Nick Laughlin of Cape Elizabeth scored early in the fourth quarter to pull Maine within six, but the Black Bears couldn’t get any closer and suffered their fifth straight loss, falling to Sacred Heart 24-16 on Saturday in Orono.

Maine falls to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in the Coastal Athletic Conference. The Black Bears have not won since beating Towson in their season opener on Aug. 27.

Sacred Heart improves to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

Laughlin scored on a 2-yard rush with 12:03 left to make it 21-15. Maine gave up a 40-yard field goal to Ryan Bocklet on the ensuing Sacred Heart possession, then drove to the Pioneers’ 37-yard line before turning the ball over on downs with 1:40 left.

Maine forced a Sacred Heart punt and started a drive at its own 43 with 1:16 left. The Black Bears gained one first down, but quarterback Caden Drezek threw four straight incomplete passes from the Sacred Heart 47 to end Maine’s hopes.

Drezek, who saw the bulk of the snaps after starting the season as the backup, went 12 for 28 passing for 141 yards. Eddie Buehler completed 1 of 5 passes for 13 yards and was sacked twice.

Maine took a 9-0 lead early in the second quarter on three field goals by Samuel Tremblay (42, 45 and 37 yards). Sacred Heart took the lead on an 11-yard pass from Poochie Snyder to Jason Palmieri with 19 seconds left in the first half.

Snyder completed 21 of 27 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns.

Maine is off next week and returns to action on Oct. 17 when it host Bryant.