2008 Woodie Awards
Football team suffers third consecutive loss
Late game rally proves insufficient
Greg Hrinya
Issue date: 9/20/07 Section: Sports
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For the third straight game, the Red Foxes staked an opponent to a big lead and the deficit proved to be too much for the Marist offense to overcome.
To begin the season, Marist has gone down by at least 24 points in all three road contests, with the latest coming at the hands of the Wagner Seahawks on Saturday in Staten Island. After just 31 yards in the first quarter, Marist would find itself down 24-0 with 3:36 elapsed in the third quarter. The Red Foxes would rally to score the next 14 points, but the comeback proved futile as the Seahawks held on to take the game 24-14.
The story of the game, and the Red Foxes' season for that matter, has been the inconsistency from week to week. After struggling mightily in the first two games, the Marist defense rebounded with a strong effort, only to have the offense endure a stretch that included four turnovers in five possessions from the 6:27 mark in the second quarter to the 13:34 mark of the third quarter. The four Marist turnovers would lead to the 14 offensive points Wagner would score during the contest. The other 10 came on special teams.
Marist Red Foxes coach Jim Parady said the Wagner defense did not surprise his offense in any way, but the team just needed to make a few more plays.
"They did everything we expected them to," Parady said. "They ran a very basic defense, with eight and sometimes even nine guys in the box. We just couldn't make a guy miss when our running back got into the third level."
Although the Marist offense struggled and turned the ball over, the team continued to rely on the run, despite being without team captain Bo Ehikioya.
Coach Parady believes Ehikioya should be ready to go this Saturday against Columbia after being a game time decision and late scratch against the Seahawks.
"I'm expecting Bo back this week at 100 per cent," Parady said. "He ran very well last Sunday and he should be ready to go."
After falling behind 24-0, Marist junior running back Ray Fiumefreddo got the Red Foxes on the board at 6:11 of the third quarter with a 1-yard plunge into the end zone. Fiumefreddo led Parady's running back-by-committee system with 55 yards on 22 carries. Senior Adam Hansen also tallied 55 yards on the ground on eight carries.
To begin the season, Marist has gone down by at least 24 points in all three road contests, with the latest coming at the hands of the Wagner Seahawks on Saturday in Staten Island. After just 31 yards in the first quarter, Marist would find itself down 24-0 with 3:36 elapsed in the third quarter. The Red Foxes would rally to score the next 14 points, but the comeback proved futile as the Seahawks held on to take the game 24-14.
The story of the game, and the Red Foxes' season for that matter, has been the inconsistency from week to week. After struggling mightily in the first two games, the Marist defense rebounded with a strong effort, only to have the offense endure a stretch that included four turnovers in five possessions from the 6:27 mark in the second quarter to the 13:34 mark of the third quarter. The four Marist turnovers would lead to the 14 offensive points Wagner would score during the contest. The other 10 came on special teams.
Marist Red Foxes coach Jim Parady said the Wagner defense did not surprise his offense in any way, but the team just needed to make a few more plays.
"They did everything we expected them to," Parady said. "They ran a very basic defense, with eight and sometimes even nine guys in the box. We just couldn't make a guy miss when our running back got into the third level."
Although the Marist offense struggled and turned the ball over, the team continued to rely on the run, despite being without team captain Bo Ehikioya.
Coach Parady believes Ehikioya should be ready to go this Saturday against Columbia after being a game time decision and late scratch against the Seahawks.
"I'm expecting Bo back this week at 100 per cent," Parady said. "He ran very well last Sunday and he should be ready to go."
After falling behind 24-0, Marist junior running back Ray Fiumefreddo got the Red Foxes on the board at 6:11 of the third quarter with a 1-yard plunge into the end zone. Fiumefreddo led Parady's running back-by-committee system with 55 yards on 22 carries. Senior Adam Hansen also tallied 55 yards on the ground on eight carries.
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