MOREHEAD, Kentucky – The Marist football team earned a 31-21 road victory at Morehead State in a Pioneer Football League contest on Saturday.
 

Key to the Game

Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne scored two touchdowns – one rushing, one on a kickoff return – and accounted for 214 total yards to help the Red Foxes win their second straight and improve to 3-1 on the road this season.
 

Highlights

• On a fourth-and-one from the Marist 16 midway through the first quarter, Arthur Pinckney and Dominic Dutton combined to stop Zavier Lomax for a one-yard loss to force a turnover on downs.
• Marist had the game's first score 1:01 into the second quarter, when Brock Bagozzi connected with Scott Scherzer on a 17-yard touchdown pass. The drive started with a 36-yard pass from Bagozzi to Matt Stianche.
• James Louis' three-yard touchdown run with 4:22 left in the second quarter tied the score at seven.
• Leonard-Osbourne returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown to give Marist a seven-point lead back.
• A 10-yard touchdown pass from Colin Parachek to Christian Graves tied the score with 34 seconds left in the first half.
• Isaiah Smith blocked a field goal on Morehead State's first drive of the second half.
• Leonard-Osbourne's second touchdown of the day, a three-yard rushing score, gave Marist a 21-14 advantage with 1:56 left in the third quarter. The drive was extended on a roughing the punter penalty, and Bagozzi hit Brett Landis with a 32-yard strike on the next play to set up the touchdown.
• On a fourth-and-three, Parachek found Graves for a seven-yard touchdown pass. This tied the score with 11:50 to go.
• With 4:44 to go, Wyatt McMahon caught a nine-yard jump pass from Bagozzi to put Marist up 28-21. The two plays prior to the score were a 22-yard run by Leonard-Osbourne, and a 34-yard pass from Bagozzi to Landis.
• With Morehead State driving, Jack Imbt forced a fumble on fourth-and-one from the Eagles' 35. Since a fumble can not be advanced on fourth down, this resulted in a turnover on downs.
• Luke Paladino closed out the scoring with a 46-yard field goal with 2:26 left.
• Aaron Acosta recorded his second sack of the game to end Morehead State's final drive.

 

Stats

• Leonard-Osbourne had 121 kickoff return yards, 69 rushing yards, and 24 receiving yards.
• Bagozzi finished 21-for-30 for 232 yards in addition to his two touchdown passes.
• There were no turnovers in the game.
• Landis had a team-high 72 receiving yards, and Brandon Lombana had a team-best five receptions.
• Tyler Ruscher had a team-best 11 tackles.

 

Notes

• Marist is now 5-3 all-time against Morehead State, including a 4-0 mark in Kentucky.
• Marist clinched at least a .500 record in PFL play for the fourth straight season, and the eighth time in the last nine seasons.
• It was the first two-score game of Leonard-Osbourne's career, and the first kickoff return for a touchdown by a Red Fox this season.
• Acosta had the first two-sack game of his career.

 

Records

• Marist is now 4-5 overall and 4-3 in the PFL.
• Morehead State is 2-7 on the season and 1-5 in league play.

 

Up Next

• Marist plays its home finale on Saturday, Nov. 12 against Valparaiso.
• Kickoff is set for noon.
• Marist's seniors will be honored prior to kickoff.