Statistics,
Turning Point
& Coming Up
Warrior Report: Warriors stick Owls
Elimimian redeems himself
Battle helps Rice stay in the game
Notebook: Hawaii turns it up for turnovers
[ KEY STATS ]
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[ GAME STATS ]
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
Haw--Keliikipi 1 run (Ayat kick), 3:54
Haw--Welch 8 pass from Chang (Ayat kick), 1:03Second Quarter
Haw--Welch 10 pass from Chang (Ayat kick), 14:10
Haw--FG Ayat 33, 8:32
Rice--Battle 5 run (Skeen kick), 6:00
Rice--Boyd 85 fumble recovery (Skeen kick), 2:08
Rice--Holley 0 fumble recovery (Skeen kick), 1:05Fourth Quarter
Haw--West 3 run (Ayat kick), 11:05
Haw--FG Ayat 35, 8:29
Haw--Bass 6 run (Ayat kick), 1:21.
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING -- Rice: Henderson 13-55, Lott 8-52, Q. Smith 2-29, Bailey 9-29, Beck 5-22, Battle, 1-5, Hatfield 2-1, Moore 1-0, Herm 1-(-7). Hawaii: West 8-60, Bass 8-46, Chang 7-32, Brewster 1-8, Whieldon 1-8, Keliikipi 1-1, Team 1-(-36).
PASSING -- Rice: Henderson 6-12-3-131, Herm 1-2-0-42. Hawaii: Chang 42-70-0-397.
RECEIVING -- Rice: Battle 5-156, Beck 1-10, Lott 1-7. Hawaii: Rivers 7-45, Cockheran 6-122, Welch 6-71, Dickerson 5-42, Komine 5-30, Keliikipi 4-27, Miyashiro 3-25, Brewster 2-8, West 2-5, Poumele 1-12, Bass 1-10.
A -- 35,180.
WAC standings
Yesterday
CONFERENCE OVERALL W L Pct W L Pct Str Nevada 2 0 1.000 3 1 .750 W3 Fresno State 1 0 1.000 3 2 .600 W2 Hawaii 1 0 .000 2 2 .500 W1 Boise State 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 W1 Tulsa 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 W2 UTEP 0 0 .000 1 4 .200 W1 Rice 0 1 .000 0 4 .000 L6 SMU 0 1 .000 0 4 .000 L4 Louisiana Tech 0 1 .000 2 2 .500 L1 San Jose State 0 1 .000 1 3 .250 L3
Boise State 33, Wyoming 17
UTEP 59, Sam Houston State 14
Fresno State 42, Portland State 16
Nevada 12, SMU 9
Hawaii 41, Rice 21
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[ TURNING POINT ]
Blocked kick killed Rice's momentum
Rice had battled its way back into last night's game against Hawaii with 21 unanswered points after the Warriors took a 24-0 lead.That's where the score stood when Brandon Skeen lined up for a 37-yard field goal with 5:38 left in the third quarter.
But Abraham Elimimian sailed in unblocked from the Owls' left side and blocked Skeen's kick. It went to UH's Chad Kalilimoku, who juggled the ball and then ran it to the Hawaii 32.
The Owls never scored again, and turned the ball over three times in the fourth quarter while the Warriors put up 17 more points.
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[ COMING UP ]
Golden Hurricane can be dangerous
Tulsa (2-2) has already doubled its win total of last season. It got a bye this week before hosting Hawaii on Saturday in the Western Athletic Conference opener for the Golden Hurricane.It seems Tulsa either gets blown out or blows out its opponent. It lost 49-10 at Minnesota and 45-13 at Arkansas before pounding Texas State 41-15 and Arkansas State 54-7, both at home.
Arkansas State entered the Tulsa game in the top 25 in most major defensive statistical categories, but the Golden Hurricane pounded away from the start and finished with 404 yards.
Quarterback James Kilian has thrived so far under new coach Steve Kragthorpe, who was the Buffalo Bills quarterbacks coach last year. Kilian threw TD passes of 38 and 54 yards last week.
