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Earthquakes fall 3-1 to the Red Bulls, but the #WondoWatch continues

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By: Alexandra Evans

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Earthquakes faced the second-ranked, Eastern Conference playoff-bound New York Red Bulls at home on October 6, crossing their fingers for a win. The Quakes have not prevailed in over a month.

New York picked up the first netter in the 29th minute when the ball slipped out of San Jose goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski’s hands, allowing Alex Muyl to take a shot from the left side, six yards outside the goal line.

And then they did it again three minutes later. The ball bounced off of San Jose’s right goal post (from the goalkeeper’s perspective) and redirected to the right. This phenomenon allowed New York’s Bradley Wright-Phillips to “rebound” the ball and kick it in toward the bottom of the left corner.

At halftime, the Quakes were down 2-0, which was a reflection of their performance over the month of September and a foreshadowing of the remainder of the match.

One-ninth of the way into the second half, at the 50th minute, Aaron Long bumped a header and put up another point for the Red Bulls. Danny Hoesen, eventually caught offside, attempted a shot at the 54th minute from outside the left of the Red Bulls’ defensive zone, which was immediately caught by goalkeeper Luis Robles. This prompted head coach Steve Ralston to substitute Vako for captain Chris Wondolowski (marking his 32nd appearance).

Wondo made his first scoring attempt upon entry at the 70th minute, when his shot from the center of the box was blocked. 13 minutes later, however, Wondolowski received a punt from Florian Jungwirth at the 83rd minute. His header from the right side of the goalpost earned him his 144th career goal, just one shy of former Earthquake Landon Donovan who holds the record for most career goals in MLS history.

The Quakes trailed 3-1, which was the final score at Avaya Stadium.

The San Jose Earthquakes are back at Avaya Stadium on Saturday, October 13 to face Cruz Azul at 5:15 PM PST.

Barracuda take down Reign 4-1 on AHL Opening Night

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By Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dylan Gambrell made an immediate impact in his first AHL game. Gambrell’s first two career AHL goals sparked the San Jose Barracuda (1-0-0) on AHL Opening Night to defeat the Ontario Reign (0-1-0) 4-1 victory on Friday evening at the SAP Center.

Newly acquired Francis Perron, who came along part of the blockbuster trade that brought Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks, sent a pass over to Gambrell, who snapped a one-timer over the shoulder of Reign goalie Carl Petersen (0-1) on his first shot for a 1-0 lead at the 4:23 mark of the first period.

“It was nice, it’s kind of weight off the shoulders,” said Gambrell on his two-goal performance. “You know get some more confidence, feel more comfortable out there.”

Gambrell delivered his second goal on just his second shot just under four minutes later on the power play. Defenseman Kyle Wood slid over a cross ice pass to Gambrell at the left point and he bombed one past Petersen to double the Cuda lead at the 8:19 mark. Captain John McCarthy received the secondary assist.

“We’ve practiced with each other a couple of times together,” said Gambrell, regarding playing with Perron. “But I think we were reading off each other really well.”

Perron would increase the lead to 3-0 when he was able to clean up a rebound off  a wrap-around attempt from Gambrell. Petersen made the initial save on Gambrell, but wasn’t able to get back in position to stop Perron’s first goal of the season at the 15:53 mark.

“It was a great first period obviously,” said Perron. “I think Dylan had a lot of jump in the first. Me and Vinnie (Vincent Preplan) just followed him and it worked out pretty well.”

San Jose outshot Ontario 14-7 in the first period and controlled the tempo throughout the frame.

Zach Mitchell was able to get Ontario on the board with his first goal of the season in the second period when he was able to tip in a shot from Kale Clague fired from the left point. Mitchell planted himself in front of Cuda goalie Antoine Bibeau to get in position for the tip in that came at the 6:30 mark on the power play.

Maxim Letunov gave back the three goal lead to Cuda late in the second period. After winning a battle behind the goal against Mitchell. He then circled around in between the circles, where he snapped home a back-hander to the left corner of the goal for his first career AHL goal at the 15:43 mark. Jayden Halbgewachs and Nick DeSimone received assists.

