Warriors rally, hold off Louisiana Tech, 44-41

Associated Press

RUSTON, La. — Michael Brewster scored on a shovel pass to give Hawai'i a 44-41 victory over Louisiana Tech this afternoon.

Tim Chang pitched the shovel pass to Brewster, who dodged several tackles for the 17-yard scoring pass with 3:59 left in the game.

The Bulldogs missed an opportunity to tie the game when Josh Scobee missed a 53-yard field goal attempt with just over a minute left. Scobee hit field goals of 40 and 22 yards in the fourth and first quarters respectively.

In the first half of this Western Athletic Conference shootout, the Warriors (4-3, 3-1 WAC) did not give up the lead and led 24-17 at the break.

Both teams combined for 939 net passing yards.

Chang was 33 of 46 for 534 yards. He also threw four interceptions. It was his 23rd 300-plus-yard passing games in his career. Last week, he was named the WAC offensive player of the week after going 40-of-50 for 353 yards and five touchdowns and no interceptions against Fresno State.

For Louisiana Tech (3-4, 1-3), Luke McCown was 31 of 48 for 405 yards with one interception.

Brewster led the Warriors in rushing with 54 yards on four carries and pulled in three passes for 32 yards. The Warriors got 104 net rushing yards.

Ryan Moats ran for two touchdowns and 267 yards on 34 carries for the Bulldogs. He also caught five passes for 81 yards.

The Bulldogs took a 41-37 lead with 6:45 left in the game on Moats' 11-yard trot before giving up Brewster's game-winning TD.

The Warriors return to Aloha Stadium next Saturday against Texas-El Paso.