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09/19 21:49 CDT Demond Williams Jr. racks up 373, 4 TDs as Washington rolls to
48-16 win over Eastern Washington
Demond Williams Jr. racks up 373, 4 TDs as Washington rolls to 48-16 win over
Eastern Washington
By JOSH KIRSHENBAUM
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) --- Demond Williams Jr. racked up 373 yards and four touchdowns on
27-of-33 passing and Washington put together its best offensive showing of the
season in a 48-16 win over Eastern Washington of the Championship Subdivision.
Dezmen Roebuck led the Huskies (3-0) with a career-high nine catches for 121
yards. Rashid Williams added 86 yards on six receptions and caught a pair of
touchdowns, including a one-handed highlight at the front pylon to put the
hosts up by three possessions.
The Huskies --- who scored five touchdowns between their first two games ---
found the end zone on four of their first five drives. All four scores came
through the air, starting with a 17-yard screen pass to Chris Lawson for the
sophomore's first career touchdown on UW's first possession. From there,
Williams hit Rashid Williams in the end zone twice and Jordan Clay once and
went into halftime with 260 passing yards.
EWU refused to go away, pulling out multiple trick plays and odd formations to
keep the UW defense off-balance. The FCS visitors worked down to the goal line
on their first possession before settling for a 20-yard field goal, then got in
the end zone in the second quarter on a Nate Bell 14-yard keeper that made it
14-10.
Eastern Washington opened the second half with another field goal and
threatened to close the gap further --- putting together a 77-yard drive that
included 48 yards of UW penalties and Jacob Lane and Xe'ree Alexander getting
ejected for targeting and a punch, respectively --- but a host of Huskies
stopped Bell short on fourth-and-1 at the 5-yard line. Three plays later,
Williams hit Baron Naone for a 75-yard gain, and Ansu Sanoe punched it in from
a yard out.
Up next
Eastern Washington: hosts Cal Poly in a Big Sky matchup Saturday.
Washington: opens up Big Ten play at home Saturday night against Minnesota.
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