HONOLULU – Quarterback Brayden Schager had four short touchdown runs and Hawaii cruised to a 34-13 victory over Nevada on Saturday night.

Hawaii (3-5, 1-2 Mountain West Conference) took a 14-0 lead after one quarter as Schager capped two nine-play drives with 1-yard touchdown runs.

Kansei Matsuzawa's 27-yard field goal was the only score of the second quarter and the Rainbow Warriors took a 17-0 lead into halftime.

Nevada (3-6, 0-3) made the score 17-7 on the second play from scrimmage of the third quarter when Chubba Purdy fired a 63-yard scoring shot to Marcus Bellon.

Schager responded with a 3-yard touchdown run late in the third and added a 6-yard scoring run 53 seconds into the fourth to put the game out of reach.

Schager completed 14 of 25 passes for 153 yards with one interception for the Rainbow Warriors. He carried 19 times for 120 yards. Landon Sims ran nine times for 82 of Hawaii's 242 yards on the ground.

Purdy finished the game with 155 yards on 13-for-18 passing and one interception for the Wolf Pack. Backup AJ Bianco completed 13 of 21 for 131 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown toss to Bellon in the fourth quarter. Bellon totaled 111 yards on six receptions.

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