POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team was defeated by Morehead State, 27-24, in a Pioneer Football League game at Tenney Stadium on Saturday.
 
Mark Pappas' 25-yard touchdown pass to Matt Guilfoil with 1:02 remaining proved to be the game-winning score. There were six lead changes.
 

Summary

• Morehead State scored on its opening drive, which was punctuated by a one-yard touchdown run by Issiah Aguero. The PAT was blocked by Marist's Jacob Abill.
• On the ensuing drive, Austin Day scrambled to his left and took off down the sideline for a 32-yard touchdown run. Marist led 7-6 after the first quarter.
• Luke Paladino's 39-yard field goal put the Red Foxes up 10-6 early in the second quarter.
• Pappas' 25-yard touchdown pass to BJ Byrd with 53 seconds left in the first half put the Eagles back in front. They took a 13-10 lead to the locker room.
• On the opening drive of the third quarter, Day connected with Dwayne Menders for a 25-yard touchdown pass, as Marist went up 17-13.
• Pappas' 18-yard touchdown pass to Matt DeBlaiso gave Morehead State a 20-17 edge with 12:29 to go.
• Mekhai Johnson's one-yard plunge Marist back the lead to 24-20 with 4:41 to go.
• Morehead State's ensuing drive, which culminated in the Pappas-Guilfoil touchdown, was 12 plays and 76 yards. The Eagles converted a 4^th-and-10 on the drive.
• Marist did not convert a first down on its final drive.

 

Stats

• Day finished 18-for-26 for 202 yards, one touchdown, and one interception through the air. He was also the game's leading rusher with 54 yards on 12 carries.
• Jayden Johnson had a game-high 14 tackles for Marist, including one-and-a-half for a loss of yardage. Mike Arrington had 11 tackles and two sacks.
• Menders finished with team highs in receptions (seven) and receiving yards (82).
• Pappas finished 32-for-52 for 396 yards and three touchdowns. Byrd caught 11 passes for 113 yards.
• Morehead State held a 451-302 advantage in total yards.

 

Notes

• Jayden Johnson's tackle total tied Arrington's against Stetson for the most by a Red Fox this season.
• Arrington is the first Red Fox to notch two sacks in a game this season.
• Mekhai Johnson has scored three touchdowns in his last two games.
• In the Marist-Morehead State series, the road team has won six out of seven, with five games decided by seven points or less.
• Three of the Red Foxes' last four games have been decided by four points.

 

Records

• Marist is now 3-3 overall and 3-1 in the PFL.
• Morehead State is 5-2 this year and 4-0 in league play.

 

Up Next

• Marist travels to Minnesota for its meeting with St. Thomas in program history on Saturday, Oct. 30.
• Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Eastern.