UH narrowly maintains bowl hopes
Hawaii’s Keelan Ewaliko tussles with Fresno State’s Dalen Jones during the second half of the Rainbow Warriors’ 14-13 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday. AP photo
Diocemy Saint Juste carries the ball for Hawaii during the second half. AP photo
Hawaii’s Keelan Ewaliko tussles with Fresno State’s Dalen Jones during the second half of the Rainbow Warriors’ 14-13 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday. AP photo
Diocemy Saint Juste carries the ball for Hawaii during the second half. AP photo
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Viane Moala blocked a field goal as time expired to give the University of Hawaii football team a 14-13 win over Fresno State on Saturday in Fresno, Calif.
The victory kept the Rainbow Warriors (5-7, 4-4 Mountain West Conference) in contention for the postseason. A win over Massachusetts next week at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu would mean UH could be invited to the Hawaii Bowl.
Hawaii also finished .500 in conference play for the first time since joining the Mountain West Conference in 2012.
Moala blocked a 49-yard attempt by Kody Kroening.
Hawaii had gone in front on Steven Lakalaka's second touchdown run of the game, a 2-yarder with 59 seconds left. That capped a 12-play, 76-yard drive.
The Bulldogs (1-10, 0-7) fell to 0-3 under interim coach Eric Kiesau, who took over after Tim DeRuyter was fired.
Keelan Ewaliko, a Baldwin High School graduate, had three receptions for 25 yards for UH, and also returned a kickoff 21 yards.
The Rainbow Warriors' Dru Brown passed for 227 yards with an interception.
Hawaii 0 7 0 7 -- 14
Fresno St. 0 7 3 3 -- 13
Second Quarter
Haw--Lakalaka 1 run (Sanchez kick), 5:43.
Fre--Cronk 1 run (Kroening kick), :10.
Third Quarter
Fre--FG Kroening 47, 3:26.
Fourth Quarter
Fre--FG Kroening 27, 3:41.
Haw--Lakalaka 2 run (Sanchez kick), :59.
A--26,951.
Haw Fre
First downs 11 20
Rushes-yards 23-49 52-214
Passing 227 108
Comp-Att-Int 20-31-1 13-23-0
Return Yards 40 51
Punts-Avg. 8-0.0 8-0.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 11-89 7-64
Time of Possession 26:08 33:52
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--Hawaii, Harris 8-33, Saint Juste 6-23, Lakalaka 4-11, D.Brown 5-(minus 18). Fresno St., Hokit 18-97, Kline 10-52, James 15-49, T.Green 3-15, K.Johnson 1-4, Ju.Rice 1-2, Cronk 1-1, J.Allen 1-(minus 1), Jordan 2-(minus 5).
PASSING--Hawaii, D.Brown 20-31-1-227. Fresno St., Kline 13-23-0-108.
RECEIVING--Hawaii, Kemp 8-65, Ursua 5-49, Ewaliko 3-25, Camanse-Stevens 2-67, Harris 1-14, Unga 1-7. Fresno St., K.Johnson 3-38, Peck 3-27, Ja.Rice 2-4, Jordan 2-2, Martens 1-17, J.Allen 1-11, Hardaway 1-9.
MISSED FIELD GOALS--Fresno St., Kroening 43.