Box Score COMMERCE, Texas – Neither team scored in the first quarter as the University of the Incarnate Word football team faced the Lions of Texas A&M University-Commerce (TAMUC) on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The Cardinals went on to win the game, 35-7 and hand the Lions their first Southland Conference loss of the season.
 
Kelechi Anyalebechi picked up a season-high 15 tackles and added one interception, while Steven Parker finished with a season-high 1.5 sacks. Marcus Cooper finished with a career-high three rushing touchdowns and tallied a career-high 179 yards on the day. Brandon Porter led UIW's receiving core in yards with 127. Carson Mohr surpassed his own career PAT kick record with five this game to top the record book with 54. The team finished with a season-high on the ground with 300 yards on 41 carries.
 
The Cardinal defense started off the game hot behind four tackles for loss, one interception and two quarterback hurries in the first half alone.
 
After a red zone pick from linebacker Anyalebechi, Scott capped an 8-play, 99-yard drive to the house, rushing 24 yards to hand UIW a 7-0 lead in the second quarter.

TAMUC tied the game up with a 4-yard rushing TD, but Marcus Cooper somersaulted into the endzone with just over a minute left in the half to put UIW up, 14-7.
 
In the third, Scott found Brandon Porter for 34 yards as he zig-zagged into the endzone (21-7). On the opposite side of the ball, Shawn Holton snagged a diving interception to end the quarter.
 
Cooper found a seam in the Lion defense to start the fourth with his second touchdown (28-7), then capped off an impressive day with his third rushing TD as the Cardinals won the game, 35-7.
 
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