Hawaii 44, Louisiana Tech 26

Hawaii 44, Louisiana Tech 26

Published Oct. 2, 2011 12:36 a.m. ET

Bryant Moniz threw for 410 yards and four touchdowns to lead Hawaii to a 44-26 win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday night in the WAC opener for both teams.

Royce Pollard caught 10 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns for Hawaii (3-2, 1-0). Moniz had passing scores of 27, 13, 9 and 6 yards.

Joey Iosefa rushed for 99 yards on 16 carries for Hawaii.

Hawaii trailed only in the first quarter, but was able to build a 21-point lead in the third quarter when Richard Torres returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown. Tank Hopkins added another score when he returned a fumble 16 yards to give the Warriors a 41-13 lead.

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The Bulldogs (1-4, 0-1) came no closer than 18 points.

Nick Isham threw for 305 yards, three touchdowns and had two interceptions. Quinton Patton caught seven of Isham's passes for 126 yards and a TD.

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