Marist University Athletics

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University football team suffered a 41-28 home loss to Ivy League foe Columbia on Friday night at Tenney Stadium.
 

Summary

• On its opening drive, Marist drove to the Columbia 5. However, a field goal attempt was blocked by Jonah Walker, and then returned 85 yards for a touchdown by Carter McCray. This was the only scoring in the first quarter.
• With 10:23 left in the second quarter, Sonny Mannino's 15-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Taylor and Luke Stenson's PAT tied the game at seven.
• Jeremy DeCaro's 16-yard touchdown run gave Marist a 14-7 lead with 2:42 left in the first half.
• Columbia took a 21-14 lead thanks to two touchdowns in a 29-second span. Chase Goodwin hit Beckett Robinson for a 38-yard score with 1:02 left in the half, and AJ George returned a fumble 44 yards for a touchdown with 33 seconds left until the half.
• Marist tied the game on its first drive of the second half, when Mannino hit Zach Garmont for a 55-yard touchdown. The score remained 21-21 through three quarters.
• On fourth-and-goal from the Columbia 1, Mannino's keeper gave Marist a 28-21 lead 42 seconds into the fourth quarter.
• With 9:56 remaining, Griffin Johnson's one-yard rushing touchdown brought Columbia to within one. However, the extra point missed, which allowed the Red Foxes to maintain a one-point lead.
• After Columbia forced a fumble, the Lions took the lead on the next play with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Goodwin to Crow Hutch.
• Columbia expanded its lead to 35-28 with a safety when Marist was called for holding in the end zone.
• Goodwin's 13-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Coleman gave Columbia a 41-28 lead, which closed out the scoring.

 

Stats

• Mannino, who accounted for three total touchdowns, completed 22 of 34 passes for 321 yards.
• Isaiah Simmons led Marist with 76 rushing yards on 17 carries.
• Reed Shumpert led Marist in receptions (six) and receiving yards (105).
• All three of Braylen Ricks' tackles were for a loss of yardage, including two sacks.
• Kade Werner led Marist with nine tackles.
• Chase Hatton had seven stops and a fumble recovery.

 

Notes

• Mannino set a career high with 321 yards passing. It was the third 300-yard passing game of his career.
• Shumpert's 105 yards receiving were the most of his career, and the first 100-yard receiving game by a Red Fox this season.
• Ricks had the first two-sack game of his career.
• Ricks also blocked a PAT, which was his second of the season. The Red Foxes have blocked a kick in every game this season, and have a total of seven on the season.
• DeCaro and Taylor scored their first collegiate touchdowns.
• Wayne Adair recorded the first interception of his career.

 

Records

• Marist now stands at 3-3.
• Columbia improved to 3-1.

 

From Coach Willis

"There is a plenty of good in all three phases. We had some extraordinary individual efforts today from guys like Sonny Mannino and Braylen Ricks. At the same time, we have to be more consistent; we lacked execution in critical moments in all three phases. I'll make sure we are better next week."
 

Up Next

• Marist returns to Pioneer Football League play at Drake on Saturday, Oct. 17.
• Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Eastern.