Eastern's big second half keys 56-34 win over PSU

Eagles turn five turnovers into four scores in Big Sky title-clinching victory

Start strong, finish fast.

That's the motto by which the Eastern Washington University football team lives. And it's exactly what they did last Friday night in a 56-34 Big Sky Conference football win over Portland State at soggy Providence Park in Portland.

No. 5-ranked Eastern dashed to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, then watched as PSU tied it with touchdowns 47 seconds apart going into halftime. They outscored the Vikings 42-20 in the second half to earn their school-record third straight conference championship.

The Eagles (7-1 Big Sky, 10-2 overall) earned a No. 4 seed in the up...

 

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