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Saturday's Game: Maine Maritime Academy (1-3, 0-2) vs. Endicott College (2-3, 2-0), Ritchie Field, Castine, Maine, 12:00 p.m.
Series History: The Gulls hold a 4-0 all-time record over the Mariners, including a 2-0 record when playing at Ritchie Field.
Last Meeting: Last season on October 24, 2015 the Mariners amassed 283 rushing yards, including a touchdown from both Michael Fahey James Ferrar in a tough 37-14 loss to Endicott.
Ferrar led the Mariner offense with 144 yards on 25 carries, while Fahey tallied 72 rushing yards and 67 passing yards. Derek Breunig tallied 52 yards on two grabs, including a long reception of 44 yards.
Lawrence Gonzalez returned an interception for 45-yards on the opening drive to put Endicott up 7-0. The Mariners threw another interception on their next drive, but answered back with an 8-play 62-yard scoring drive capped off by a Fahey 3-yard run. The extra-point was good to tie things at 7-7.
The Gulls scored 17 points in the second half to take a 24-7 lead into the intermission. The Mariners forced the Gulls to punt on back-to-back drives, held Endicott to just a field goal in the third quarter, and orchestrated a 17-play 79-yard drive highlighted by a 2-yard touchdown run by Ferrar to cut the deficit to 27-14.
Robert Bradley Jr. strip-sacked Gull quarterback Sam Ouellette at the end of the third quarter, and Jeddy Doyon recovered the ball to give the Mariners possession on the Endicott 45-yard line, but Jacob Doolan's pass was intercepted to halt Maine Maritime's momentum.
Endicott added 10 points in the fourth quarter to claim the NEFC victory.
Ouellette led the way for the Gulls offensively, with 245 passing yards on 15 completions, and a touchdown.
Defensively, the Mariners were led by Doyon who recorded 11 tackles (three solo) and a fumble recovery, and Alex Gamester's 10 tackles (six solo). Bradley Jr. tallied two sacks, for 14 yards, five tackles and a forced fumble, while Christopher Ford added a sack and six tackles.
Connor McLaughlin recorded a game-high 14 tackles (six solo) and an interception to lead Endicott's defense. John Pendergast and Thomas Johnson added 13 tackles each for the Gulls.
Maine Maritime's Last Game: Corey Creeger threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns and added another score on the ground to lead Maine Maritime Academy in a 36-30 loss to Coast Guard Academy on Saturday, October 1.
The Mariners had 248 yards (138 passing) in the first half, while Coast Guard had 164 yards (147 passing).
The Bears scored on their first possession of the second half when Camden Cecchini ran the ball in for a three-yard touchdown with 11:05 left giving Coast Guard their largest lead of the game, 36-16.
Maine Maritime answered as Creeger threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Susi with 8:59 left in the third quarter and Jacob Doolan in the two-point conversion to cut the lead to 36-24.
The Mariners pulled to within a touchdown less than one minute into the fourth quarter when Creeger tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass to Susi, but the two-point rush failed and Coast Guard hung on to a 36-30 lead with 14:16 left.
Both defenses took over for the rest of the game. Coast Guard punted on its next possession and the Mariners threatened by driving to the Coast Guard 28, but turned it over on downs when Crowley broke up a fourth down pass inside the 10-yard line with 7:20 left.
Coast Guard punted again, giving the Mariners one final chance to win the game starting at their own 40-yard line. Maine Maritime came up a yard short on 4th-and-10 with a nine yard completion, giving Coast Guard the ball back with 4:09 left on the Mariner-49 yard line.
Coast Guard's Cody Bain had a catch in traffic and held on for a 15-yard gain on 3rd-and-nine which allowed the Bears to run out the clock.
The Mariners finished with 436 total yards, 207 rushing and 229 passing while Coast Guard had 339 yards, 290 of those in the air.
Doolan led the Mariners with 16 carries for 118 yards while Creeger was 7-of-15 for 229 yards and three touchdowns in the loss. Susi caught four passes totaling 136 yards and two touchdowns, while Breunig finished the afternoon with three receptions totaling 93 yards and a touchdown.
Cody O'Brien led the Mariner defense with seven tackles, including five solo stops. Jaret Mundth, Trenton J. Bouchard and Dominic Gigante each had six tackles, while Cody Chapman also notched six tackles, 2.5 for a loss of six yards and a forced fumble and John Bennett also had five tackles and an interception returned for 41 yards.
Endicott College's Last Game: Endicott's defense held MIT to a season-low 165 yards of total offense on Saturday, October 1, to remain undefeated in NEFC play with a 21-9 victory.
The Gulls managed the clock despite rainy conditions averaging 2:20 per drive, while totaling 7:30 of possession or more in each quarter to aid their defense in limiting MIT to 28 yards rushing and 137 yards passing. Endicott also notched two interceptions and a fumble recovery in the win.
Joe Kalosky, Michael Scherer, and Lavante Wiggins accounted for the scoring as all three punched in rushing touchdowns inside MIT's 10-yard line, respectively.
Chris Lipscomb hauled in 43 yards on four receptions, and netted 182 yards punting on five attempts. William Rivera paced the Gulls in tackles with nine (1 solo, 8 assisted, 2.0 for a loss, one pass breakup).
The Mariners: Corey Creeger leads the Mariners with 125.5 passing yards per game, 502 yards total, while also leading the team with seven rushing touchdowns. Jordan Susi leads the Mariners with 79.8 receiving yards per game and five receiving touchdowns. Jacob Doolan leads the team with 107.5 rushing yards per game and two touchdowns.
Defensively, Cody Chapman leads the Mariners with 40 tackles, 10 per game, nine tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles and 1.5 sacks.
After four games, the Mariners are averaging 259.8 rushing yards per game and 139 passing yards per game. Against Maine Maritime, opponents are averaging 244 passing yards per game and 115.8 rushing yards per game. The Mariners are allowing opponents to score 34 points per game, while averaging 28.3 points per game.
The Gulls: After five games, the Gulls are averaging 297.6 passing yards per game and 123.8 rushing yards per game. Against Endicott, opponents are averaging 254 passing yards per game and 110.8 rushing yards per game. The Gulls are allowing opponents to score 24.2 points per game, while averaging 19.8 points per game.
Passing Milestones: Quarterback Corey Creeger just needs 53 yards to pass last year's passing yards leader Michael Fahey who amassed 555 yards in 2015. Creeger has thrown for 502 yards this season, totaling more than six of the team's year leaders over the past seven seasons.
Doolan Being Doolan: Against Coast Guard Academy, Jacob Doolan notched his third-consecutive 100-yard rushing game of the season. Doolan is one of three players to accomplish that feat in the NEFC this year.
Pass Defense: Both John Bennett and Trenton J. Bouchard sit atop the NEFC in pass defense this season. Bennett and Bouchard have six pass breakups and an interception each.
Conversion Leaders: This season, the Mariners sit atop the NEFC with a 46.6 third down conversion percentage. Out of 58 chances, the Mariners have converted on the third down 27 times.
The Mariners also lead the league in fourth down conversions, converting the fourth down 10 out of 16 times for a 62.5 success rate.
NEFC Honors: Following the Mariners' game at Coast Guard Academy, Jordan Susi was named to the NEFC Offensive Honor Roll, while teammates John Bennett and Trenton J. Bouchard were named to the NEFC Defensive Honor Roll.
