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Rainbow Warriors hang on to beat the Spartans, 37-26


Spencer Honda | ScoringLive
October 15, 2017, 12:08am

  


Sat, Oct 14, 2017 @ Aloha Stadium [ 6:00 pm ]

San Jose St.

26

Hawaii

37

Final 1 2 3 4 T
San Jose St. 10 3 7 626
Hawaii 0 14 7 1637
Dru Brown 173 yd 1 TD
Montel Aaron 322 yd 2 TD
Diocemy Saint Juste 202 yd 2 TD
Tyler Nevens 82 yd

HALAWA — A homecoming night crowd left Halawa happy as the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1-3 MW, 3-4 overall) sent the San Jose State Spartans (0-4 MW, 1-7) back home with a loss, 37-26, in a Mountain West Conference West Division matchup Saturday night at Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union Field at Aloha Stadium.

Hawaii scored 16 points in a hectic fourth quarter to squeak out a win to snap a four-game losing skid after having started the season 2-0.

The Rainbow Warriors were again led by the powerful running of senior Diocemy Saint Juste, who racked up 202 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries. In the process, Saint Juste became the only player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark in consecutive seasons.

The Boynton Beach, Florida native also became Hawaii's second all-time career leading rusher, passing Michael Carter's (90-93) total of 2,528 yards.

Hawaii TE Dakota Torres (left) goes up over a defender to snag a pass for a touchdown. CJ Caraang | SL

Fellow Punahou (‘14) grad Dakota Torres also got in the scoring column with a four-yard catch in the first quarter in which he out-manned a defender on an up-for-grabs toss from quarterback Cole McDonald.

Hawaii will be on a bye next week and will return to action Oct. 28 at Aloha Stadium against current 19th-ranked (AP Poll) San Diego State — but that ranking is expected to fall after losing to Boise State earlier on Saturday.

The Rainbow Warriors will need to win at least three of their remaining five games to become eligible for a postseason bowl game.


Reach Spencer Honda at [email protected].




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