Connor Chess, Washington and Lee, Jr., Running Back

Connor Chess, Washington and Lee, Jr., Running Back

Chess, a junior from Fairfax, Va., helped lead the Generals to a 52-33 win over Catholic, which clinched the 2015 ODAC title.  Chess spearheaded a Generals' rushing effort that churned 391 yards, increasing the Generals streak of games with 300 or more yards rushing to 11 dating back to last season.  Chess posted an ODAC weekly-best 159 yards on 18 carries with a pair of touchdown runs.  He opened the game's scoring with a 34-yard jaunt around right-end and thru one would-be tackler, and then made it 14-5 in W&L's favor with a 19-yard option-pitch score again around the right side.  Chess had five rushes for 10 or more yards with no negative yardage plays on the day as he averaged 8.8 yards per carry.  He now leads the Generals and is fifth in the ODAC with 757 yards rushing, while his nine touchdowns are third.  He also averages an ODAC-best 8.0 yards per carry (95).

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