Marist University Downs Morehead State

By Mike Ferraro

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Marist University football team defeated Morehead State 14-13 in a Pioneer Football League game at Tenney Stadium on Saturday, as the Red Foxes erased a 13-point fourth quarter deficit.

Morehead State got on the scoreboard first with a 26-yard field goal by Jordan Price at the 7:09 mark of the first quarter. The Eagles maintained a 3-0 lead after the first quarter.

Price added a 24-yard field goal with 12:04 left in the second quarter.

Bryce Patterson’s 53-yard touchdown pass to Keegan Zylstra gave Morehead State a 13-0 advantage with 3:51 left in the second quarter.

The Eagles led 13-0 at halftime.

Marist got on the scoreboard 35 seconds into the fourth quarter when Nate Furrow intercepted a pass and returned it eight yards for a touchdown, cutting the Red Foxes’ deficit to 13-7.

With 5:05 to play, Sonny Mannino scored a 10-yard rushing touchdown on third-and-goal, and Luke Stenson’s PAT gave the Red Foxes their first lead at 14-13. The score capped an 18-play, 99-yard drive.