POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University football team rolled to a 41-13 victory over Stetson in a Pioneer Football League contest at Tenney Stadium on Saturday.
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The Red Foxes had four touchdowns cover at least 30 yards, and scored 38 points over a span of 15:26 in the first half. The 38 points in a half is believed to have tied a school record, and it is the most points the Red Foxes have scored in a half this century.
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- Samer Layous opened the scoring with a 23-yard field goal at the 2:24 mark of the first quarter. This concluded a nine-play, 80-yard drive.
- On Stetson's next drive, Jace Williamson intercepted a pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. The Red Foxes maintained their 10-0 lead after the first quarter.
- At the 13:58 mark of the second quarter, Sonny Mannino connected with Connor Hulstein on a 78-yard touchdown pass to give Marist a 17-0 lead.
- Mannino's 49-yard touchdown run staked Marist to a 24-0 lead at the 8:11 mark of the second quarter.
- Mannino found Lance Martinez for a 36-yard touchdown pass 59 seconds later to run the lead to 31-0.
- Mannino's three-yard rushing score at the 1:58 mark lifted Marist to a 38-0 advantage.
- Stetson got on the scoreboard on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Kale Alexander to Beau Bankston with two seconds left in the half. Marist took a 38-7 lead to the locker room.
- Layous hit a 46-yard field goal to cap Marist's first drive of the second half. The Red Foxes led 41-7 after three quarters.
- Cayden Betts' two-yard rushing touchdown with 48 seconds left closed out the scoring.
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- Chase Hatton finished with 11 tackles, two interceptions, one pass break-up, and half-a-tackle for loss.
- Williamson also finished with 11 tackles in addition to his pick-six.
- Nate Furrow registered his team-leading sixth sack to go along with seven tackles.
- Mannino finished with four total touchdowns (two rushing, two passing) and 244 total yards (187 passing, 57 rushing).
- Hulstein led Marist with 92 receiving yards on two catches.
- Carter James had a team-high 69 rushing yards on 10 carries.
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- Marist had its highest point total since scoring 45 at Stetson on Oct. 8, 2022.
- Mannino's touchdown pass to Hulstein was Marist's longest play from scrimmage this season.
- Layous' 46-yard field goal was Marist's longest since Luke Paladino hit a 46-yarder at Morehead State in 2022.
- Hulstein's 92 receiving yards were a career high.
- Williamson's touchdown was the first of his career.
- Marist moved to 10-2 all-time against Stetson, and the Red Foxes have now won six straight in the series. Marist is 7-0 all-time against Stetson at Tenney Stadium.
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- Marist is now 4-6 on the season and 2-4 in PFL play.
- Stetson is 3-7 overall and 2-4 in league play.
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- Marist hosts Davidson for its final home game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 15.
- Kickoff is set for noon with the program's Senior Day ceremony preceding kickoff.