Marist Red Foxes at Lafayette Leopards
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Lafayette gets 3 total TDs from specials teams and defense in 56-14 victory over Marist
The Lafayette special teams opened the scoring less than two minutes into the game when Gianlucca Tiberia blocked a punt and Xavier Johnson recovered it in the end zone. The punt return team did it again at the end of the first half when freshman Mason Kuehner scooped a low punt that bounced to him and reversed the field to race down the right sideline for a 57-yard touchdown to make it 28-7 with 1:37 left before halftime.
Marist went three-and-out and Lafayette marched 55 yards in 65 seconds to take a 35-7 lead on Curtis' third short touchdown run of the first half.
Elijah Steward caught six passes for 102 yards and Carson Persing made a team-high nine catches for 82 yards for Lafayette (2-1).
Enzo Arjona was intercepted two times for Marist (0-2). Lafayette DL Jaylon Joseph returned a third-quarter interception for a 16-yard touchdown and a 49-7 lead.
It was the second straight big game for Steward, who set a school record with 15 catches for a career-high 244 yards in a wild 40-35 comeback win at Monmouth last week.
After Lafayette recovered an onside kick in the final seconds, DeNobile hit Steward for a 42-yard touchdown reception and the victory.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 13:09 | Xavier Johnson Blocked Punt Recovered in End Zone (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 8:49 | Mohamed Diawara 8 Yd pass from Enzo Arjona (Connor Mendini Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:23 | Jamar Curtis 8 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:18 | Jamar Curtis 3 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:37 | Mason Kuehner 58 Yd Punt Return (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:05 | Jamar Curtis 2 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:26 | Chris Carasia 4 Yd pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:33 | Jaylon Joseph 16 Yd Interception Return (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:09 | Nahjee Adams 6 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:04 | Mohamed Diawara 4 Yd pass from Sonny Mannino (Connor Mendini Kick) |
Statistics
 MRST |
 LAF |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 0-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-11 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 2-4 |
| 170 | Total Yards | 528 |
| 127 | Passing | 284 |
| 20/37 | Comp/Att | 21/26 |
| 3.4 | Yards per pass | 10.9 |
| 43 | Rushing | 244 |
| 16 | Rushing Attempts | 44 |
| 2.7 | Yards per rush | 5.5 |
| 5-26 | Penalties | 10-102 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 22:35 | Possession | 37:25 |
Game Information
Location: Easton, PA
Attendance: 4,418 · Capacity:
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