INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The Marist football team suffered a 31-10 loss to Butler in a Pioneer Football League at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl on Saturday.
 

Key to the Game

Butler broke open a 10-10 tie with 21 unanswered points in a span of 10:10 to pull away.
 

Highlights

• On Butler's first drive, Teddy Wright stopped Butler quarterback Bret Bushka for no gain on 4^th-and-1 from the Marist 30.
• On the Red Foxes' ensuing drive, Brock Bagozzi's six-yard touchdown pass to Amin Woods got Marist on the scoreboard first.
• Butler then scored 10 unanswered points in the second quarter.
• Luke Paladino's 31-yard field goal tied the score at 10 on the final play of the first half. The field goal came at the conclusion of a 9-play, 64-yard drive in 1:03. Bagozzi went 5-for-8 for 54 yards on the drive.
• Joey Suchy's rushing touchdown from three yards out, his second of the day, gave Butler a 17-10 lead with 52 seconds left in the third quarter.
• Suchy scored his third touchdown of the day on a 16-yard reception from Bret Bushka with 10:25 in the fourth, which put Butler up 24-10.
• Kwesi Kyei-Fordjour one-yard rushing touchdown gave Butler a 31-10 lead with 5:42 to play, which closed out the scoring.

 

Stats

• Wright led all players with 10 tackles for the Red Foxes, and had a pass break-up.
• Bagozzi completed 23 of 42 passes for 214 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.
• Matt Stianche and Amin Woods had a team-high five receptions for Marist. Stianche had a game-high 74 receiving yards.
• Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne had 107 all-purpose yards (56 on kickoff returns, team-high 45 rushing, six receiving).

 

Notes

• Wright had his sixth career game with at least 10 tackles.
• Bagozzi set a career high for pass attempts.
• Stianche set career highs for receptions and receiving yards.
• Marist is now 4-3 against Butler all-time, with a 2-1 record in Indianapolis. This was the Red Foxes' first trip to Indianapolis since 2016.

 

Records

• Marist is now 2-5 on the season and 2-3 in the PFL.
• Butler is 5-2 overall and 3-1 in league play.

 

Up Next

• Marist will host Presbyterian next Saturday at noon as part of Homecoming & Reunion Weekend.
• This will be Presbyterian's first trip to Tenney Stadium.
• This will be Marist's fourth annual Set the Expectation Game.