POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University football team dropped a non-league home game to Bucknell by a score of 34-23 at Tenney Stadium on Saturday.
 
Both teams are now 1-1 overall.
 

Summary

• Bucknell jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but Marist got on the board with a one-yard touchdown run by Tristan Shannon. This capped a nine-play, 80-yard drive.
• After Bucknell extended its least to 17-7, Sonny Mannino found Connor Hulstein for a one-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal with 15 seconds remaining in the half. Bucknell's lead was 17-14 after 30 minutes.
• The teams traded field goals in the third quarter, and Bucknell's lead was 20-17 after 45 minutes.
• Bucknell extended its lead to 34-17 by the midway point of the fourth quarter.
• Marist closed out the scoring on a four-yard rushing touchdown by Ja'Cyion Cox with 50 seconds to go.

 

Stats

• Marist held a 439-372 advantage in total yards. The Red Foxes led in time of possession 33:49-26:11, and ran 87 plays to Bucknell's 57.
• Mannino accounted for 318 total yards, with 229 in the air and a team-leading 89 on the ground.
• Reed Shumpert led Marist in receptions (eight) and receiving yards (83).
• Chase Hatton and Will Halub had a team-high 10 tackles apiece.
• Ralph Rucker IV was 18-for-23 for 236 yards for Bucknell, and Tariq Thomas ran for two touchdowns.

 

Notes

• Hulstein and Shannon have scored in each of Marist's first two games.
• Cox scored his first collegiate touchdown.
• Mannino has led Marist in rushing in each of the Red Foxes' first two games.
• Hatton has had a share of the team lead in tackles in each of the first two games.

 

Up Next

• Marist plays its first road game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Wagner.
• The first meeting between the Red Foxes and Seahawks since 2008 kicks off at 1 p.m.