Lewiston Times

The Bates football team hosts Trinity Saturday at Garcelon Field, with the final home game of the season getting underway at 1pm. Beforehand, the Bobcats will honor their 20 seniors, with festivities starting about 20 minutes before kickoff.

The 20 seniors being honored on Senior Day are: Linebacker Spencer Adams (Bedford, N.H.), running back Reza Badiee (La Jolla, Calif.), running back Jack Bryant (Falmouth, Maine), wide receiver and team captain Sean Bryant (Falmouth, Maine), defensive back Jose Calleja (Secane, Pa.), All-NESCAC defensive back Mohamed Coulibaly (Philadelphia, Pa.), wide receiver Mohamed Diawara (Philadelphia, Pa.), offensive lineman Nick Florio (Beachwood, N.J.), quarterback Liam Foley (Foxborough, Mass.), linebacker Thomas Formus (Ridgefield, Conn.), wide receiver Jackson Hayes (San Marino, Calif.), All-NESCAC linebacker and team captain Tony Hooks (New Rochelle, N.Y.), safety Quinn Kieselowsky (Blairstown, N.J.), offensive lineman Brendan Lovett (Abington, Mass.), wide receiver Christian Olivieri (Hull, Mass.), offensive lineman Jake Parsons (Belmont, Mass.), defensive lineman Jack Ryan (Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y.), defensive back Owen Straley (Norwell, Mass.), offensive lineman Cameron Winslow (Winslow, Maine), and offensive lineman Quinn Woods (Minot, Maine).

Bates faces a big challenge against the undefeated Bantams, who boast the top scoring offense (29.6 points per game) and the top scoring defense (10 points allowed per game) in the NESCAC. The Bobcats rank sixth on offense at 19.7 points per game but last in defense at 33.1 points allowed per game.

Both quarterbacks can sling it, with Trinity's Spencer Fetter ranking second in the NESCAC at 260.3 passing yards per game and sophomore Colton Bosselait (Westminster, Mass.) coming in third at 239.8 passing yards per game.

Olivieri has been Bosselait's favorite target this season, averaging 81 receiving yards per game, fifth in the NESCAC. Sean Clapp is Trinity's top receiver at 80.3 receiving yards per game.

The Bantams can run the ball, boasting two of the top four rushers in the conference. Colin McCabe averages 61.7 rushing yards per game and William Kirby averages 61.5 rushing yards per contest.

Defensively, Hooks still leads the NESCAC in tackling at 10.9 per game and Brian Casagrande paces the Bantams and is seventh in the conference with 7.4 tackles per game.

THE PARTICULARS:

What: Bates (2-5) vs. Trinity (7-0)

When: Saturday, Nov. 5, 1 p.m.

Where: Garcelon Field | Lewiston, Maine

Live Coverage: Video | Stats

All-Time Series: Trinity leads 39-7

Last Meeting: Trinity 45, Bates 7 (Hartford, Conn. | Oct. 16, 2021)

TRINITY LAST WEEK:

Senior QB Spencer Fetter completed 20 of 26 passes for 361 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 38-3 victory over the visiting Bowdoin College Polar Bears in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) football action on Jessee/Miller Field at Tansill Muldoon Stadium. Trinity remained perfect for the season at 7-0 while the Polar Bears fell to 2-5. Trinity extended its winning streak over the Polar Bears to 22 games in a row.

The game started slowly for the Bantams who punted on their first drive and saw the Polar Bears drive to the Trinity 24-yard line on the first Bowdoin possession.  Trinity senior DL Christian Anzeveno sacked Bowdoin QB Andrew Boel for a three-yard loss on 4th-and-4 to end the threat. Trinity marched to the Bowdoin eight-yard line later in the first quarter but a Fetter fumble on a handoff was recovered by Mike Randall for the Polar Bears. Bowdoin advanced into Trinity territory again but Bantam DB Aidan Kennedy broke up a pass on 4th-and-10 to end that drive early in the second quarter.

