TUCSON (Interstat) — Noah Fifita completed 22 of 29 passes for 262 yards and two touchdown passes and rushed for 24 yards as Arizona defeated Northern Arizona 35-7 on Saturday night at Casino Del Sol Stadium.

Fifita threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Tre Spivey in the first quarter and found Brandon Phelps on a 21-yard scoring play in the second. Kedrick Reescano had touchdown runs in the second and fourth quarters, and A. Roberts added a 14-yard rushing touchdown in the third. Arizona led 7-0 after one quarter, 21-0 at halftime and 28-0 entering the fourth.

Northern Arizona’s only score came when N. Young-Blackgoat intercepted an S. Anderson pass and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Ty Pennington completed 15 of 26 passes for 180 yards for the Lumberjacks. Taye Brown led Arizona’s defense with 11 tackles, Cooper Blomstrom added eight stops, and Chase Kennedy had five tackles and 2.5 sacks.

Arizona improved to 1-0. Northern Arizona fell to 1-1.