundlach (Umpire), Randolph Braga (Head Linesman), Jason Wood (Line Judge), Daniel Smith (Side Judge), Paul Rheaume (Field Judge), Bill Patterson (Back Judge), Sandra Anderson (Clock Operator).