Despite being out shot 18-8 in the second period, San Jose carried a 4-1 lead into the second intermission.

“You know (with) 12 rookies (on the roster), I think at this point in the year you take a win anyway you can get them,” said head coach Roy Sommer.

Things got chippy toward the end of the third period when Kurtis MacDermid went after Alexander True after True was called for a boarding penalty. A brief scuffle ensued with six players involved. MacDermid was given a instigator penalty and a game misconduct that resulted in a five-minute power play for San Jose.

Bibeau stopped 30 of 31 shots for his first victory on the season. Petersen suffered the loss, making 23 saves on 27 shots.

GAME NOTES: San Jose was 1/1 on the power play. Ontario was 1/4.

San Jose has only 11 players returning from last season in a team that features 11 new players.

Defensemen Zach Frye and Thomas Gregoire were healthy scratches for San Jose.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels down south to take on their Pacific Division rival Bakersfield Condors on Saturday, October 6 at Rabobank Arena at 7:00 pm PT.

Barracuda to kick off the 2018 AHL season vs. Reign

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By: Ana Kieu

Minor league hockey fans can rejoice as the San Jose Barracuda kick off the 2018 AHL season at SAP Center versus the Ontario Reign on Friday night.

Here’s everything to know about the rivalry matchup.

Friday’s meeting
Friday’s meeting marks the first of eight rivalry meetings in 2018. San Jose went 2-5-1-0 a season ago against the Reign and are 10-13-5-0 since the Pacific Division was established in 2015. Ontario is the only team San Jose isn’t .500 or better against all-time.

Frenemies
Former teammates and Calder Cup Champions with the Maine Mariners (AHL) during 1983-84, Roy Sommer and Mike Stothers have enjoyed a friendship off the ice and a heated rivalry on it since Stothers took over as the head coach of the Kings’ top affiliate during 2014-15, where he propelled the Manchester Monarchs to a Calder Cup Championship in his first year. Over five years, Sommer is 14-20-5-1 against Stothers’ teams.

Dynamic duo
The L.A. Kings re-acquired Peter Budaj from the Tampa Bay Lightning this offseason, pairing him with Cal Petersen as a one-two punch in the AHL. Budaj was the AHL’s Goaltender of the Year (Baz Bastien Memorial Award) in 2015-16 as a member of the Ontario Reign, leading the league in GAA (1.75), SV% (.932), shutouts (9), and wins (42). As a rookie 2017-18, Petersen, an AHL All-Star, went 4-0-1 against San Jose in five games.

Youth movement
The Barracuda open up the 2018-19 season as the AHL’s youngest roster with an average age of 22.7 years old, which is comprised of 10 rookies. Ontario is the AHL’s 20th youngest roster at 24.38 years old. 13 players on San Jose’s 25-man opening night roster skated in at least one game for San Jose last year.

Big trade
On June 14, Sharks GM Doug Wilson traded forward Adam Helewka to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for the 6-foot-5, 235-pound defenseman Kyle Wood. Two seasons ago, Wood was named to the AHL All-Rookie team after collecting 43 points (14 goals, 29 assists) from the blueline.

National pride
With the offseason signings of Vincent Praplan (Switzerland) and Lukas Radil (Czech Republic), along with the return of Barracuda captain John McCarthy, San Jose’s opening night roster will be comprised of three different skaters who competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

If you bring your entire family tonight, then you won’t have to pay any fees and you can save $18 at the Threat Metrix Ticket Office. In addition, the Intermission Player Signings–presented by Will Party–will happen during the second intermission tonight. Barracuda players to be announced. Enjoy the game!

San Jose State is more than Mountain West football

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After high-energy practices, San Jose State has geared up to welcome its next Mountain West opponent, the Colorado State Rams, to CEFCU Stadium on Saturday for a Set the Expectation game.

