Visperas and Taylor each account for 2 TDs as E. Washington beats Sacramento State 35-28

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Kekoa Visperas passed for a touchdown and ran for another score, Jared Taylor had 98 yards rushing and two touchdowns Saturday night and Eastern Washington scored 21 consecutive second-half points as the Eagles beat Sacramento State 35-28.

Visperas was 15-of-17 passing for 141 yards and added 45 yards rushing on 14 carries. Tuna Altahir ran for 102 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown, and caught a 4-yard TD pass for Eastern Washington (2-4, 1-1 Big Sky Conference).

Taylor scored on a 14-yard run midway through the third quarter that gave the Eagles the lead for good at 28-21. The senior ripped off a 23-yard scoring run that capped a 10-play, 99-yard drive and made it a 14-point game with 2:46 left in the fourth.

Carson Conklin hit Jared Gipson for a 37-yard gain and Elijah Tau-Tolliver for 30 yards before his 8-yard scoring strike to Danny Scudero for Sacramento State (2-4, 0-2) trimmed the deficit to 35-28 with 1:53 to play but EWU ran out the clock.

Conklin finished 21-of-35 for 238 yards and four touchdowns. Tau-Tolliver added 94 yards rushing on 18 carries for the Hornets.

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