How It Happened
No. 21/20 Rhode Island recorded it first win at Maine in 25 years, using its versatile and explosive offense to pull away from the Black Bears, 34-17 Friday night.

The Rams (2-1, 2-0 CAA Football) scored twice through the air, twice on the ground and had two field goals on the night. Wide receiver Kahtero Summers caught a pair of second-quarter touchdowns to spark the offense.

Maine (0-3, 0-1 CAA Football) opened the scoring with a touchdown drive on its opening possession. The 12-play, 75-yard drive ate the first 6:45 of the game before Tristan Kenan punched it in from the 2-yard line. Rhody responded with a 47-yard field goal from Ty Groff on the next drive.

The Rams took the lead early in the second quarter when Kasim Hill hit Summers for a 35-yard touchdown. Less than four minutes later, Kenan scored again on a 15-yard rush, putting the Black Bears up, 14-10.

URI scored 14 unanswered points. First Hill and Summers connected again, this time on a 37-yard scoring strike. Ja'Den McKenzie followed with a 17-yard rumble up the middle, helping Rhody take a 24-14 lead. Maine ended the half with a field goal to make it a one-possession game at the break.

The second half was all Rhode Island, as the defense held Maine scoreless. A Groff field goal and a Gabe Sloat rushing touchdown put the game in hand as Rhode Island cruised to its second straight conference win.

Inside the Box Score

• The win snapped a 10-game road losing streak at Maine. Rhode Island's last victory at Orono was during the 1998 season.
• Wide receiver Kahtero Summers caught six passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns. It was his second straight 100-yard receiving game, and the touchdowns were his first two of the season.
• Through three games, Summers has 16 catches for 332 yards. He has had at least 99 receiving yards in each game.
• Five different receivers have caught touchdown pass for the Rams this season.
• Quarterback Kasim Hill was 18-of-32 for 234 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
• Hill became the third URI player to reach 6,000 career passing yards, joining Chris Hixson (8,407 from 1993-96) and Tom Ehrhardt (8,378 from 1984-85).
• Running back Ja'Den McKenzie topped 100 rushing yards, punishing the Maine defense for 121 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.
• The Rams ran for 206 yards overall, averaging 4.9 yards per carry.
• Safeties Jordan Colbert and Brent Jackson led Rhode Island nine tackles each.
• URI's defense held Maine to 3-of-11 on third down.
• Linebacker A.J. Pena had 1.5 sacks. He had a solo effort in the first half and later combined with defensive lineman Jalen Brown on another. Pena has 2.5 sacks through three games.
• Cornerback Fredrick Mallay recorded an interception.
• Cornerback Randy Jordan had two of Rhode Island's four pass break ups. Linebacker Gabe Salomons and safety Seun Filaoye had the others.
• Kicker Ty Groff's 47-yard field goal was the first of his career. It also was the longest for URI in 10 years, matching Dylan Smith's 47-yarder against Richmond in 2013. Groff is tied for the seventh-longest field goal in program history.
• Groff added a 42-yard field goal in the third quarter and was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points.
• Punt returner Gabe Sloat had three returns for 57 yards, including a career-long 41 yarder.
• Quarterback Kasim Hill was the game captain, and safety Jordan Colbert was the anchor bearer.
• The game was changed to Friday night due to the expectance of Hurricane Lee hitting the Orono area Saturday.

What's Next
Rhode Island heads to Villanova for another CAA Football contest Saturday, Sept. 23. The game will stream on FloFootball.com at 2 p.m.