SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island – The Marist football team dropped a non-league game on Saturday at Bryant by a score of 37-27.
 
In the first quarter, senior wide receiver Juston Christian set the program's all-time record with his 20^th career touchdown reception. It came on an 80-yard reception from red-shirt freshman quarterback Mike Husni in the first quarter.
   

Summary

• Bryant had the game's first score, a 49-yard touchdown pass from Price Wilson to Jean Constant at the 10:58 mark of the first quarter.
• The Bulldogs' next drive reached the Marist 7, but Gavin Rowley hit the left upright on a 24-yard field goal attempt. The next play from scrimmage was Husni's 80-yard touchdown pass to Christian down the left sideline.
• Bryant answered with a touchdown on its next drive. Daniel Adeboboye's one-yard touchdown run capped a 14-play, 58-yard drive.
• Rowley added a 28-yard field goal to give Bryant a 17-7 lead, but later missed a 34-yard field goal.
• With 25 seconds remaining in the first half, red-shirt sophomore linebacker Grant Dixon intercepted a pass and took off down the left sideline for a 62-yard touchdown.
• Marist received the second half kickoff, and needed just four plays to go 72 yards for a go-ahead touchdown. Husni connected with Chrsitian for the second time in the game, this time from 20 yards out. Red-shirt sophomore Darryn Jordan had carries of 30 and 19 yards on the drive.
• Bryant re-claimed the lead at 23-20 after Alfred Dorbor scored a one-yard rushing touchdown with exactly seven minutes left in the third quarter. The Bulldogs maintained their three-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
• With 12:07 left, Bryant ran its lead to 30-20 on 25-yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Constant. The Bulldogs got on the scoreboard again 3:03 later on a 62-yard pass from Wilson to Shelton McNeal.
• With two seconds remaining, Husni ran for an eight-yard touchdown.    

   

Key Stats

• In the first half, Bryant ran 65 plays to Marist's 24, and held a 20:32-9:28 advantage in time of possession. The Bulldogs ran 99 plays in the game to the Red Foxes' 65.
• Bryant held a 568-378 edge in total yards, but Marist averaged more yards per play (5.82 to 5.74).
• Christian caught four passes for 144 yards.
• Jordan ran for a team-high 70 yards.
• Dixon and red-shirt senior cornerback Brandon Miller each had nine tackles.
• Wilson finished 32-for-50 for 375 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for Bryant.

       

Notes

• The 80-yard Husni-to-Christian score was tied for the sixth-longest touchdown pass in program history. It was the third-longest receiving touchdown of his career.
• This was Christian's first multi-score game since a three-touchdown game at Morehead State on Oct. 15, 2016.
• Dixon's pick-six was the first by a Red Fox since sophomore Jeremiah Gholston returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown at Davidson last season. It was Dixon's first collegiate interception and touchdown.
• Husni made the first start of his career. He finished 12-for-28 for 244 yards through the air, and ran for 55 yards.       

   

Up Next

Marist opens Pioneer Football League play next Saturday, when the Red Foxes travel to Stetson. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.