CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Rodney Hammond Jr. had 208 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 22 carries, Jaquail Smith ran for TDs of 45 and 29 yards and Sacramento State beat Eastern Washington 35-13 on Saturday.

Sacramento State (5-4, 3-2) 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 fiel

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