CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Rodney Hammond Jr. rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, while Jaquail Smith added two rushing touchdowns of 45 and 29 yards as Sacramento State defeated Eastern Washington 35-13 on Saturday.
Sacramento State (5-4, 3-2 Big Sky Conference) finished the game with a dominant 376 yards on the ground, averaging 6.7 yards per carry.
Hammond opened the scoring with a spectacular 59-yard touchdown run. Taking a handoff up the middle, he bent toward the right sideline and outran defenders to the end zone, giving the Hornets a 14-10 lead with about five minutes left in the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, following a 10-yard punt by Eastern Washington’s Landon Ogles, Smith broke free for a 45-yard touchdown run, extending Sacramento State’s lead.
A 17-yard punt later gave the Hornets possession at the Eagles’ 35-yard line. Five plays later, Hammond plunged into the end zone on a 7-yard run, pushing the score to 28-10.
Kicker Soren McKee contributed with a career-long 51-yard field goal in the first quarter and added a 19-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.
Eastern Washington (4-5, 3-2) got on the board with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Nate Bell to Wilson Medina. However, Bell left the game early in the second quarter with an apparent shoulder injury after completing 6-of-14 passes for 39 yards. Redshirt freshman Jake Schakel replaced him and finished 24-of-38 for 201 yards.
Quarterback Cardell Williams opened the scoring for Sacramento State with a 1-yard touchdown run just over two minutes into the game. Smith, who carried 12 times for 117 yards, capped the scoring with a late touchdown run with 9:47 remaining.
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