POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team earned a 37-7 win over Presbyterian in a Pioneer Football League game at Tenney Stadium on Saturday.
The was win the 150
th in the career of head coach
Jim Parady, and came on Homecoming & Reunion Weekend at Marist and the program's fourth annual Set The Expectation game.
- The Red Foxes utilized a balanced effort in all three phases of the game, and kept the Blue Hose out of the end zone for the game's first 57 minutes.
- Marist scored on six consecutive drives between the second and fourth quarters.
- An interception by Clayborne Fields III on the game's opening drive set Marist up at the Presbyterian 37. Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne capped an eight-play drive with a two-yard rushing touchdown.
- A four-yard rushing touchdown by Amin Woods staked Marist to a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter. The drive included a 48-yard completion from Brock Bagozzi to Matt Stianche.
- Luke Paladino added two field goals later in the second quarter, from 32 and 48 yards out. These enabled Marist to take a 20-0 halftime lead.
- Woods' second touchdown of the game, this one coming from two yards out, put Marist up 27-0 midway through the third quarter. The drive included a 32-yard completion from Bagozzi to Brett Landis.
- Paladino added a 22-yard field goal late in the third quarter. The drive was set up by a Mike Arrington strip sack, with Tyler Ruscher recovering the fumble. Devin Thompson's one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter closed out the Red Foxes' scoring.
- Presbyterian's lone score came on a one-yard touchdown pass from Nate Hayden to Jalen Jones with 2:16 remaining.
- Marist held a 337-162 edge in total yards.
- Marist was 8-for-16 on third down conversions, and held Presbyterian to 4-for-15 on third down.
- Arrington finished with 12 tackles, three tackles for loss, a strip sack, and a pass break-up.
- Landis led the Red Foxes with 66 yards receiving on four receptions.
- The 162 total yards allowed by Marist were its fewest since allowing 144 to Davidson on Nov. 15, 2014.
- Paladino's 48-yard field goal is tied for the third longest in program history. He now has six field goals in his career of at least 45 yards.
- This is the lowest point total Marist held an opponent to this season.
- The 30-point margin of victory was the Red Foxes' largest since a 31-point win against Stetson on Oct. 9, 2021.
- Thompson's fourth quarter touchdown was the first of his career.
- Marist is now 2-0 against Presbyterian all-time.
- Brenda Tracy, the founder of Set The Expectation, served as honorary captain and was presented a jersey during the game.
- Marist will travel to Morehead State for its final PFL road game on Saturday, Nov. 5.
- Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
