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(Richmond, VA 10-7-23)| The Richmond Spiders rebound after a tough loss last week to beat the Maine Black Bears 42-31. Maine came into Robins Stadium with a 56-28 victory over Stony Brook last week, while Richmond was looking to bounce back from a 31-14 loss to Hampton. This was the 30th matchup between these teams (who started this series in 1984) as the Spiders led the series 15-14 (Prior to today’s matchup). The main storyline in this game was the first start for Spiders Freshman Quarterback Camden Coleman, who had a career day & tied Kyle Lauletta for most Touchdowns in a game (6).
The first quarter of this matchup saw 433 yards of total offense combined. The Black Bears took control of the game as Quarterback Derek Robertson connected with Joe Gillette for a 75-yard TD to put Maine up 7-0 (11:46 1st qrt) . In less than 3 minutes the Black Bears struck again on a trick play as Wide Receiver Montingo Moss connected to Wide Receiver Tavion Banks for a 24-yard TD to put Maine up 14-0 (8:55 1st qrt) . Following Maine’s possession the Spiders orchestrated a 2-play, 75-yard drive as Camden Coleman threw his 1st Td of the day (Finished with 6 TDs) to Wide Reciever Nick DeGennaro for 65 yards to put the Spiders on the board, 7-14 (8:21 1st qrt). Cody Williams kicked a 23-yard FG to give Maine a 17-7 lead (3:09 1st qrt). The Spiders counted as Camden Coleman connected to Nick DeGennaro on a 55-yard TD to cut Maine’s lead 14-17 (1:23 1st quarter).
The Spiders took the lead in the 2nd quarter as Camden Coleman connected with Quaney Veney for a 13-yard TD to give the Spiders a 21-17 lead (11:43 in the 2nd quarter). The Spiders extended their lead to 28-17 as Camden Coleman connected with Nick DeGennaro for 13 yards (6:37 2nd Qrt) . Derek Robertson connected with Joe Gillette on a 50-yard reception to cut the Spiders' lead to 4 (28-24, 5:04 2nd qrt). Before halftime, Camden Coleman connected with Freshman Landon Ellis for an 11-yard reception with 53 seconds left before the half. Coleman's 5 TDs in the first half set the record for most touchdowns by a freshman in a half.
In 3rd quarter the Spiders tacked on another touchdown as Camden Coleman threw for his 6th touchdown of the day as he tied former Spiders's QB Kyle Lauletta ( 9/16/17 vs Howard) to give the Spiders a 42-24 lead (7:04 3rd qtr). Nick DeGennaro was the recipient of Coleman's 6th TD, Which DeGennaro scored his 3rd TD of the day ( Tied the Spiders record for most receiving touchdowns in a game). The Black Bears tacked on another TD as Anthony Harris connected with Joe Gillette to cut the lead to 11 (42-31, 4:37 4th Qtr) which the Spiders held the lead until the end of the game.
With the Win, the Spiders move to 3-3 (2-1 CAA). The Spiders travel next week to face Rhode Island. Richmond will return to Robins Stadium on October 28th as they will face Campbell, The Kickoff for this matchup is at
3:30 pm.
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