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Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 56 Northern Illinois Huskies 21
Status: Final
1 2 3 4 T
Rainbow Warriors 14 21 14 7 56
Huskies 7 7 0 7 21
4 3:16 HAW 56- 21 TJ Fo'ilefutu 6 Yd Run (Sean Olvera-Harle Kick)
4 8:55 NIU 49- 21 Elijah Porter 3 Yd Run (JJ Schlenhardt Kick)
3 1:12 HAW 49- 14 Josiah Fetui 44 Yd pass from Micah Alejado
(Sean Olvera-Harle Kick)
3 7:51 HAW 42- 14 DeVon Rice 5 Yd Run (Sean Olvera-Harle Kick)
2 0:23 HAW 35- 14 Frank Abreu 12 Yd pass from Micah Alejado (Sean
Olvera-Harle Kick)
2 5:27 HAW 28- 14 Cam Barfield 1 Yd Run (Sean Olvera-Harle Kick)
2 11:17 HAW 21- 14 DeVon Rice 33 Yd Run (Sean Olvera-Harle Kick)
2 13:46 NIU 14- 14 DeAree Rogers 25 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (JJ
Schlenhardt Kick)
1 3:43 HAW 14- 7 Frank Abreu 13 Yd pass from Micah Alejado (Sean
Olvera-Harle Kick)
1 6:49 NIU 7- 7 DeAree Rogers 49 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (JJ
Schlenhardt Kick)
1 9:13 HAW 7- 0 DeVon Rice 2 Yd Run (Sean Olvera-Harle Kick)
Passing Yards Taron Dickens 17/26, 171 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Yards Telly Johnson Jr. 14 CAR, 63 YDS Receiving Yards DeAree Rogers 8 REC, 115 YDS, 2 TD Tackles Brady Kerperin 9
Passing Yards Micah Alejado 22/32, 323 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Yards DeVon Rice 12 CAR, 71 YDS, 3 TD Receiving Yards Audric Harris 2 REC, 90 YDS Tackles Elijah Palmer 8
Alejado, Rice help Hawaii go the distance in 56-21 victory over Northern Illinois
DEKALB, Ill. -- Micah Alejado threw three touchdown passes, DeVon Rice ran for three scores and Hawaii rolled past Northern Illinois 56-21 on Saturday in a cross-continent matchup.
The Rainbow Warriors (2-6, 1-4 Mountain West) traveled 4,255 miles from Honolulu to Dekalb, marking the farthest any FBS team has ever traveled for a conference game within the United States. Hawaii previously made regular trips of 4,039 miles to play Louisiana Tech in Western Athletic Conference matchups.
On Saturday, Alejado completed 22 of 32 passes for 323 yards. His touchdowns were 13 yards and 12 yards to Frank Abreu and 44 yards to Josiah Fetui . Both touchdowns to Abreu came in the first half as Hawaii built a 35-14 lead at the break. Alejado was 17 of 22 for 237 yards in the first half.
Twelve receivers shared Hawaii's 23 total receptions.
Rice scored on runs of 2, 33 and 5 yards. He finished with 71 yards on 12 carries.
Taron Dickens threw for 171 yards for the Huskies, including two touchdowns to DeAree Rogers , who had 115 yards on eight receptions.
The Huskies (0-7, 0-3) remain winless in their first season as a member of the Mountain West.
Northern Illinois: at UNLV next Saturday.
Hawaii: at UTEP on Nov. 7. -
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