Sacramento State Hornets at Eastern Washington Eagles
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Hammond Jr., Smith run for 2 TDs each, Sacramento State beats Eastern Washington 35-13
Sacramento State (5-4, 3-2 Big Sky Conference) finished with 376 yards rushing and averaged 6.7 yards per carry.
Hammond took a hand off up the middle, bent it out toward the right sideline and raced 59 yards to the end zone to give the Hornets a 14-10 lead with about five minutes left in the first quarter.
The first play after a 10-yard punt by EWU's Landon Ogles, Smith ripped off a 45-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. A 17-punt gave the Sacramento State possession at the Eagles 35 and five plays later Hammond's 7-yard TD run made it 28-10.
Soren McKee, who made a career-long 51-yard field goal in the first quarter, kicked a 19-yarder as time expired in the first half.
Nate Bell threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Wilson Medina for Eastern Washington (4-5, 3-2). Bell left the game early in the second quarter due to an apparent shoulder injury and finished 6-of-14 passing for 39 yards. Redshirt freshman Jake Schakel replaced Bell and went 24 of 38 for 201 yards.
Quarterback Cardell Williams opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run a little more than two minutes into the game and Smith, who had 12 carries for 117 yards, capped the scoring with 9:47 to play.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:52 | Cardell Williams 1 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 8:41 | Wilson Medina 5 Yd pass from Nate Bell (Soren McKee Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 7:36 | Soren McKee 51 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 5:16 | Rodney Hammond Jr. 59 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:26 | Jaquail Smith 45 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:07 | Rodney Hammond Jr. 7 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Soren McKee 19 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 9:47 | Jaquail Smith 29 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
Statistics
 SAC |
 EWU |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 9-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-18 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 391 | Total Yards | 278 |
| 15 | Passing | 240 |
| 3/6 | Comp/Att | 30/53 |
| 2.5 | Yards per pass | 4.5 |
| 376 | Rushing | 38 |
| 56 | Rushing Attempts | 30 |
| 6.7 | Yards per rush | 1.3 |
| 3-25 | Penalties | 4-26 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 29:29 | Possession | 30:31 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 4,356 · Capacity:
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