EWU's Barriere earns second straight Big Sky honors

EWU’s Barriere earns more Big Sky honors

FARMINGTON, Utah — For the second straight week, Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere earned Big Sky Conference offensive player of the week honors, league officials announced Monday.

Barriere piled up 467 yards of offense in Eastern Washington’s 48-5 win at Idaho State on Saturday. Despite not playing the final 12 minutes of the game, Barriere still managed to tally 406 passing yards and three passing touchdowns, in addition to 61 rushing yards. The junior had three passes of at least 58 yards versus, including a career-high 80 yards.

Also honored were UC Davis linebacker Nick Eaton (defensive Player of the Week) and Sacramento State kicker Devon Medeiros (special teams).

Eaton picked up his second defensive weekly honor this season. He led UC Davis to a win at Portland State with eight tackles, six solo. He registered 2.0 tackles for loss, including 2.0 sacks for a loss of four yards. He recorded a pair of forced fumbles and a pass breakup in the victory.

With 1:38 left in the game and Sacramento State trailing by three points, Medeiros recorded a successful onside kick which was recovered by teammate Pierre Williams. The play led to the Hornets getting the ball back and completing the come-from-behind road victory. Medeiros added six kickoffs for 390 yards at 65.0 per kick, including four touchbacks. The senior made a 41-yard field goal and converted all five of his extra points to help Sacramento State to a 38-34 win at Northern Arizona.

— From news services