Unbeaten Sacramento St. tops Richmond 38-31 in FCS playoffs

Stingers Up: Sacramento State gets first playoff win in D1 history beating Richmond Spiders 38-31 This is Sacramento State's first playoff win since 1988 Share Copy Link Copy

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TONIGHT, SACRAMENTO STATE FOOTBALL JUST WON THEIR GAME AT HOME AGAINST THE RICHMOND SPIDERS. THE HORNETS HAVE HAD AN UNDEFEATED SEASON SO FAR, AND THEY HOPED TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING. AND THEY SURE DID. KCRA3’S MICHELLE DAPPER HAS BEEN LIVE AT THE GAME IN THE RAIN FOR US. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. MICHELLE: HUGE. IT WAS NOT EASY, BUT THE HORNETS TO GET THE JOB DONE. THEY BATTLED THE SPIDERS AND THE RATE TO SECURE THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF WIN SINCE 1988. THEIR OPENING DRIVE, THE 5 YARD TOUCHDOWN. THEIR FIRST-EVER LEAD IN THE PLAYOFFS. I 7-0 LEAD AND THEY ARE 24-0 WHEN SCORING FIRST. THE DEFICIT INCREASES. AN EASY 24 YARD TOUCHDOWN. 19 SECONDS LEFT BEFORE THE HALF. GETS IN FOR THE 1 YARD SCORE. THE ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO START THE SECOND HALF. KICKOFF 95 YARDS, THIRD KICK UP FOR A TOUCHDOWN THIS SEASON FOR SACRAMENTO STATE. THEY RETAKE THE LEAD. TIHDI 31 IN THE FOURTH. -- TIED IN 31 IN THE FOURTH. THE HORNETS TAKE THE LEAD 38-31. FINAL MINUTE IN REGULATION. THEY COME DOWN WITH THE GAME STEALING INTERCEPTION. THE HORNETS GET THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF WHEN -- WIN SINCE 1988. >> YOU GET A CHANCE TO WIN IT AND MOVE THE GUYS FORWARD. IT IS A BIG DEAL. >> WE JUST NEEDED THAT LITTLE PIECE TO GET US FURTHER. >> THERE WAS A STRETCH WHERE WE WERE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THE ELEMENTS. A TON OF DROPS. IT COULD HAVE COST US THE GAME. WE ENDED UP RALLYING. >> I LOVE THE RAIN. I HAVE PLAYED IN THE LAP OF RAIN GAMES. I FELT WE HAD AN ADVANTAGE. THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. WE STAYED WITH IT AND TRUSTED EVERYBODY. EVENTUALLY, WE WON. MICHELLE: YOU CAN STILL SEE THE RAIN IS COMING DOWN PRETTY HARD HERE AT HORNET STADIUM. UP NEXT, THE HORNETS WILL HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL NEXT WEEK. SOURCES TELL ME IT IS PROBABLY A SATURDAY GAME. NOT OFFICIAL JUST YET. BRITTANY

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