NCAAF

Sacramento State Hornets at Eastern Washington Eagles

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Final
35 - 13

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

SAC TD 1st Period 12:52 Cardell Williams 1 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick)
EWU TD 1st Period 8:41 Wilson Medina 5 Yd pass from Nate Bell (Soren McKee Kick)
EWU FG 1st Period 7:36 Soren McKee 51 Yd Field Goal
SAC TD 1st Period 5:16 Rodney Hammond Jr. 59 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick)
SAC TD 2nd Period 13:26 Jaquail Smith 45 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick)
SAC TD 2nd Period 4:07 Rodney Hammond Jr. 7 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick)
EWU FG 2nd Period 0:00 Soren McKee 19 Yd Field Goal
SAC TD 4th Period 9:47 Jaquail Smith 29 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/16.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/331.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originEWU
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

Venue: Roos Field

Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 4,356 · Capacity:
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