In case you didn’t know, Set the Expectation was launched by Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor who was gang raped by four football players. Set the Expectation is a pledge for male college and high school athletes. The latter can have their parents sign their pledges with them. Contrary to popular belief, the pledges aren’t legally binding documents, just a simple step towards accountability for the players and coaches. In addition, the coaches can use the pledge as a blueprint to have a serious conversation about consent, domestic violence and sexual assault.

Saturday’s Set the Expectation game was scheduled at the right time, as October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. SJSU’s Beyond Football program made it clear that they proudly support the YMCA Silicon Valley and asked fans to donate money for the amazing non-profit at https://www.gofundme.com/settheexpectationsjsustanford.

Aside from Beyond Football and Set the Expectation, SJSU has proved fans time and time again that the local community is one of the most important things in everyday life. The Spartans volunteer for local charities, non-profits and schools.

The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements were culture shocks in North America, but the actual changing of the existing laws will take at least a year for real results. Of course, the brave women and men have shown us how far we’ve come, but there’s also the thought of how far they need to go in order to make things happen for the safety and well-being of the younger generations.

Beyond Football recently shared a snippet of head coach Brent Brennan’s comments on Set the Expectation in his weekly radio show at the Hukilau in San Jose’s Japantown. This video highlight proves that Brennan has been using his platform in all sorts of ways.

The Spartans are more than student-athletes. They’re part of the 90%. They’re talented players on the field, informed men off the field and educated scholars in the classroom. Whether or not the Spartans enter the NFL, they’ll leave SJSU as fine, young men who have a lot to offer the Silicon Valley and beyond. At the end of the day, education is an important thing. Without education, one wouldn’t have class, dignity and respect.

Two San Jose State football names that you should know

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State football has been a horrendous Mountain West team so far. But that doesn’t mean that the Spartans players aren’t putting in work on and off the field.

The Spartans’ defensive tackle Boogie Roberts and tight end Josh Oliver have been balling out this past week.
Roberts, a fifth-year graduate student, touched the ball in four different ways and scored his first offensive touchdown in SJSU’s epic, five-overtime home loss to Hawaii 44-41 at CEFCU Stadium. Moreover, Oliver was named as the John Mackey Tight End of the Week by the John Mackey Award.

Roberts was the first known SJSU defensive player to recover a fumble as a defensive player and score a rushing touchdown on offense in the school’s 125-year history of the sport. Roberts was also added to the Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll. The Paul Hornung Award’s currently in its ninth season. It’s given annually to the most versatile player in major college football by the Louisville Sports Commission and football legend Paul Hornung. The winner and his family will be honored at the annual Paul Hornung Award dinner presented by Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville in March 2019. This will be the Paul Hornung Award’s third year as an associate member of the National College Football Awards Association. The LSC launched the Paul Hornung Award in 2010 to honor its namesake and native son as well as to promote outstanding performances by versatile college football players who often go unnoticed.

Oliver recently matched a career-high with eight receptions for a single-game career-best 158 yards and one touchdown in SJSU’s 44-41 loss to Hawaii in a whopping five overtimes. Oliver’s incredible night included a 14-yard touchdown reception that extended SJSU’s lead to 24-16 in the third quarter. Oliver also caught a career-best 70 yard reception in the conference contest.

Oliver’s 158 receiving yards are the most by a Spartan playing any position in a single game since 2013. Other honorable mentions this week include CJ Conrad, Mickey Crum, Mik’Quan Deane and Drew Sample.

The 2018 John Mackey recipient will be announced on December 5, 2018 and then presented live on December 6, 2018 at the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU. Other key dates include the 2018 Mackey Semi-finalists on November 15, 2018 and the 2018 Mackey Finalists on November 22, 2018.

The John Mackey Tight End of the Week is an honor distinct from the annual John Mackey Award. This weekly honor was started in 2004 to draw attention to individual play by tight ends during the season. The Tight End of the Week acknowledgment doesn’t have a direct bearing on the final John Mackey Award selection process. The John Mackey Tight End of the Week honor will run until the announcement of the eight semifinalists.

