KINGS POINT, N.Y. (Nov. 16, 2024) – The USMMA football team lost its season-finale on Saturday against arch-rival Coast Guard, 42-21, in the 44th Annual Secretaries' Cup at Tomb Field. The Mariners close out the season with a 5-4 (3-4 NEWMAC) record, while the Bears improve to 5-5 (3-4 NEWMAC) with the win.
 
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Senior wide receiver Talsen Smith (Roseville, Calif.) closed out his career by becoming the first Mariner ever to reach the 1,000 receiving yard plateau for a single season. He finished the day with 11 catches for 114 yards. Junior Gervy Alota (San Diego, Calif.) threw for 109 yards on 10-of-15 passing, while also rushing for a team-best 91 yards on 23 attempts with one touchdown that tied the game at 7-7 in the second quarter.
 
Also scoring on the day were seniors James Menor (Gresham, Ore.) on a seven-yard run in the third and Jayden Colon (Bay Shore, N.Y.) on a beautiful diving grab in the end zone on an 11-yard pass from freshman QB Bubba Mustain (Oro Valley, Ariz.) in the fourth.
 
Defensively, senior C.J. Livesay (Morristown, Tenn.) had a team-high 12 tackles and sophomore Zatyk Holub (Mount Vernon, Iowa) had an interception.
 
Turnovers were not kind to the Mariners today, as they lost the ball three times on one interception and two fumbles and all ensuing possessions for Coast Guard turned into touchdowns.
 
For the Bears, senior Joey Armentrout recorded 259 yards on 22-of-26 passing with three touchdowns and the one interception.  Sophomore Matthew LaBouliere made seven catches for 130 yards and found the end zone twice. On defense, sophomore Ramon Cruz had a game-high 13 tackles.
 
An updated recap will be posted on USMMASports.com later this weekend.
 
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