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(STATS) -- Just like the offense, the red carpet is rolled out at Eastern Washington for the defense this season.Oh, the high-powered offense is still rolling, but the Eagles dont necessarily have to overcome their defense by winning shootouts.They posted their first shutout since 2009 in eliminating Richmond 38-0 in the FCS playoff quarterfinals Saturday on the red turf at Roos Field.Eastern Washington (12-1), a Big Sky Conference co-champion, will host Youngstown State (11-3) from the Missouri Valley Football Conference in an FCS semifinal next Saturday. Its a matchup of past FCS national champs as YSU won four titles in the 1990s and EWU captured its only one in 2010.Richmond (10-4) didnt challenge against the Eagles after the CAA Football squad made its second straight cross-country trip following a second-round win at North Dakota last Saturday. Roos Field was slick from snow in Cheney this week, but the Samson Ebukam-led defense had more to do with the Spiders offensive woes. The visitors committed five turnovers, quarterback Kevin Johnson was sacked six times and they finished with just 205 yards of offense. Their turnovers led to 17 Eagles points.Ebukam, a senior defensive end, had eight tackles, two sacks, two other tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and an interception. Linebacker Miquiyah Zamora also had eight stops and a fumble recovery.Im so happy for what those guys (have done), theyve earned that, EWU coach Beau Baldwin said of the defense. It didnt just happen out there today, it goes way back.The Eagles, whose defense has improved under coordinator Jeff Schmedding, shut out Central Arkansas in the second half a week ago, so their streak rose to six quarters after they posted their first shutout since a 16-0 win over Northern Colorado on Sept. 19, 2009.They combined the big defensive effort with Gage Gubruds three first-half touchdown passes to dominate the first-ever meeting between the two programs.Gubrud finished 21 of 32 for 287 yards, raising his season total to an FCS-leading 4,807 yards. Senior wide receiver Cooper Kupp caught six passes for 128 yards and a touchdown, extending his career receiving yards to 6,284 -- a record for all divisions of college football.Nsimba Webster and Shaq Hill also caught touchdowns, while Jabari Wilson and Antoine Custer both rushed for scores.We just played together as a team the whole game, Baldwin said. 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His defensive pressure was so intense and he is the ultimate team guy.Last week Mississippi State officials announced that Weatherspoon had suffered a season-ending injury with a torn ligament in his left wrist.About a week ago I started feeling better and it got better by the day, said Weatherspoon. I started dribbling and shooting and it feels good now. I didnt feel much pain and it is back to normal. It felt good tonight.Mario Kegler added 12 points for Mississippi State (5-2) while Lamar Peters and Eli Wright scored 10 apiece.Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 20 points for Oregon State (3-5), Jaquori McLaughlin had 12 and Cheikh NDiaye added 10.Mississippi State jumped to a 13-3 lead behind a pair of 3-pointers by Weatherspoon and hit 7 of 9 from beyond the arc and 58.3 percent from the floor for a 45-19 halftime leadd.ddddddddddddOregon State shot just 33 percent in the first half and had 12 turnovers.I was unbelievably fired up about our first half and how we played so hard, said Howland. Our doubling in the post was so much better than our previous games. And our ball pressure was so good. Coming in, we saw that Oregon State had a lot of turnovers. So that was something we tried to focus on. Everybody was swarming to the ball and it sped them up.Mississippi State finished shooting 50 percent from the field and made 11 of 19 3-pointers. The Bulldogs held a 29-24 rebounding advantage Aric Holman grabbing seven boards.BIG PICTUREMississippi State: Before missing the previous two games, Quinndary Weatherspoon was averaging 18.8 points. He suffered a wrist injury and was originally diagnosed to be out for the season. He scored 21 points Thursday in his return to action for the Bulldogs.Oregon State: Sophomore guard Stephen Thompson Jr. returned to the Beavers starting lineup Thursday against the Bulldogs. He started in the Beavers opener before missing the next six games with an injured left foot.UP NEXTMississippi State: The Bulldogs close out their three-game home stand this week on Sunday and play host to Georgia State.Oregon State: The Beavers wrap up a two-game road trip on Saturday with a trip to Charlotte. ' ' '