{"id":150393,"date":"2021-10-25T08:59:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T18:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=150393"},"modified":"2021-10-25T10:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T20:12:08","slug":"rainbow-warriors-win-over-new-mexico-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/25\/rainbow-warriors-win-over-new-mexico-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Warriors win shootout over New Mexico State"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa football<\/a> team defeated New Mexico State University for the second time this season after a 48-34 shootout on October 23 at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. The Rainbow Warriors improved to 4-4 on the season.<\/p>\n

It was a special evening for Warriors who hosted fans at a home game for the first time since 2019, while also retiring the jersey of the late Colt Brennan<\/strong> during a halftime ceremony with the Brennan family in attendance. Brennan, who wore No. 15 during a storied three-year career (2005–07), is only the second retired number in program history.<\/p>\n

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On the field, it was an entertaining, back-and-forth affair before UH<\/abbr> ultimately pulled away. The teams combined for 82 points and 967 yards of offense including five scoring plays of 46-yards or more.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> got a pair of scores from its defense in the form of two momentous interception returns for touchdowns. Khoury Bethley\u2019s<\/strong> 79-yard touchdown gave the Warriors a 17-3 lead early in the second quarter while Darius Muasau\u2019s<\/strong> 75-yard pick six put UH<\/abbr> up by two scores early in the fourth. For the second time this season, Bethley was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Warriors return to Mountain West action when they head for the road and a meeting with Utah State on Saturday, October 30. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. MT<\/abbr>\/9 a.m. <\/abbr>HST<\/abbr>.<\/abbr><\/p>\n

For more on the game go to the M\u0101noa athletics website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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