CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Eric Barriere threw for 413 yards and three touchdowns, Tamarick Pierce ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns and Eastern Washington rolled to a 45-13 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday.
Barriere, who was 29 of 49, had touchdown passes of 3 yards to Blake Gobel, 54 yards to Anthony Stell Jr., and 32 y ards to Freddie Roberson all in the second quarter. It was Barriere’s fourth 400-yard game and the third-highest of his career.
The Eagles (1-1, 1-1 Big Sky Conference) led 24-3 at halftime.
Pierce had an 18-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 4-yarder in the fourth in the first 100-yard game in his career. Andrew Boston had eighth catches for 120.
Eastern piled up 607 total yards and three turnovers but went 5 of 6 on fourth-down gambles.
Northern Arizona (1-1, 1-1) had 344 yards, 223 coming through the air from a pair of quarterbacks.
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