Littleton Jr. rushes for career-high 202 as Rhode Island defeats Maine 45-13

Antwain Littleton Jr. dashed for a career-high 202 yards rushing and scored 2 touchdowns connected 21 carries arsenic Rhode Island trounced Maine, 45-13 connected Saturday

ORONO, Maine -- Antwain Littleton Jr. dashed for a career-high 202 yards rushing and scored 2 touchdowns connected 21 carries arsenic Rhode Island trounced Maine, 45-13 connected Saturday.

Littleton Jr. scored from 2 yards retired connected the Rams' archetypal thrust of the game, and tacked connected a 52-yard rushing people astatine the extremity of the 3rd quarter. Rhode Island (9-2, 7-0 Coastal Athletic Association), ranked ninth successful the FCS coaches' poll, scored connected their archetypal 4 drives of the game, with each but its archetypal thrust lasting little than 4 minutes.

Devin Farrell completed 16 of his 22 passes for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns, linking up with Marquis Buchanan connected six catches for 138 yards and a score. Offensive lineman Dontay Bishop notched his archetypal vocation touchdown on a 2-yard catch with 41 seconds near successful the archetypal quarter.

Brendon Barrow added 65 yards rushing and 2 scores connected 7 carries arsenic the Rhody tally crippled tallied 264 yards. The Rams outgained the Black Bears 497-323.

Scott Woods caught 5 passes for 114 yards and 1 touchdown for Maine (6-5, 5-2).

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