POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Zach Lewis passed for four touchdowns and Morehead State scored 21 consecutive third-quarter points to beat Marist 45-39 on Saturday.
Trailing 19-17 at halftime, the Eagles (2-2, 1-1 Pioneer League) scored on Lewis’ 9-yard run on their first second-half drive.
On the next possession by Marist (1-2, 0-1), Tony Bachman picked off Tommy Reilly’s pass at the Red Foxes’ 16. From there, Lewis found Andre Williams for a touchdown.
Morehead State’s Keaton May then forced and recovered a fumble by Atiq Lucas at the Marist 29. Lewis’ 21-yard pass to Drew Morgan made it 38-19.