Courtesy: Delaware State Athletics
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Delaware State fell 35-14 to Hawaii on the road in their season opener Saturday night.
The Rainbow Warriors improved to 1-0 on the season while the Hornets dropped to 0-1.
Jaden Sutton totaled 56 yards to lead the Hornets’ ground attack and added one touchdown in the game, picking up 4.7 yards per carry along the way. Sutton also tacked on 43 receiving yards. Marqui Adams also tacked on 44 yards and one touchdown on the ground.
Adams’ most prolific target in the ballgame was Ryan Lee, who caught two passes for 48 yards.
Brian Bates paced the Delaware State defensive effort, collecting 1.0 TFL and one sack. Team added and Aaron Willis had 1.0 TFL and two pass breakups in the loss.
Defensively, DSU held up fairly well against the Hawaii offensive attack, holding the Rainbow Warriors to 331 total yards.
How It Happened
Delaware State responded to an early 14-0 Hawaii lead with a second quarter touchdown to narrow the deficit to 14-7.The Hornets kept Hawaii off the scoreboard and followed with a touchdown to even the game at 14-14. Delaware State didn’t score again in the game and Hawaii tacked on 21 more points to finish off the scoring. Delaware State won the time of possession battle 33:05 to 26:10.
Up Next…
The Hornets return to action as they travel to Sacred Heart for a non-conference match-up Aug. 31. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET