University at Albany Great Danes

Score: #25 UAlbany 37, Maine 3
  
Location: Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y.
  
Records: #25 UAlbany (7-4, 5-2 CAA) | Maine (1-9, 1-6 CAA)

Short Story: The University at Albany football team took care of business on senior day, taking down Maine 37-3 Saturday afternoon. After scoring on their first three offensive possessions, the Great Danes dominated the Black Bears all afternoon to improve to 7-4 overall and 5-2 in the conference.

Key Stat Lines 

• Kai Colón threw for a season-high 264 yards and collected a pair of touchdown passes, as well as a rushing touchdown. 
• Aidan Semo found the end zone on the ground twice. 
• Jordan Rae led the team with 95 receiving yards on five catches, while Tavahri Groves and Luke McAuliffe each tallied a receiving touchdown.
• Cole Sisson was atop the squad with eight total tackles and tied with Sekou Roland for the team lead with a sack each. 
• Shawan Lewis tallied three tackles for loss, which led the team. 
• UAlbany totaled 371 yards of offense, including 166 passing yards, while holding the Black Bears to just 162 total yards on defense.

 
How it Happened: 

• UAlbany was first on the board when Kai Colón capped off a nine-play, 84-yard drive with a seven-yard touchdown run to make it 7-0 early.
• Following an incomplete pass on fourth down for the Maine offense, Aidan Semo found the end zone on a two-yard rush to extend the Great Danes lead to 14-0 with over five and a half minutes left in the first.
• Tavahri Groves added to the UAlbany lead when he hauled in an eight-yard touchdown over a defender's head in the back corner of the end zone to make it 21-0 less than two minutes into the second quarter.
• The Black Bears got on the board with a field goal to cut the lead to 21-3 with 8:06 left in the half.
• Three minutes later, Maine lined up to punt facing a 4^th and 16 from its own 16-yard line, but Bodhi Sabongui blocked the punt and knocked it out of the back of the end zone to cause a safety and make it 23-3, which would remain the score at half.
• The Great Danes were driving down the field, but a fourth-down pass from Kai Colón was intercepted by Elijah Alvarado to give the Black Bears the ball at the UAlbany 48-yard line.
• Following a three-and-out from the Maine offense, Semo ran in his second touchdown of the day to make it 30-3 with 3:10 left in the third.
• Maine was driving down the field to start the fourth quarter, but an incomplete pass on 4^th and 13 killed the drive.
• UAlbany extended its lead of the following drive when Colón connected with Luke McAuliffe for a 24-yard touchdown to push the score to 37-3 with 7:54 remaining.
• The Great Dane defense kept the Black Bears off the board for the remainder of the game and walked away with a 37-3 Senior Day win.

  
Next: The Great Danes end the 2026 regular season next Saturday on the road, facing off against North Carolina A&T. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany football by following the team on X, Instagram, and Facebook.