POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team dropped its season opener on Saturday, falling to Georgetown of the Patriot League by a score of 39-14 at Tenney Stadium.
    

Summary

 

• An interception on Marist's first offensive series resulted in a 23-yard field goal by Georgetown kicker Brad Hurst at the 5:54 mark of the first quarter.
• In the waning seconds of the quarter, Gunther Johnson found Max Edwards for a 27-yard touchdown pass. The ensuing two-point conversion gave the Hoyas an 11-0 edge after the first quarter.
• Georgetown drove inside the Marist 5 late in the second quarter, but red-shirt junior Eddie Zinn-Turner blocked a field goal. The score remained 11-0 at halftime.
• The Hoyas scored two touchdowns in less than three minutes midway through the third quarter, which ran their lead to 25-0.
• Marist got on the board with 3:12 left in the third quarter, when red-shirt freshman quarterback Mike Husni found red-shirt junior tight end Jon Kanda for a seven-yard touchdown pass. But the Hoyas answered just 2:28 later when Johnson's third touchdown pass of the game made the score 32-7.
• Junior Areg Nazarian's 10-yard touchdown run cut Marist's deficit to 32-14 with 12:44 remaining.
• Johnson's fourth touchdown pass of the game gave Georgetown a 39-14 lead with 3:37 remaining, and closed out the scoring.

 

Key Stats

 

• Marist committed four turnovers, while Georgetown had two.
• Georgetown held a 438-178 edge in total yards, and a 35:32-24:28 advantage in time of possession.
• Nazarian led the Red Foxes on the ground with 43 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown.
• Sophomore wide receiver David Shannon III led the Red Foxes with five receptions and 29 yards receiving.
• Fifth-year senior safety Wesley Beans had a game-high 11 tackles, including eight solo stops.
• Johnson was 26-for-37 passing for 369 yards and four touchdowns.

     

Notes

 

• This marked the 22^nd all-time meeting between Marist and Georgetown. The Hoyas now lead the all-time series, 16-5.
• The road team has won six of the last seven of the series.
• This was the first time Marist opened a season against Georgetown since 1998.
• Husni's touchdown pass was the first of his career.

   

Quote of the Day

"In the first half, I thought our defense kept us in the game," head coach Jim Parady said. "Offensively, we struggled and put the defense in short fields. But we left our defense on the field for too many plays, and when our offense came to life, our defense was bogged down."
    

Notes

The Red Foxes have a bye week before traveling to Bryant on Saturday, Sept. 15. Kick-off is set for 6 p.m.