DAVIDSON, North Carolina – The Marist football team dropped a Pioneer Football League contest at Davidson by a score of 42-19 on Saturday at Richardson Stadium.
 

Summary

• Davidson jumped out to a 21-0 lead with two touchdowns in the first quarter and one in the second, but Sonny Mannino connected with Jack Melore on a 68-yard touchdown pass to get the Red Foxes on the board. The score remained 21-7 at halftime.
• After Davidson expanded its lead to 28-7 in the third, Mannino connected with Jackson Conners-McCarthy on a five-yard scoring pass. The Wildcats' lead was 28-13 after three quarters.
• Mannino's third touchdown pass of the day, which went to Mohamed Diawara from six yards out, brought the Red Foxes to within 28-19 at the 6:36 mark of the fourth quarter.
• Davidson expanded its lead with two touchdowns in a span of 54 seconds late in the fourth quarter to close out the scoring.

 

Stats

• Mannino threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns. He completed three passes of at least 40 yards, and five of at least 20.
• Conners-McCarthy led Marist with 101 yards receiving and five receptions.
• Tristan Shannon led the Red Foxes with 43 yards on the ground, including a 39-yard run.
• Marist gained 425 yards of total offense.
• James Kratochvil paced Marist with nine tackles.

 

Notes

• Mannino set career highs for passing yards and passing touchdowns. These totals were also the most by a Red Fox this season.
• Conners-McCarthy had the first 100-yard game of his collegiate career, and his touchdown was the first of his career.
• Shannon's 39-yard run was the longest by a Red Fox this season.
• Mannino's 68-yard touchdown pass to Melore was the Red Foxes' longest play this season.
• Melore scored a touchdown for the second straight week.

TOUCHDOWN MARIST!!

Mannino connects with Malore for the 68 yard strike!

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— Marist Football (@Marist_Fball) October 5, 2024

 

Records

• Marist is 0-5 overall and 0-2 in the PFL.
• Davidson is 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the PFL.

 

Up Next

• Marist will return home to face St. Thomas on Saturday, Oct. 12.
• Kickoff at Tenney Stadium is set for noon.
• For ticket information, contact the Marist Ticket Office at (845) 575-3553 or maristtickets@marist.edu.

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