Morehead, Ky. -- Penalties and turnovers proved to be the undoing for Morehead State as Marist scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and posted a 14-13 come-from-behind victory Saturday afternoon at Tenny Stadium in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
 
The Eagles were called for 11 penalties for 101 yards. The Red Foxes were also flagged 11 times for 93 yards.
 
Morehead State (2-8, 1-5 PFL) led 13-7 and was driving deep into Marist territory. On third down and 10 to go from the MSU 25, Eagle quarterback Bryce Patterson connected by Cannon Dinger down the left sideline for a 57-yard gain to the Marist 18. After a three-yard gain by Blake Fisher to the Marist 15, Patterson was picked off by Chase Hatton inside the one-yard line to stall the Eagle drive.
 
Marist (5-5, 4-2 PFL) began their march. After advancing the ball out to the 42 yard line, MSU's Luke Popovich sacked Marist quarterback Sonny Mannino at the 38, stripping the ball and recovering the fumble. The Eagles, however, were called for holding in the secondary negating the turnover. Two other MSU penalties resulted in automatic first downs. Mannino capped the drive with a 10-yard run into the end zone for the final score.
 
Morehead State gained 292 yards of total offense, compared to 290 for the Red Foxes. The Eagles gained 260 yards through the air; Patterson finished 10 for 25 with a touchdown and three interceptions. The Eagles rushed for 32 yards net Keegan Zylstra caught three passes for 98 yards, Cross Watson gained 68 yards on three catches. Cannon Dinger caught two passes for 65 yards. Jackson Lanier led the MSU ground attack with 34 yards.
 
Marist's Mannino led the Red Foxes with 155 rushing yards and passed for another 55 yards on 10 of 24 passing.
 
Morehead State got on the board on a 26-yard field goal by Jordan Price field goal at the 4:33 mark of the first quarter, capping off an 11-play 45-yard drive. Price tacked on another field goal from 24 yards out at the 12:04 mark of the second quarter. The Eagles drove 47 yards on 10 plays, and led 6-0.
 
Morehead State found the end zone two possessions later. The Eagles took possession at their own 16 yard line. Morehead State Patterson connected with Dinger for an eight-yard gain across the middle to the MSU 37 for a first down.
 
After a false start penalty backed Morehead State up to its own 32, Patterson rushed for 14 yards and then another rush for a first down at the 47. Patterson then connected with Zylstra on a 53-yard catch and run into the end zone. Zylstra got behind the defense, caught the pass along the left sideline at the Marist 31 and scampered into the end zone. The Price extra point kick was good to put the Eagles ahead 13-0.
 
After a scoreless third quarter, the Marist defense provided a spark. The Eagle defense stopped a Marist drive on downs at the Morehead State 10-yard line. After two rushes and an incomplete pass, the MSU drive was extended on a roughing the punter penalty by Marist.
 
Patterson was sacked on the second down play of the ensuing series back to the MSU 14. A Jackson Lanier 28-yard rush out to the 42-yard line and a first down was negated by a holding penalty that pushed the ball back to the Morehead State seven.
 
On third down from the seven, Patterson's pass across the middle was intercepted by Marist linebacker Nate Furrow, who caught the pass at the eight-yard line and rumbled into the end zone to trim the MSU lead to 13-7.
 
Morehead State returns home next week to take on Presbyterian in its home finale. Kickoff at Phil Simms Stadium is scheduled for 12:00 noon.