True freshman linebacker Nick Bunting was named WAC Defensive Player of the Week for returning an interception for a touchdown. A week earlier, sophomore defensive back Kedrick Alexander received the same award after a nine-tackle, one-interception game against Texas State.
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[ SCORING DRIVES ]
First Quarter
Hawaii
1-10-R-42: West Keliikipi 4 pass from Tim Chang.
2-6-R-38: Ross Dickerson 4 pass from Tim Chang.
3-2-R-34: Jeremiah Cockheran 33 pass from Tim Chang.
1-G-R-1: Penalty--false start, Hawaii.
1-G-R-6: Tim Chang 5 run.
2-G-R-1: West Keliikipi 1 run--TOUCHDOWN.
PAT: Justin Ayat kick, Good.
5 plays, 42 yards, 2:42
3:54 left in the first quarter.
Hawaii 7, Rice 0
Notes: UH took possession after Clifton Herbert's 13-yard punt return. ... Keliikipi's first touchdown of his UH career and Hawaii's third rushing score of the season. ... Chang scrambled away from pressure and found Cockheran just short of the goal line to set up the score.Hawaii
1-10-H-43: Jeremiah Cockheran 54 pass from Tim Chang.
1-G-R-3: Penalty--illegal snap, Hawaii.
1-G-R-8: Incomplete pass.
2-G-R-8: Gerald Welch 8 pass from Tim Chang--TOUCHDOWN.
PAT: Justin Ayat kick, good.
3 plays, 57 yards, 1:04
1:03 left in the first quarter.
Hawaii 14, Rice 0.
Notes: Drive set up by David Gilmore's recovery of a fumble by Ed Bailey. ... Welch's first touchdown of his UH career ... Chang's sixth TD pass of the season, moving him ahead of Jason Whieldon for the team lead ... The score was set up by Cockheran's diving catch of a Chang throw at the Rice 3.
Second Quarter
Hawaii
1-10-R-32: Gerald Welch 15 pass from Tim Chang.
1-10-R-17: Mike Bass (-1) run.
End of the first quarter.
2-11-R-18: Jason Whieldon 8 run.
3-3-R-10: Gerald Welch 10 pass from Tim Chang--TOUCHDOWN.
PAT: Justin Ayat kick--Good.
4 plays, 32 yards, 1:41
14:10 left in the second quarter.
Hawaii 21, Rice 0.
Notes: Drive set up by David Gilmore's interception of a Greg Henderson pass, Gilmore's first of his career. ... The interception was Hawaii's sixth takeaway of the season. ... Whieldon replaced Chang for one play. He bobbled the snap, but managed to gain 8 yards.Hawaii
1-10-H-39: Incomplete pass.
2-10-H-39: Mike Bass 10 pass from Tim Chang.
1-10-H-49: Mike Bass 7 run.
2-3-R-44: West Keliikipi 5 pass from Tim Chang.
1-10-R-39: Britton Komine 14 pass from Tim Chang.
1-10-R-25: Michael Miyashiro 6 pass from Tim Chang.
2-4-R-19: Incomplete pass.
3-4-R-19: West Keliikipi 8 pass from Tim Chang.
1-10-R-11: Penalty--illegal snap, Hawaii.
1-15-R-16: Incomplete pass.
2-15-R-16: Incomplete pass.
3-15-R-16: Incomplete pass.
4-15-R-16: Justin Ayat 33 field goal--Good.
8:32 left in the second quarter.
12 plays, 45 yards, 3:40
Hawaii 24, Rice 0
Notes: Ayat now 5-for-6 in field-goal attempts this season. ... Hawaii has scored on four consecutive possessions. ... Miyashiro's reception was the first of his career for the 29-year-old senior.Rice
1-10-R-20: Penalty--illegal block, Rice.
1-20-R-10: Marcus Battle 15 pass from Greg Henderson.
2-5-R-25: Greg Henderson 1 run.
3-4-R-26: Marcus Battle 69 pass from Greg Henderson.
