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Cam Barfield at Sam Houston
Russ Cannon
13
Hawaii HAW 1-2 , 0-0
31
Winner Sam Houston SAM 2-1 , 0-0
Hawaii HAW
1-2 , 0-0
13
Final
31
Sam Houston SAM
2-1 , 0-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
HAW Hawaii 0 3 10 0 13
SAM Sam Houston 7 10 7 7 31

Game Recap: Football |

Rainbow Warriors Fall To Sam Houston In Road Opener

HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The University of Hawai'i football team found the going rough in its first road game of the season with a 31-13 loss to Sam Houston Saturday night at Bowers Stadium. The Rainbow Warriors dropped to 1-2 with their second straight loss. 

The Bearkats built a two-touchdown lead going into halftime and maintained the double-digit lead through the near entirety of the second half to snag a home win in the first-ever meeting between the teams. 

Sam Houston (2-1) amassed 422 yards of offense, including 257 yards on the ground.  Jay Ducker finished with 148 rushing yards, including an 86-yard dash in the third quarter that squelched UH's new-found momentum to start the second half. Meanwhile, Qua'Vez Humphreys registered 106 receiving yards with two of his four catches going for touchdowns. 

UH, meanwhile, struggled to find a rhythm on offense. The Warriors went just 2-of-14 on third-down conversions and were stymied by penalties. UH committed 14 penalties, its most in 20 years, with the majority coming on offense. 

Sam Houston set the tone early, marching down 75 yards on the opening drive of the game, capped by a Humphreys 7-yard catch in the corner of the end zone. A 16-play, 8-minute drive in the second quarter gave SHU a 14-3 lead, before the Bearkats took a 17-3 advantage into the locker room. 

UH was able to muster a 33-yard field goal in the second quarter, set up by a 52-yard bomb from Brayden Schager to Dekel Crowdus. But the Bearkats otherwise controlled the first 30 minutes of the game with a 14-5 advantage on first downs, while doubling up the Warriors on time of possession. 

The Warriors got some much-needed momentum after the intermission when they scored on their opening drive. Pofele Ashlock's 5-yard catch on a fourth-down play cut the deficit to just 17-10 early in the third quarter. But that deficit would last just a little more than two minutes as Ducker broke loose for an 86-yard jaunt to set up an SHU touchdown that extended the lead back to two touchdowns. UH would get no closer thereafter.  
 
UH will be back in action next week when they host Northern Iowa in a non-conference matchup on Saturday, Sept. 21. Kickoff is 6:00 p.m. at Ching Complex.
 
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