ORONO, Maine — Things can’t get much worse for the University of Maine’s football team.

Stonehill University (Mass.), which has just completed its three-year transition to Division I from Division II and was picked to finish last in the Northeast Conference’s preseason poll, shocked the Black Bears 13-10 at Morse Field in Alfond Stadium on Saturday night.

It was UMaine’s fourth home-opening loss in the past five seasons.

Quarterback Jack O’Connell threw a 34-yard touchdown to Brigham Dunphy on a fourth and 21 play with 1:45 left that provided the Skyhawks with their first victory in three games.

UMaine is now 0-3.

O’Connell was chased out of the pocket and was just a yard or two from the Stonehill sidelines when he lofted the pass to Dunphy, who was inexplicably wide open in the back

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