The John Mackey Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association that encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 24 awards boast over 750 years of tradition selection excellence.

San Jose sports podcast with Ana Kieu: Earthquakes lost again; SJSU has to do more than just learn from mistakes

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On the San Jose sports podcast with Ana:

1. San Jose Earthquakes interim head coach Steve Ralston is 0-3 in his position so far. What can you say about his work ethic late in the 2017-18 MLS season?

2. What are your three takeaways from the Quakes’ disappointing road loss 3-2 to the Houston Dynamo?

3. The San Jose State Spartans lost a heartbreaker 44-41 to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on homecoming. Was there anything you’d like to talk about that you didn’t mention in your three takeaways article?

4. The Spartans have to do more than learn from their mistakes. Head coach Brent Brennan said that the loss was the fault of not only him, but also his coaching staff. Which coach do you think will be ousted first and do you think any players will request trades sooner than later?

5. Switching gears to San Jose State men’s basketball, they’ve put the same faces in different positions. Ryan Cooper was promoted to Assistant Coach and Trent Miyagishima took Cooper’s place as Director of Basketball Operations.

Ana does the San Jose sports podcasts each week for SportsRadioService.com

San Jose State to host Colorado State for Set The Expectation game on Saturday

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose State Spartans hope to turn their luck around when they welcome the Colorado State Rams to CEFCU Stadium on Saturday night. The Spartans will play their second straight home and conference game in the South Bay.

Here are all the details on the Saturday night showdown:

Saturday’s game
San Jose State vs. Colorado State
Saturday, October 6, 2018
CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, Calif., 7:30 pm PT
CBS Sports Network

SJSU’s record
0-4, 0-1 Mountain West. Most recently, the Spartans lost to Hawaii, 44-41 in five overtimes on September 29.

CSU’s record
1-4, 0-1 Mountain West. The Rams lost to Illinois, 34-19, on September 22. CSU had a bye week for the week ending September 29.

Radio
KLIV (1590 AM, San Jose) originates SJSU football broadcasts. Justin Allegri calls the play-by-play. Kevin Richardson provides commentary. The CSU broadcast begins at 3:30 pm PT with a pregame show.

SJSU’s network affiliate is KION (1460 AM/101.1 FM, Salinas).

Television
The CBS Sports Network will provide play-by-play coverage of the SJSU vs. CSU game. Rich Waltz calls the play-by-play. Aaron Murray provides analysis and commentary.  Jordan Daigle is the sideline reporter.

The live telecast is scheduled for 7:32 pm PT.

Tickets:
• sjsuspartans.com/tickets and ticketmaster.com.

Athletics Ticket Office, 1393 S. 7th Street, San José, CA 95112, weekdays, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

For home games at CEFCU Stadium:
• New modern family plan
• Spartan alumni season ticket
• Pricing in a distinct seating section

Series history
CSU leads the series, 5-4. The Rams have wins in the last two meetings between these teams including a 42-14 triumph last year in Fort Collins. SJSU’s last win in the series was a 34-27 road victory in 2013.

Five overtimes
SJSU’s recent 44-41 five overtime loss to Hawaii on September 29 is the longest game in Spartan football history and by a MW member since the overtime rule was enacted prior to the 1997 season.

The game was the third time in SJSU’s 10 overtime games that more than one overtime period was necessary. The Spartans lost a double overtime game to Boise State at home, 56-49, on November 13, 2004, and a triple overtime contest to Navy at home, 58-52, on November 22, 2013.

Of SJSU’s 10 overtime games, three are against Hawaii and all of them were played in San Jose. The Rainbow Warriors are 3-0 against the Spartans in overtime games.

SJSU now has played 18 periods of overtime in its 10 games.

Four hours, four minutes
Each of SJSU’s first two home games this season lasted four hours and four minutes. The UC Davis game on August 30 didn’t have a commercial format while the Hawaii encounter on September 29 did through Spectrum Sports/Stadium.

