HONOLULU, Hawaii - Charleston Southern had plenty to boast about despite a 66-7 loss on the road at the University of Hawaii. The Bucs played in front of 27,144 people at Aloha Stadium in a game that started near midnight in Charleston.

Offensively for Charleston Southern (2-2), DeMarcus Moon reached 1,000 rushing yards for his career and A.J. Toscano moved into second all time with more than 3,100 passing yards, while Charles James led the defense, tying the school record with two interceptions.

Moon needed just four yards to become the seventh player in school history to reach the 1,000-yard mark, and he finished the day with 24 yards on eight carries. James became the first player to intercept two balls in the same game since Philip Ashley did it against Coastal Carolina in 2008. He is the 10th player in school history to achieve that feat.

Toscano finished 17-31 with one interception and one touchdown, throwing for 173 yards. Kwame Krakue caught a career-high seven receptions for 80 yards, while James Nunley had four receptions for 23 yards and the lone touchdown of the day. Nunley also added 108 yards on kickoff returns. Richard Mounce and Derek Hatcher also saw time at quarterback, combining to go 2-5 for two yards and one interception.

Chris Kuzdale led the defense with seven tackles, while Jacque Carter had the lone sack for CSU, while the Bucs gave up four sacks.

Hawaii (2-2) starting quarterback Bryant Moniz completed 19 of his 27 pass attempts for 395 and six touchdowns, also throwing two interceptions. Greg Salas continued to be the favorite target, and the big play receiver, catching seven balls for 131 yards and two touchdowns.

CSU was outgained 583-227 on the day, including a 490-175 edge through the air. It is the fewest total offensive yards that CSU has accounted for since managing just 188 against South Florida last year.

"Obviously we played a very good football team, a more balanced football team in all three phases of the game," CSU head coach Jay Mills said. "We failed to take advantage of some opportunities early in the game that would have changed the tempo from the outset. Unfortunately, we made some early mistakes that allowed Hawaii to set the tempo and we scrambled to catch up all game long. I thought our players gave a good effort. We played hard, but we just had too many mistakes."

When the Bucs went to Hawaii in 2007, it was a tight game in the first half before the Warriors used a big third quarter to take the game 66-10. This one would prove quite differently early despite similar final scores as Hawaii scored on its first drive of the game, using just four plays to go 80 yards for the game's opening score.

After the Bucs went three and out on their first series, a 38-yard punt by Andy Brown clipped the heels of the Hawaii blocker and gave CSU a second chance. Again it was three plays without much success. The field position gave the Bucs the opportunity to put points on the board, but John Paglia's 48-yard field goal was wide right.

James gave the ball right back to the CSU offense on the Warrior's first play from scrimmage after taking back over, intercepting his first pass of the day to give CSU the ball back on the Hawaii 37 yardline.

A couple of delay of game penalties backed CSU up, and Coach Jay Mills elected to go for it on fourth and two and came up empty. Four straight completions by Moniz made it 14-0 in favor of Hawaii with 8:43 left on the clock in the first quarter.

The Warriors cashed in a Toscano interception, using five plays to go 27 yards for another score.

CSU finally cracked the scoreboard late in the first as they moved the ball 68 yards on nine plays, including six rushing plays. The drive was capped with an 11-yard strike from Toscano to Nunley to cut the lead to 21-7.

Hawaii's quick-strike offense found more success in the second quarter, opening up a 49-7 lead going into halftime as the Warriors amassed 429 yards of total offense in the first half.

Hawaii added to their lead with a touchdown five minutes into the quarter, making it 56-7. The remainder of the third quarter was relatively quiet, although CSU strung together a solid 11 play drive, moving down to the UH 10 yardline before the option flip from Toscano was batted into the backfield and recovered by the Warriors.

A 21-yard field goal in the fourth made it 66-7, but that would be the remainder of the scoring as Hawaii elected not to kick a 43-yard field goal with five minutes remaining in the game and a 59-point lead.

Charleston Southern will take a week to recover before traveling up to Lynchburg, Va., to face preseason Big South favorite Liberty on October 2. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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