It’s win number one for the Head Coach Timmy Chang era! The University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warrior football team took down Duquesne, 24-14, on September 17 at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex for its first win of the season and a victory on homecoming night.
Leading the way for the Rainbow Warriors was senior running back Dedrick Parson with 58 rushing yards and two touchdowns. On the defensive side, senior linebacker Penei Pavihi contributed four tackles and a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter. Senior defensive back Malik Hausman added two interceptions, including one that sealed the game with less than two minutes left.
“I’m really proud of how our guys played in all three phases,” Chang said. “At times, defense was on the field for the whole third quarter and got two big stops. I thought that was really important, building momentum, understanding that the corrections need to be made because here comes the next opponent. That’s how college football goes. It’s good to get the first win, but my mind’s already working on how we can correct problems and get these guys in the position to win the next one.”
Everything about this is worthy of a high five!
#BRADDAHHOOD— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) September 17, 2022
Game summary
After UH stalled on its first drive, the Dukes converted a field goal on their first turn to take a 3-0 lead more than halfway through the first quarter. On the ensuing possession, the Rainbow Warriors cashed in on a 5-yard Parson rush, after a massive 58-yard kickoff return to start the drive by Jalen Perdue. A Matthew Shipley extra point pushed UH up 7-3.
After Duquesne came up empty on its next two drives and UH came up empty on one, a blocked punt by UH’s Kaulana Makaula created a short field for the Rainbow Warriors starting their drive on the Dukes’ 14-yard line. The drive was capitalized by a Parson 17-yard rushing touchdown and a Shipley extra point extended UH’s lead to 14-3. A Duquesne 30-yard field goal as time expired in the first half closed the Rainbow Warrior lead to eight at 14-6.
Duquesne began the third quarter with an efficient drive, however, a pass near the goal line was picked off by Hausman for a touchback. The next play also resulted in an interception as Rainbow Warrior quarterback Joey Yellen’s pass was picked off by the Dukes. However, they couldn’t convert the turnover into points as Duquesne missed a 43-yard field goal.
UH’s next drive ended in a punt, and then the Dukes fired an interception that was taken to the house by Pavihi. A Shipley extra point pushed UH’s lead to 15 at 21-6. UH added a field goal midway through the fourth quarter, while the Dukes managed a touchdown and a 2-point conversion. But that was as close as Duquesne could get, as the Rainbow Warriors sealed the 24-14 win.
Congratulations to
@CoachTimmyChang on his first win as a head coach! The #BRADDAHHOOD is building and getting stronger every day!
#GoBows— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) September 17, 2022
Up next
The Rainbow Warriors head on the road to Las Cruces, New Mexico to play the New Mexico State Aggies on Saturday, September 24 at 2 p.m. Hawaiʻi time.
For more, visit the UH Mānoa Athletics website.
—By Marc Arakaki