Best of the week
Quarterback Josh Love’s 451 passing yards in the five-overtime loss to Hawaii was the best by a FBS player in games played the week ending September 29, 2018. The 451 yards ranks seventh best through five weeks of regular-season action.

Passing Yardage Totals for Games Played the Week Ending September 29
Quarterback, School                                               Opponent            Yardage
Josh Love, San Jose State                                        Hawaii                      451
Gardner Minshew, II, Washington State                    Utah                            445
Jon Wassink, Western Michigan                                Miami (Ohio)             439
Kyler Murray, Oklahoma                                            Baylor                          432
Riley Neal, Ball State                                                  Kent State                  402
Charlie Brewer, Baylor                                                Oklahoma                  400

Trend broken vs. Hawaii
The Hawaii game marked the first time this season only one quarterback played for SJSU. Josh Love played the entire game against Hawaii and passed for a career-best 451 yards and matched a career-high with three touchdowns.
In each of SJSU’s first three games, the Spartans used at least two quarterbacks. Love, Michael Carrillo and Montel Aaron played in the opener vs. UC Davis. Aaron and Carrillo were the quarterbacks at Washington State. Love and Aaron called the signals for the Spartans at Oregon.

Tops of the week
Josh Oliver led all FBS tight ends in single-game receiving yardage for games played the week ending September 29. Oliver had 158 yards and a touchdown on eight receptions–the second time this season he had eight catches in a game.

Tops at his position
For the fourth consecutive week, Josh Oliver is the leading pass receiver among FBS tight ends. Oliver is averaging 6.75 receptions a game and has 27 catches for the season. He and Missouri’s Albert Okwuegbunam (5.75/game) are the only two tight ends listed among the FBS’ top-50 pass receivers in games played through September 29.

20 of Oliver’s 27 receptions this season resulted in a SJSU first down.

Oliver’s 336 receiving yards are the most of FBS tight ends.

Most in FBS
SJSU, Texas State and Utah State are the three schools this season to attempt six field goals in a game. Texas State and Utah State attempted six field goals in games ending the week of September 8. The Spartans’ six field goal tries occurred in their five-overtime loss to Hawaii, 44-41, on September 29.

San Jose State announces game times vs. Army West Point and Nevada

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By: Ana Kieu

In collaboration with the Mountain West and ESPN, San Jose State now has its game times for its October 13 non-conference contest with Army West Point at Levi’s Stadium, and the November 17 conference encounter with Nevada in CEFCU Stadium.

The first SJSU-Army football game will have a 12:30 pm PT/3:30 pm ET game time on October 13. ESPNU will provide live coverage from Levi’s Stadium, the home of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on January 7, 2019.

Army (3-2) has its bye weekend for the week ending October 6 while SJSU (0-4, 0-1 MW) hosts Colorado State this Saturday at CFECU Stadium in a 7:30 pm PT contest.

The SJSU-Nevada football game on Saturday, November 17, will have a 2:00 pm PT game time. ESPN3 will provide the broadcast coverage from CEFCU Stadium on the SJSU campus.

Tickets for all SJSU home football games are available through sjsuspartans.com or by calling the SJSU Athletics Ticket Office at (408) 924-7589.

Three takeaways from SJSU’s tough 44-41 homecoming loss to Hawaii

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — There’s no doubt that the 2018 Homecoming Game inside CEFCU Stadium was a blast between the San Jose State Spartans (0-4, 0-1 MW) and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (5-1, 2-0 MW) on Saturday night. But for the Spartans, it was sort of the same old rubbish, as they dropped a heartbreaker 44-41 in a whopping five overtimes.

Let’s get straight to my three takeaways from SJSU vs. Hawaii. As always, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section. Thanks for reading.

3. Not only one, but two Josh’s
Never underestimate the power of a young man named Josh. In this case, there were two young men named Josh who made Saturday’s game a breakout type of game.

