VALPARAISO, Indiana – The Marist football team (3-4 overall, 2-2 Pioneer Football League) suffered a 49-15 defeat at Valparaiso (3-4, 2-2) in a PFL contest on Saturday afternoon at Brown Field.
 
The game was delayed twice by thunderstorms, with the delay time totaling three hours and 36 minutes. The contest concluded over six hours after it started.
 
Key Plays

• Marist had two first-quarter drives inside the Valparaiso five-yard line. The first one ended in an interception, and the second ended in a 23-yard field goal by red-shirt junior kicker Joe Giglio.
• On the next play from scrimmage, Valparaiso's Jimmy Seewald connected with Parker Fox on a 70-yard touchdown pass.
• Lightning delayed the game at 1:31 p.m. local time with 2:49 left in the first quarter, and Valparaiso holding a 7-3 lead. Play resumed after a delay of one hour, 25 minutes.
• Jarrett Morgan's five-yard touchdown run gave Valparaiso a 14-3 lead with 7:36 left in the second quarter.
• Lightning delayed the game for the second time at 3:21 p.m. local time with 7:28 left in the second quarter. The game resumed after a deal of two hours, 11 minutes.
• Valparaiso drove to the Marist 3 late in the first half, but red-shirt sophomore Peter Delatour blocked a field goal to keep the score at 14-3 entering halftime.
• The Crusaders outscored the Red Foxes in the third quarter, 21-6. Marist's lone touchdown in third quarter on a 40-yard touchdown pass from red-shirt junior quarterback Mike White to junior wide receiver Juston Christian.
• Valparaiso added a defensive touchdown in the fourth quarter on a fumble recovery in the end zone, and a 34-yard rushing score by Cody Boxrucker to extend its lead to 49-15.
• Red-shirt freshman quarterback Jacob Hallenbeck had a one-yard touchdown run to account for the game's final points.

 
Key Stats

• Marist had six turnovers in the contest to Valparaiso's one.
• Valparaiso outgained Marist, 475-378.
• Marist ran for 238 yards and averaged 5.7 yards per carry. Red-shirt senior Marcellus Calhoun had a team-high 72 rushing yards, and sophomore Areg Nazarian had a career-high 71.
• Christian had 115 of the Red Foxes' 140 receiving yards.
• Red-shirt junior free safety Wesley Beans had a team-high nine tackles. Red-shirt junior linebacker Ruben Avalos III finished with seven tackles, one stop for loss, and a forced fumble.

 
Notes

• Valparaiso defeated Marist for the first time in seven tries. This was the first meeting between the teams since 2014.
• Christian now has 10 100-yard receiving games in his career.
• Red-shirt freshman quarterback Jacob Hallenback scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard run with seven seconds to play. He became the seventh Red Fox to score his first career touchdown this season.

 
Up Next
Marist returns home to face PFL foe Drake on Saturday, Oct. 21. Kickoff at Tenney Stadium is set for 1 p.m. For ticket information, please click here.