1-G-H-5: Joe Moore 0 run.
2-G-H-5: Incomplete pass.
3-G-H-5: Marcus Battle 5 run--TOUCHDOWN.
PAT: Brandon Skeen kick, Good.
6 plays, 80 yards, 2:32
6:00 left in the second quarter.
Hawaii 24, Rice 7
Notes: Battle's first touchdown of the season and second rushing score of his career. ... Battle set up the score with a leaping catch over UH cornerback Abraham Elimimian and run to the Hawaii 5.Rice
3-4-R-13: Tim Chang fumble, Brandon Boyd 85 return--TOUCHDOWN.
PAT: Brandon Skeen kick, Good.
2:08 left in the second quarter.
Hawaii 24, Rice 14
Notes: Boyd's second career fumble recovery and first touchdown. ... Hawaii's13th giveaway of the year and the second returned for a touchdown.Rice
4-6-H-36: Terry Holley recovery of bad snap in the end zone--TOUCHDOWN.
PAT: Brandon Skeen kick, Good.
1:05 left in the second quarter.
Hawaii 24, Rice 21
Notes: Holley recovered a snap over the head of UH punter Kurt Milne for the touchdown, Rice's second defensive score in a span of 1 minute, 3 seconds.
Fourth Quarter
Hawaii
1-10-H-36: Michael Miyashiro 14 pass from Tim Chang.
1-10-50: John West 0 run.
2-10-50: John West 5 pass from Tim Chang.
End of the third quarter.
3-5-R-45: Jason Rivers 8 pass from Tim Chang.
1-10-R-37: John West 0 pass from Tim Chang.
2-10-R-37: John West 4 run.
3-6-R-33: Ross Dickerson 8 pass from Tim Chang.
1-10-R-25: Incomplete pass.
2-10-R-25: Gerald Welch 10 pass from Tim Chang.
1-10-R-15: John West 6 run.
2-4-R-9: Jason Rivers 6 pass from Tim Chang.
1-G-R-3: John West 3 run--TOUCHDOWN.
PAT: Justin Ayat kick, Good.
12 plays, 64 yards, 5:26
11:05 left in the fourth quarter.
Hawaii 31, Rice 21
Notes: West's second rushing touchdown of the season. ... Chang went 7-for-8 for 46 yards on the drive, completing passes to five different receivers.Hawaii
1-10-R-27: Incomplete pass.
2-10-R-27: Britton Komine (-3) pass from Tim Chang.
3-13-R-30: Tim Chang 12 run.
4-1-R-18: Justin Ayat 35 field goal--Good.
4 plays, 9 yards, 1:57
8:29 left in the fourth quarter.
Hawaii 34, Rice 21.
Notes: Drive set up by Lui Fuga's fumble recovery at the Rice 27. ... Ayat accounted for 10 points in the game.Hawaii
1-10-H-30: Tim Chang 9 run.
2-1-H-39: Mike Bass 6 run.
1-10-H-45: Incomplete pass.
2-10-H-45: Michael Miyashiro 5 pass from Tim Chang.
3-5-50: Penalty--pass interference, Rice.
1-10-R-35: Incomplete pass.
2-10-R-35: Incomplete pass.
3-10-R-35: Mike Bass 18 run.
1-10-R-17: Mike Bass 2 run.
2-8-R-15: Ross Dickerson 5 pass from Tim Chang, fumble recovered by Uriah Moenoa.
3-3-R-10: Mike Bass 9 run.
1-G-R-1: Penalty--false start, Hawaii.
1-G-R-6: Mike Bass 6 run--TOUCHDOWN.
PAT: Justin Ayat kick, Good.
11 plays, 70 yards, 3:20
Hawaii 41, Rice 21.
1:21 left in the fourth quarter.
Notes: Drive set up by an interception by Kelvin Millhouse. ... Bass' first touchdown of the season. ... Hawaii's third rushing TD of the game. UH entered the game with two scores on the ground. ... Hawaii has outscored its opponents 36-9 in the fourth quarter this season.
