POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team closes out its season on Saturday by hosting Presbyterian on Saturday at noon.
 
Kickoff is set for noon. The game will be Marist's Senior Day, with the ceremony slated to begin at 11:40 a.m., and will also be the Red Foxes' sixth annual Set The Expectation Game.
 

How to Follow

• Geoff Brault (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), and Tommy Armstrong (sideline) will have the call on ESPN+.
• In-game updates will be available on X via Marist Football (@Marist_FBall).

 

Senior Day Honorees

• Players Noah Abida, Jake Anapol, Kolbe Benham, Logan Brabham, Masin Cobb, Anthony Comestro, Reed Dexter, Mohamed Diawara, Nick Jackson, Declan Kazan, Devin Kennedy, David LaFears, Mylo Lee, Sam Loper, Gannon McCorkle, Dominic Perricone, Tyler Ruscher, Dyvante Terrelonge, John Testa, Austin Trimble, and Jackson Willette.
• Student assistants Emely Batista, Mia Colantuono, Alexis Lee, and Loren Weintraub.
• Student athletic trainers DeAngela Brackman and Sydney Warren.

 

About Presbyterian

• The Blue Hose are coming off a bye week, and won two in a row prior to that against Stetson (road, Oct. 26, 42-14) and Dayton (home, Nov. 2, 28-7).
• Three of Presbyterian's four league losses have been by one score, including overtime contests against San Diego and Drake.
• In PFL play, the Blue Hose rank second in the league in yards per game, with QB Collin Hurst is second in passing efficiency.
• Head coach Steve Englehart is in his third season.

 

VS. PRESBYTERIAN

• Marist leads the all-time series, 3-0.
• This is Presbyterian's second trip to Poughkeepsie, with the first being in 2022.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• Marist prevailed at Stetson, 40-31, on Nov. 9.
• Sonny Mannino tied the program's single-game record with four rushing scores. Mannino was then named PFL Offensive Player of the Week
• Mohamed Diawara had Marist's first punt return touchdown since 2022.
• Marist forced a season-high four turnovers, all coming on interceptions, with two by James Kratochvil, who was then named Honorable Mention for FCS Freshman of the Week by Stats Perform.
• The Red Foxes had their highest point total since 2022.

 

SEASON STATS

• Marist has scored on its opening drive four times this season, and has scored on one of its first two drives in six games
• Marist's average of 38.9 penalty yards per game is 13th lowest in the FCS.
• Marist is tied for sixth in the FCS with just two fumbles lost this season. The Red Foxes have committed just 11 turnovers this season (tied for 33rd in the FCS), and have two games without committing one.
• Marist has run at least 70 plays in a game five times this season, with a high of 80 at Stetson.
• Marist has given up under 20 points twice this season: 17 against Valparaiso, 19 against Drake.
• Marist has generated seven turnovers in its last two games: three at Drake (two fumbles, one interception) and a season-high four at Stetson (all interceptions).
• Marist's total of 40 points at Stetson was its highest since scoring 45 at Stetson on Oct. 8, 2022.
• Tristan Shannon has 843 all-purpose yards this season.
• Marist has two blocked kicks this season: Conor Fitzgibbon, blocked punt vs. St. Thomas; Jordan Mendoza, blocked field goal at San Diego.