Editor’s Note: Jameel Pugh was an All-Big Sky basketball player at Sac State who now is a marketing executive and sports photographer. He was in attendance for No. 4 Montana’s 49-35 win over Sacramento State on Friday night in Sacramento, California.
Montana won for the eighth week in a row by winning in Sacramento for the first time since 2013. With Sac State set to move out of the Big Sky Conference at the end of the season, Montana ends the series against the Hornets at 22-4 in all-time meetings and 9-3 in games played in Sacramento.
Michael Wortham was the star of the night for Montana, rolling up 238 all-purpose yards and scoring three touchdowns/ by Jameel Pugh
Michael Wortham on his 65-yard touchdown run/ by Jameel Pugh
Montana sophomore Keali’i Ah Yat threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns, giving him 17 touchdown passes this season so far/ by Jameel Pugh
Montana junior running back Eli Gillman plowed his way to 66 yards and scored a touchdown, giving him 843 yards and 12 touchdowns so far this season/ by Jameel Pugh
Sac State captain Koa Akui had five solo tackles against Montana/ by Jameel Pugh
Sac State quarterback Cardell Williams completed 25 of 32 passes for 325 yards and a touchdown in the loss to Montana on Friday night/ by Jameel Pugh
