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Release: October 18,
2003
MIDDLEBURY WINS AT BATES
LEWISTON, Maine - Mike
Keenan threw for 256 yards with three
touchdown passes as Middlebury improved to
2-3 with a 21-13 win at Bates. The
Panthers will host 5-0 Trinity next
Saturday on homecoming weekend at 12:30
p.m.
Bates scored on its opening
drive of the game as a 14-yard rush gave
the Bobcats a 7-0 lead. Early in the
second quarter, the Bobcats increased
their lead with a 22-yard field goal to
make it a 10-0 game. The teams exchanged
four punts before Middlebury got on the
board with 6:54 left in the half as Mike
Keenan found Charley Howe for a two-yard
touchdown pass. Bates was driving late in
the half, but an interception by Cam
Brooks stymied the drive at the Middlebury
30.
On their first drive of the
second half, the Panthers put together a
quick five play, 66-yard drive following a
short kickoff. Three pass completions over
more than 15 yards moved Middlebury down
the field quickly as Mike Murray caught a
28-yarder for the touchdown. Middlebury
held the 14-10 lead until Bates kicked a
field goal on its next possession to cut
the lead to 14-13 with 7:45 left in the
third quarter. On their next possession,
Middlebury scored on another 66-yard drive
as Keenan found Matt Wolf three times on
the drive for 36 yards, including a
seven-yard scoring strike. The lead grew
to 21-13, which is where it would stay for
the remainder of the game.
Keenan ended the day 17 of
33, while Eric Shanley rushed 17 times for
76 yards. Tom Cleaver had another big day
with five catches for 99 yards, while
Brooks had two interceptions on the day.
Phil Reiff (11 tackles) and Richard
Decembrele (10 tackles), led the
defense.
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