Arizona’s defense leads way to dominant win over Hawaii

Arizona’s defense produced five turnovers that resulted in 23 points, and it held Hawaii to 67 yards on the ground in the Wildcats’ 40-6 season-opening victory Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.The Wildcats routed the Rainbow Warriors (1-1) despite having a time-of-possession deficit of 35:44 to 24:16.Big plays, including a 54-yard touchdown run by Quincy Craig, and playing with a short field after many of the turnovers made up for the disparity in time of possession.Craig, a transfer from Portland State, finished with 125 yards on seven carries.Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita, playing for new offensive coordinator Seth Doege, completed 13 of 23 attempts for 161 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions.Hawaii’s Michael Alejado, who engineered the Rainbow Warriors’ comeback victory over Stanford last week despite an ankle sprain, was unable to finish against Arizona.Alejado aggravated his ankle injury with 5:22 left in the third quarter and did not return. He was 18 of 31 for 157 yards with an interception.After Chase Kennedy strip-sacked Alejado and recovered the fumble, Craig broke free for his 54-yard touchdown run with 12:26 remaining in the second quarter, giving the Wildcats a 14-3 lead.Kansei Matsuzawa, who converted the game-winning field goal against Stanford last week, nailed a 41-yard field goal as time expired to cut Arizona’s lead to 17-6 going into halftime.

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