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BOSTON (AP) — Evan Dickens ran for a 39-yard touchdown, Mason McKenzie added a 31-yard scoring pass and Boston College slogged its way to a 22-16 non-conference victory over Maine on Saturday.
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College → run → Saturday
McKenzie, a redshirt junior that transferred from Saginaw Valley State, completed 14-of-21 passes for 173 yards but was picked off twice.
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that → transfer → yards
Eddie Buehler went 22 for 32 with 201 yards, two TDs and a pair of inceptions for the Black Bears (1-3).
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Buehler → go → Bears
Coming off an emotional victory over Rutgers in their annual Red Bandanna Game, the Eagles (2-1) led 19-10 at halftime despite their uninspiring performance.
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Eagles → come → performance
A nearly 40-point favorite, BC was stopped twice on 4th-and-1 plays inside Maine’s 20-yard line in the opening quarter, and McKenzie was picked off two plays after leaving briefly with an apparent leg injury after a defender rolled on him making a tackle.
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defender → stop → tackle
“I think what would be safe to say is that: ‘I’ve got to do a better job,’’’ BC coach Bill O’Brien said.
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O’Brien → think → job
“It starts with me.
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It → start → me
There’s some things that we just have to do a better job, especially offensively.
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we → ’ → job
We had the ball inside the 10-yard line, I don’t know, probably four, five times.
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I → have → line
Maine cut it to 22-16 on Buehler’s second TD pass to Rick Laughlin, a 7-yarder with 4 1/2 minutes left in the game, but BC converted two first downs and ran the clock out.
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BC → cut → clock
“In the end, it’s a win,” O’Brien said.
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O’Brien → ’ → end
“I’ve been doing this a long time and you can never take for granted winning.”
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you → do → winning
Dickens burst through the middle for his score, making it 7-0 early in the opening quarter.
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it → burst → quarter
It became 9-0 when Maine center Jack Boutaugh was flagged for holding in the end zone.
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Boutaugh → become → zone
McKenzie hit Johnathan Montague with his TD pass after BC failed on a fourth down the second time.
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BC → hit → down
Buehler’s 5-yarder to Laughlin cut it to 19-10 at the half.
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yarder → cut → half
Short on short yardage
BC was stopped on a straight-ahead play on fourth-and-1 at Maine’s 15-yard line on their first possession after recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff.
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BC → stop → kickoff
Then, on their third time with the ball, the Eagles were stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Black Bears’ 5.
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Eagles → stop → 5
Trailing 22-10 early in the fourth, Maine came up short on a 4th-and-goal from BC’s 5.
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Maine → trail → 5
“Definitely a lot to clean up,” said BC linebacker KP Price, who had two interceptions.
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who → clean → interceptions
“We’re not down on ourselves.
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We → ’re → ourselves
We’ve definitely got a lot to tighten up on.
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We → get → lot
The takeaway
Maine: It’s certainly a positive staying with a Power Four school.
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It → ’ → school
With their first Atlantic Coast Conference game coming next week, the Eagles have a lot to fix.
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Eagles → come → lot
“Absolutely, these guys will come in here (Sunday) and be ready to go to work,” O’Brien said, when asked if the timing of a lackluster showing can be good before conference play.
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timing → come → play
Boston College: Hosts Virginia Tech Saturday in its ACC opener.
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College → host → opener
The Aporia
