Chestnut sets career marks, Sacred Heart beats LIU 35-7

<p>FAIRFIELD, Conn. &mdash; Julius Chestnut ran 24 times for a career-tying 203 yards and four touchdowns and Sacred Heart beat Long Island University 35-7 on Sunday.</p>
<p>Chestnut also caught two passes for 46 yards. His 249 total yards and four TD runs were career highs. His rushing total matched the mark he sent against Bryant in a 24-17 win on Nov. 2, 2019. In the season opener against Duquesne on March 7, Chestnut had 209 yards from scrimmage, two TD runs and two TD catches.</p>
<p>Marquez McCray completed 18 of 25 for 222 yards and had a 13-yard touchdown pass to Rob DiNota for the Pioneers (1-1, 1-1 Northeast Conference). DiNota had four catches for 47 yards.</p>
<p>Sacred Heart opened the scoring on Chesnut’s 2-yard TD run in the first quarter and added a pair of touchdowns in both the second and third quarters.</p>
<p>The Sharks (1-1, 1-1) capped the scoring with Tosin Oyekanmi’s 6-yard TD run with 2:06 left in the third quarter.</p>
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