Spartans quarterback Josh Love finished with 3 touchdowns and 451 yards and completed 28 of 49 attempts. Spartans tight end Josh Oliver finished with 1 touchdown, 8 grabs, 158 yards and 70 long gains and posted a 19.8 average.

2. Why didn’t the Spartans go for the 2-point conversions?
The Spartans should’ve gone for the 2-point conversation when Roberson scored his first touchdown of the game, a 4-yard passing touchdown from quarterback Josh Love, and Crawford kicked in the extra point for a 31-24 lead over the Rainbow Warriors midway through the fourth quarter. If that successfully happened, then SJSU could’ve snatched a 32-24 lead and perhaps would’ve put the game out of reach for Hawaii.

That way, SJSU likely wouldn’t have had to play through five overtimes, only to absorb the heartbreaking loss. But, we can’t change the regulation events, so the Spartans should’ve gone for the 2-point conversion when Roberson scored a 13-yard rushing touchdown, his second touchdown of the game, and kicker Bryce Crawford kicked in the extra point to tie the game 38-38 in the second overtime.

1. What happened to the kickers?
The Spartans had to answer with a touchdown in order to beat the Rainbow Warriors. If you watched the game, you’ll know that never happened, as both Crawford and the Rainbow Warriors’ kicker Ryan Meskell pretty much struggled in the 5 overtimes.

No one really knows what happened to Crawford and Meskell except for themselves, which may actually be a good thing because they got every right to feel ashamed of themselves (if they do feel that way).

In the end, it was a hard-fought game between the Spartans and Rainbow Warriors. All we can say is that the Spartans have to prepare for next week’s matchup vs. Colorado State and the Spartans’ coaching staff has to do whatever it takes to turn things around or else.  Spartan fans, don’t forget to check out Brennan’s press conference at Simpkins Stadium Center on Monday afternoon at 1:00 pm PDT on KLIV 1590 AM.

San Jose State loses 44-41 to Hawaii in the fifth overtime

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After a much-needed bye week to recharge and refresh, the San Jose State Spartans returned to CEFCU Stadium on Saturday to host the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the university’s annual Homecoming game.

Prior to Homecoming, the Spartans’ Twitter announced this year’s SJSU football captains: Dakari Monroe, Bryson Bridges, Boogie Roberts and Josh Oliver. All four players deserved their respective titles. The Spartans’ other captain was Mayor Sam Liccardo. Liccardo received some boos and heckles, but ignored the negativity around him.

The Spartans survived an early scare just minutes into the first quarter. Jesse Osuna went down with an apparent injury, but he managed to get up off the ground after nearly five minutes. Spartan fans cheered and clapped when Osuna got up.

The Rainbow Warriors got on the board first. Ryan Meskell scored a 25-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead with 7:45 left in the first.

The Spartans’ Twitter diverted the fans’ attention to the SJSU men’s basketball players who were at Homecoming to show some love to the SJSU football players on the field.

The Spartans trailed the Rainbow Warriors 3-0 at the end of the first quarter.

The Spartans flipped the script just moments after the first quarter. Boogie Roberts scored a two-yard rushing touchdown and Bryce Crawford kicked a PAT to snatch a 7-3 lead just 35 seconds into the second quarter.

The Spartans grabbed a 14-7 lead at the 10:04 mark of the second quarter, as Bailey Gaither caught a pass from Josh Love for a 55-yard passing touchdown and Crawford kicked a PAT.

Gaither, however, appeared to be in pain following his touchdown. Gaither had his left ankle checked out while covering his face with a towel. Gaither didn’t return to the game.

The Rainbow Warriors held onto the red zone, but the Spartans refused to allow a scoring play. Crawford kicked a 24-yard field goal to extend SJSU’s lead to 17-3 with 6:12 left in the second quarter.

The Rainbow Warriors brought themselves back into the game with an 18-yard passing touchdown by Elijah Dale from Cole McDonald and a PAT from Meskell. Hawaii pulled within seven points, but continued to trail SJSU 17-10 with 2:21 left in the second quarter.

