Columbia 41, Marist 28

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Columbia scored 20 unanswered fourth-quarter points to defeat Marist 41-28 Friday night at Tenney Stadium, overcoming a seven-point deficit after the Red Foxes had rallied from an early special-teams touchdown and a halftime deficit.

Marist drove 78 yards on its opening possession before Jonah Walker blocked a 25-yard field goal attempt and Carter McCray returned it 85 yards for Columbia's first touchdown. The Red Foxes answered in the second quarter when Sonny Mannino found Jayden Taylor for a 15-yard touchdown and Jeremy Decaro scored on a 16-yard run. Columbia tied the game on Chase Goodwin's 38-yard touchdown pass to Beckett Robinson, then took a 21-14 halftime lead when AJ George returned a Mannino fumble 44 yards for a touchdown.

Mannino connected with Zach Garmont for a 55-yard touchdown early in the third quarter, then scored on a 1-yard fourth-down run to give Marist a 28-21 lead. Griffin Johnson's 1-yard run cut the deficit to one before Julius Patton recovered a Mannino fumble, setting up Goodwin's 19-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Hutch Crow. A holding penalty in Marist's end zone produced a safety, and Goodwin's 13-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Coleman completed the scoring.

Mannino completed 22 of 34 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns, while Reed Shumpert caught six passes for 105 yards and Isaiah Simmons rushed for 76 yards. Columbia's Goodwin passed for 277 yards and three touchdowns, Crow caught seven passes for 105 yards, and Johnson rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown. Marist outgained Columbia 458-363 in total offense.