# Hawaii beats UTEP 17-14

> Hawaii's Alejado-Lacaden combo edges UTEP 17-14 in Mountain West game.
- Title: Hawaii beats UTEP 17-14 · Yahoo Sports | Shortify
- Summary: Hawaii's Alejado-Lacaden combo edges UTEP 17-14 in Mountain West game. Hawaii's Micah Alejado and Titan Lacaden led the Rainbow Warriors to a 17-14 victory…
- Keywords: hawaii, utep, mountain west, micah alejado, titan lacaden, rainbow warriors, utep miners, Yahoo Sports
- Source: Yahoo Sports — https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alejado-lacaden-combo-helps-send-060819021.html
- Published: 2026-11-08T06:08:19+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: hawaii, utep, mountain west, micah alejado, titan lacaden, rainbow warriors, utep miners, sports
## Hawaii scores first
Hawaii's Micah Alejado threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Titan Lacaden with 2:57 left in the first quarter.
## UTEP scores
UTEP got on the scoreboard when Lamar Sperling ran for a 5-yard touchdown after Carver Cheeks started the drive with a 22-yard run.
## Hawaii extends lead
Hawaii pushed the lead to 17-7 with a 12-play, 98-yard drive ending in a 6-yard touchdown run by Sitani Mikaele with 10:08 remaining.
## Key takeaway

Hawaii's Micah Alejado and Titan Lacaden led the Rainbow Warriors to a 17-14 victory over UTEP in their Mountain West matchup.