Kingston Lopa's 3 interceptions help California take down Syracuse 21-18

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- , Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for two touchdowns, and Kingston Lopa had three interceptions as California beat Syracuse 21-18 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams Saturday. The win was Tosh Lupoi’s first as the Golden Bears’ head coach. “No matter what occurred in that game, our guys had the ultimate belief that the pendulum was going to swing back our way,” said Lupoi, whose squad trailed by double digits midway through the second quarter. “We were gonna take it no matter what it took to do that.” Lopa returned the second interception for a 24-yard touchdown with 4:51 left in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring. The third came on Syracuse’s final drive with 54 seconds left. “That’s the mentality we have going out: We (are going to) win this game,” Lopa said. “It’s nothing new to us.