The Spartans took their first timeout of the first half. That being said, the final 21 seconds of the second quarter was crucial for SJSU. After a couple of failed passes, SJSU took their second timeout with nine seconds left on the clock. That wasn’t the solution either. SJSU proceeded to use their third timeout with five seconds back on the clock. Crawford attempted a field goal, but it missed the crossbar.

The Spartans settled for a 17-10 lead over the Rainbow Warriors at halftime.

The Spartans were alarmed for a moment, but continued to cling onto a one-point lead, 17-16, with 9:13 left in the third quarter. John Ursua caught pass from McDonald for a three-yard passing touchdown, but Meskell failed to kick in a PAT.

The Spartans took a 24-16 lead just 53 seconds later. Josh Oliver caught a pass from Love for a 14-yard passing touchdown and Crawford kicked in a PAT.

The Spartans had some good looks that wowed the Spartan fans in attendance. Jonathan Lenard, Jr. collected his first career pick. Also, Tre Hartley helped the Spartans’ process in getting a first down.

The Spartans led the Rainbow Warriors 24-16 at the end of the third quarter.

The Rainbow Warriors tied the score 24-24 at the 12:45 mark of the fourth quarter. Ursua caught a pass from McDonald for a three-yard passing touchdown and Marcus Armstrong-Brown was successful on the two-point conversion.

The Spartans went ahead 31-24 at the 10:07 mark of the fourth quarter. Malike Roberson caught a pass from Love for a four-year passing touchdown and Crawford kicked in a PAT.

But the Rainbow Warriors refused to back down. Hawaii tied the score 31-31 with 4:34 left in the fourth quarter. Ursua caught a pass from McDonald for a four-yard passing touchdown and Meskell kicked in a PAT.

Neither team made the necessary go-ahead play in order to win, so the Spartans and Rainbow Warriors headed into the first overtime with a 31-31 tie. Hawaii got the first overtime possession.

The Rainbow Warriors snatched a 38-31 lead. Dayton Furuta scored a one-yard rushing touchdown and Meskell kicked in a PAT.

The Spartans quickly tied the score 38-38. Roberson scored a 13-yard rushing touchdown and Crawford kicked in a PAT. As a result, the two teams headed into the second overtime with a 38-38 tie.

Meskell missed two field goals, so the two teams headed into the third overtime with a 38-38 tie.

The third time clearly wasn’t the charm as Meskell missed his third field goal in the third overtime. The Spartans had their chance to get ahead, but Crawford missed his go-ahead field goal. The two teams headed into the fourth overtime with a 38-38 tie.

Crawford, however, kicked a 20-yard field goal to put the Spartans ahead 41-38. The two teams headed into the fifth overtime and this specific statistic signaled the Spartans’ first fifth overtime game at CEFCU Stadium.

Meskell kicked a 35-yard field goal to tie the game 41-41. The Rainbow Warriors then scored what appeared to be a touchdown, but the officials called it out of bounds and subsequently handed a five-yard holding penalty.

Meskell kicked another 35-yard field goal to put the Rainbow Warriors ahead 44-41. Shortly after, Crawford received an opportunity to kick in another game-tying field goal for additional playing time, but missed it wide right.

The Spartans fell to the Rainbow Warriors 44-41 in the fifth overtime.

Notes
Spartans’ possible starters
OFFENSE: Justin Holmes, Justin Snyder, Troy Kowalski, Trevor Robbins, Jake Colman, Deano Motes, Josh Oliver, Josh Love, Malike Roberson, Bailey Gaither and JaQuan Blackwell.

DEFENSE: Bryson Bridges, Boogie Roberts, Sailosi Latu, Jesse Osuna, Kyle Harmon, Ethan Aguayo, Jamal Scott, Dakari Monroe, John Toussaint, Tre Webb and Jonathan Lenard, Jr.

Up Next 
The Spartans host the Colorado State Rams next Saturday at 7:30 pm PT on CBS Sports.