The Bobcats fall behind early and can’t catch up in the second half.
Maine colleges
College football: Maine can’t slow down Rhode Island, falls 34-17 in home opener
The Black Bears are held to 57 yards in the second half and fall to 0-3.
College roundup: Domingues brothers rally CMCC men’s soccer past NHTI
The Lewiston grads each score second-half goals for the Mustangs on the road.
College football preview: UMaine (0-2) vs. Rhode Island (1-1)
The Black Bears open Coastal Athletic Association play with their home opener, a game moved to Friday night in anticipation of tough weather Saturday.
College roundup: No. 3 Babson edges No. 15 Bates field hockey
Also, former area high school standouts play role in USM’s win over UMaine-Farmington.
Sports Digest: Maine’s football home opener moved from Saturday to Friday
The Black Bears will play Rhode Island at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Alfond Stadium.
College notebook: Liam Coen released from hospital after ‘medical episode’
Liam Coen, former offensive coordinator at UMaine now at Kentucky, spends two nights in the hospital for undisclosed reasons.
Area college roundup: USM’s Folsom, Tuplin earn Little East Conference honors
Winthrop grad Eleanor Folsom and Lisbon grad Haley-Jane Tuplin helped the Huskies to a pair of victories.
Saturday’s college roundup: North Dakota State pulls away to beat Maine, 44-7
The Bison score 28 points in the second half to cruise to the win.
Area college roundup: Bates tops Bowdoin in field hockey
Also, a pair of Edward Little grads help University of Maine at Farmington win in men’s soccer.