SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Carson Conklin passed for two touchdowns, Elias Mullican intercepted two passes, including a pick-6, and the Sacramento State Hornets blanked the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions 34-0 on Saturday night.
After pair of Zach Schreiner field goals opened the scoring, Mullican had a 35-yard interception return for a TD and Conklin threw a 22-yard score to Jared Gipson for a 20-0 halftime lead.
The Hornets (2-2), ranked 11th in the FCS coaches poll, added 14 third-quarter points to put the game away with Conklin throwing a 16-yard TD to Elijah Tau-Tolliver and Ezra Moleni finishing off a nearly seven-minute drive with a 1-yard run.
Conklin finished 13-of-22 passing for 154 yards. Tau-Tolliver had 127 yards rushing on 20 carries and Gipson 85 yards receiving on four catches.
The Sacramento State defense held the Lions (0-4) to just 26 yards rushing and turned in six sacks and forced four turnovers, including three interceptions. The shutout was the first for the Hornets since beating Northern Arizona 44-0 in 2021.
Game Preview
Sac State is playing a Southland conference team that finished sixth in the 2023 season. Last week the Hornets took on Nicholls State Colonels and won 34-7.
Sac State defensive linebacker Will Leota is coming off a strong game against the Colonels where he had a game-high 10 tackles. He was named the Stats Perform FCS Defensive Player of the Week and the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Sac State could have its hands full with Texas A&M-Commerce quarterback Ron Peace, who had a solid game against UC Davis last weekend, throwing 621 yards and three touchdowns.
Game Details
4:00 p.m., Saturday, Sep. 21 in Texas
Watch: The game will be live on ESPN+ streaming services
Listen: ESPN 1320
Tickets: LionTickets
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