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Cougar Football Postgame Notes - at Fresno State

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State posted a 25-17 win at Fresno State Saturday night. Checkout the postgame notes from the win.

TEAM NOTES
• WSU beat Fresno State 25-17, improved to 5-1 for the first time since 2018
• WSU recorded its second fourth-quarter comeback win this season (trailed San Jose State entering 4th)
• WSU recorded its first fourth-quarter comeback win on the ROAD since 2018 at Stanford (trailed by 7 entering 4th)
• WSU rushed for over 100 yards for the fifth time this season, had four 100-yards last season, six in 2022
• WSU recorded a pair of sacks, matching a season-high set in the Apple Cup win

PLAYER NOTES
Christian Hilborn started at LG, his 32nd consecutive start, had started first 5 games at right tackle, 19th career start at left guard
Fa'alili Fa'amoe made his 1st start of the season, missed first 3 games with injury, appeared at right tackle last two games, 20th career start at right tackle
John Mateer carried 18 times for 46 yards and a TD, his sixth rushing TD of the season, tied for the sixth-most rushing TD by a Cougar quarterback in single-season history
• Mateer pushed his season rushing yard total to 499, the most by a Cougar quarterback in WSU single-season history (482, Ty Paine, 1971)
• Mateer pushes his career rushing yard total to 650, fourth-most in WSU history by a Cougar quarterback
Wayshawn Parker rushed 12 times for 63 yards with a long of 22, has a 20-yard carry in every game this season
Kyle Williams caught three passes, his 43rd consecutive game with a catch, owns a catch in all 43 career games played (1st 25 at UNLV (2020-22)
Kris Hutson caught a team-high six passes for 45 yards
Trey Leckner had a 16-yard reception, his second catch of his career (33-yard TD catch vs Portland State)
Carlos Hernandez made his season debut, caught one pass for nine yards
Ethan O'Connor recorded his third interception of the season, first career return for a touchdown, second by a Coug this season (Stephen Hall, 100 yards, Portland State)
Tyson Durant picked off a pass for the second straight game, second this season, seventh of his career
Khalil Laufau recorded his second sack of the season
Keith Brown recorded his first sack of the season, second of his career, had one for Oregon in 2022, made career-high 1.