POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist football team was defeated by St. Thomas, 39-32, in a Pioneer Football League game on Saturday at Tenney Stadium. 

• St. Thomas opened the scoring with a three-yard touchdown pass from Tak Tateoka to Matthew Rink at the 2:33 mark of the first quarter to lead 7-0.
• St. Thomas added to the lead with a one-yard rushing touchdown from Tateoka and Marc Coy rushed in for the two-point conversation to make the score 15-0 with 2:12 left in the first quarter.
• Marist responded with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Mannino to Carter James at the 9:00 mark of the second quarter to cut the deficit to 15-6.
• Mannino tossed another touchdown to James this time for four yards to make the score 15-12 with 4:56 left in the second quarter.
• The Red Foxes lead for the first time in the contest with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Mannino to Jackson Conners-McCarthy with 56 seconds left in the half to make the score 18-15.
• The Tommies tied the game at 18-18 with a 45-yard field goal from Ben Hoiland as the clock expired at the end of the first half.
• St. Thomas opened the scoring in the second half with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Tateoka to Jacob Wildermuth at the 10:21 mark of the third quarter to lead 25-18.
• The Tommies extended the lead with a two-yard rushing touchdown from Tateoka to make the score 32-18 with 14:53 left in the fourth quarter.
• Marist answered with a three-yard touchdown pass from Mannino to Will Downes to cut the deficit to 32-24 at the 10:35 mark of the fourth quarter.
• St. Thomas added a rushing touchdown by Gabriel Abel to put the Tommies up 15 with 2:19 to play.
• Mannino's fourth touchdown pass when to Jake Ciolino from 30 yards out with 19 seconds remaining.

• The Red Foxes registered eight tackles for loss, with two apiece by Gannon McCorkle and Braylen Ricks.
• Mannino finished with 211 yards passing. He completed passes to 13 receivers, a season high.
• Jack Melore led the Red Foxes in receptions (six) and receiving yards (47).
• Lincoln Cardillo led Marist with 43 rushing yards.
• Brook Bolden, Nate Robinson Jr., Casey Judelson, and Ronan Casanova led the Red Foxes with seven tackles apiece.

• Mannino's five touchdown passes marked the fifth time in program history a Red Fox accomplished this feat. It was done most recently by Austin Day against Davidson in 2018
• James scored his first career receiving touchdown and finished with two on the day. James joined Mohamed Diawara as Red Foxes who have scored two receiving touchdowns in a game this season.
• Santino Correa's 35-yard reception was his first of the season.
• This was the fourth time Marist faced St. Thomas, and second at Tenney Stadium.

Five touchdowns for Mannino ties the Marist single-game record!#FoxholeGuys pic.twitter.com/wtmJtDG1wl

— Marist Football (@Marist_Fball) October 12, 2024

• Marist is now 0-6 overall and 0-3 in PFL play.
• St. Thomas is now 3-3 this year and 2-0 in league play.

• The Red Foxes head back to the road as they travel to San Diego for a PFL contest on Saturday, Oct. 19.
• Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. Eastern.