SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word football team scored 20 points in the fourth quarter against McNeese State University on Saturday night at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium to secure a 48-20 victory over the Cowboys.
 
Lindsey Scott Jr. finished the night with three rushing and four passing touchdowns. Taylor Grimes caught three TDs on 115 yards. With 13 tackles, Kelechi Anyalebechi became the career total tackles record holder.
 
Scott walked into the end zone on two separate drives to score the first 14 points of the game. The first touchdown came just three minutes in. At the end of the first quarter, Cameron Preston came up huge with a strip sack that gave the Cardinals the ball on the Cowboy 22-yard line before Scott charged into the end zone with 44 seconds left in the quarter.
 
UIW held McNeese to a 39-yard field goal, but the Cowboys found the end zone with two minutes left in the second quarter to cut the lead to 14-10.
 
The Cardinals answered with seconds remaining in the first half as Scott found Grimes, lifting UIW to a 21-10 advantage heading into the third quarter.
 
In the third, McNeese completed another field goal before Grimes had an impressive diving catch for a Cardinal touchdown to make the score 28-13.
 
McNeese added seven to the board in the fourth to inch closer to UIW (28-20), but the Cardinals took off and scored 20 in a dominating fourth quarter to put the game away. Scott picked up his third rushing touchdown of the night with eight minutes left in the game, extending the lead to 34-20.
 
Scott then found CJ Hardy for 23 yards and a Cardinal touchdown. Later, Scott capped off his seven-touchdown night with a 6-yard pass to Grimes to win the game, 48-20, over McNeese. 
 
The Cardinals return to Benson Stadium next Saturday, Oct. 8 as they host Lamar for another Southland Conference matchup. Tickets for both General Admission and Reserved Seating are available by calling 210-805-3000 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. or visiting Cardinals Tickets.
 
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