<p>NEW YORK — Ricco Aaron Jr. returned an interception for a touchdown and <a href="https://twitter.com/LIUSharksFB/status/1368663290868609024">Tariq Snead ended a last-chance drive with another pick</a> as Long Island University held off Bryant 24-19 in the Northeast Conference spring football opener for both teams on Sunday.</p>
<p>LIU jumped into a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter, answering a Luke Samperi field goal with a pair of touchdowns. Jonathan DeBique scored from the 3 to cap a 15-play, 75-yard drive for the Sharks.</p>
<p>After the ensuing kickoff Bryant’s Kory Curtis was sacked for a loss of seven yards, and was under pressure again from two defenders running untouched up the middle. Curtis’ hurried pass was <a href="https://twitter.com/LIUSharksFB/status/1368643375231025156">tipped and intercepted on the fly by Aaron</a>, who returned it 34 yards with a convoy of Sharks defenders.</p>
<p>Curtis was 16-for-35 passing for 125 yards with a TD and two picks. LIU’s Conor Regan threw for 199 yards with two touchdowns.</p>
<p>Bryant closed to 24-19 after Ishod Finger ran it in from the 5, capping a 29-yard TD drive that began after an LIU fumble.</p>
<p>LIU’s final two possessions were deep in Bryant territory, with one touchdown nullified by an ineligible receiver.</p>
<p>Bryant took over, trailing by five, at its own 21 with 2:11 remaining and reached midfield before Snead’s interception sealed the game.</p>
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