Wildcats beat Hornets to move to 5-0 in Big Sky

SACRAMENTO - In a first-place showdown and a battle of highly ranked teams, No. 3 Weber State defeated No. 6 Sacramento State 36-17 Saturday night at Hornet Stadium, to take sole possession of the Big Sky standings.

The win moves Weber State to 7-2 and a perfect 5-0 in Big Sky play for just the second time in school history. The six-game winning streak is tied for the fifth longest in WSU history.

Weber State totaled 372 yards of offense, compared to 382 for Sacramento State but the Wildcats held the Hornets to just 84 yards rushing. The Wildcats rushed for 195 and threw for 177. The WSU defense forced two turnovers and had three sacks and seven tackles for loss.

The Wildcats started the scoring once again, driving 75 yards for the first score, capped by a three-yard touchdown from Jake Constantine to Hayden Meacham. Weber State has scored first in all seven wins this season.

After a Hornet field goal, Jared Schiess and Jonah Williams forced a sack and a fumble that was recovered in the end zone, resulting in a Weber State safety to make it 9-3.

Constantine connected with Ty MacPherson for a 59-yard touchdown early in the second quarter to give WSU a 16-3 lead.

The Hornets scored a touchdown a few minutes later but Weber State closed the half on a one-yard run by Kris Jackson and led 23-10 at halftime.

Ja'Kobe Harris had his second interception on the first play of the third quarter. Five players later Jackson had a two-yard touchdown to give Weber State a 29-10 lead.

The Wildcats scored again as Josh Davis ran for a 24-yard touchdown that gave WSU a 36-10 lead. After a Hornet touchdown, the Wildcats held on for the win.

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Davis ran for 177 yards on 25 carries with one touchdown. He also moved from 11th to sixth place on the Weber State career rushing list, now with 2,229 career yards in just 22 career games.

Jake Constantine finished the day 14 of 22 passing for 177 yards and two touchdowns. MacPherson had five catches for a career-high 117 receiving yards and a touchdown. Devon Cooley also had five catches.

On defense, freshman Ja'Kobe Harris had two interceptions. McKade Mitton and George Tarlas also recorded sacks for the Wildcats, along with Williams and Schiess. Noah Vaea had a team-high 10 tackles.

After two weeks on the road, the Wildcats return home to host North Dakota next Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stewart Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Jake Constantine

Devon Cooley

Josh Davis

Ja'Kobe Harris

Kris Jackson

Ty MacPherson

Hayden Meacham

McKade Mitton

Jared Schiess

George Tarlas

Noah Vaea

Jonah Williams