Trinity opened the scoring with a three-yard touchdown run by junior RB Colin McCabe at the 11:50 mark of the second frame, after the Bantams had gained 59 yards to the Polar Bear five-yard line on a fake punt that saw junior LB Dan Calderon take a direct snap and sprint untouched almost to the end zone. Bowdoin took advantage of a muffed punt to get on the board, as Jotham Casey kicked a 23-yard field goal shortly after Slade Postemski had recovered the muff at the Trinity 16-yard line. The Bantams broke the game open with two scores in a span of 2:24 just before halftime, as Fetter found WR DeVante Reid  for touchdown passes of 10 and 23 yards to give Trinity a 21-3 lead at the break. Fetter had 209 passing yards at intermission.

Trinity scored twice and forced two Bowdoin punts in the third quarter, going ahead, 28-3, on a 21-yard pass from Fetter to TE Thomas Walsh and adding a 23-yard field goal by sophomore Matt Jumes. Fetter tossed his fourth score to sophomore Sean Clapp, who finished the game with eight catches for 159 yards, for a 25-yard touchdown, while Bowdoin threatened twice late but could not convert. Trinity DE Noah Glantz made a tackle for loss on a 4th-and-2 for Bowdoin from Trinity's 25-yard line to end Bowdoin's best chance for second-half points.

BATES LAST WEEK:

Senior Christian Olivieri recorded two touchdown receptions and sophomore Colton Bosselait threw for three scores and ran for another, but the Bates football team fell 41-28 at Williams Saturday in NESCAC action.

A week after setting the Bates program record for receptions in one game, Olivieri (Hull, Mass.) caught a game-high seven passes for a team-high 77 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including one for the highlight reels.

With Bates trailing 27-14 in the third quarter, the Bobcats had the ball and a first down at the Williams 36-yard line. Bosselait (Westminster, Mass.) rolled to his right and threw a dime deep to the end zone. Olivieri leapt over the defender and caught the ball with one hand, bringing it into his chest for the touchdown. Junior Archie Green Jr. (Upland, Calif.) made the extra point and Bates trailed 27-21 with 4:15 left in the third quarter.

But that's as close as the Bobcats (2-5) got against the Ephs (2-5), as the Williams offense proved difficult to stop throughout the afternoon.

On just the second play from scrimmage on the ensuing drive, Dan Vaughn connected with Cameron Lee for a 66-yard touchdown and the Ephs led by 13 again.

They went up 41-21 on a 37-yard strike from Vaughn to Sam Jaffe with 8:46 left in the fourth quarter.

Bates answered with a nine-play, 75-yard drive that concluded with a short touchdown pass from Bosselait to Olivieri with 5:58 remaining, making the score 41-28. But the Ephs were able to run out the clock on their next possession, clinching the win over the Bobcats.

BATES' AND TRINITY'S LAST MEETING:

The Bantams scored three touchdowns in the first 11 minutes en route to a 45-7 victory over the visiting Bates football team at Jessee/Miller Field

The Bobcats went three-and-out on their first possession and Trinity immediately capitalized when Enzi Dabner-Teacher got a hand on the Bates punt to give the Bantams excellent field position on its first offensive possession. Opening on the Bobcat 41-yard line, Trinity quickly marched down the field and scored the game's first touchdown on an eight-yard pass from quarterback Spencer Fetter to wide receiver Jonathan Girard 1:39 into the game. Trinity tacked on two more scores on a six-yard run by running back William Kirby and a 19-yard pass from Fetter to wide receiver DeVante Reid to lead, 21-0, with 4:25 left in the first quarter.

The Bantams added to their lead in the second quarter, resulting in a 31-0 halftime advantage thanks to a 22-yard field goal by Matt Jumes and an 11-yard touchdown reception by Girard. Kirby added a pair of touchdown runs early in the third quarter to make the score 45-0. Bates took advantage of a Trinity fumble to score a touchdown on a 28-yard scoring strike from senior Brendan Costa (Westport, Mass.) to Christian Olivieri (Hull, Mass.). George Hawkins III (Jacksonville, Fla.) recovered the fumble for the Bobcats. Neither team's second unit scored in the fourth frame.

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