SAN ANTONIO –The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros football team was defeated, 41-16, by the UIW Cardinals Saturday in a Southland Conference (SLC) game at Gayle & Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio.
UTRGV (3-4, 2-3 SLC) junior linebacker
Jaiden Haygood had a game-high 12 tackles and sixth-year linebacker
Spencer Rich added 12 with one tackle for loss. Senior receiver
Clint Thomas Jr. brought in four catches for a career-high 82 yards and sophomore receiver
Corey Holmes caught one touchdown and finished with 27 receiving yards. Junior quarterback
Aidan Jakobsohn went 24-for-45 with 255 yards and one score passing while throwing three interceptions. The Vaqueros were held to 56 rushing yards.
UIW (3-4, 2-2 SLC) quarterback
Emmett Brown was 21-for-33 with one interception, 193 yards and one touchdown passing.
Damashja Harris rushed for two scores with 42 yards on the ground and
Lontrell Turner ran for one touchdown.
Jayden Hibbler racked up 95 rushing yards and 92 receiving yards on seven catches.
UIW jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead as
Patrick Baptiste snagged an interception on the first play of the game, setting up a two-yard touchdown run by Turner in the opening minute. The Vaqueros responded with a speedy scoring drive of their own that was capped by a 37-yard field goal by senior kicker
Brysen Gardner, making it 7-3 with 11:48 in the first quarter.
Fifth-year defensive back
Jordan Ford hauled in his second interception of the season to stymie UIW's second possession. The Vaqueros were driving well with momentum and got inside the red zone, but
Buddha Garrett picked off Jakobsohn to end the scoring chance. UIW extended its lead to 10-3 with a 22-yard field goal by
Nick Rigas.
UTRGV evened things up at 10-10 with a fast answer. The Vaqueros capped an 11-play, 73-yard drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jakobsohn to Holmes in the corner of the end zone as Holmes went up and beat tight coverage for the score. Senior defensive end
Seyyid Smith forced and recovered a fumble midway through the second quarter, but a sack by the Cardinals gave possession back to the home team. UIW scored three times in the final 7:48 of the first half and took a commanding 27-10 lead into the locker room. Brown found Hibbler for a 15-yard touchdown in the air and Rigas made a 33-yard field goal to double up the Vaqueros.
Declan Williams snagged UIW's third interception of the half to set up a rushing touchdown after a big return following the pick.
The Cardinals marched down the field to extend the lead to 34-10 following a two-yard touchdown run by Harris. UTRGV took the next possession into the red zone, but UIW got a stop on a fourth down quarterback keeper to maintain its cushion.
The Vaqueros defense forced a punt but a fumble gave possession back to the Cardinals quickly. UIW missed a 37-yard field goal on the ensuing drive as graduate defensive back
Dorian Blackwell had a pair of pass breakups and graduate defensive end
Josh Cashiola got to the quarterback for a sack to keep the Cardinals off the board. UTRGV turned the miss into points on the next drive. Jakobsohn found Thomas for two good gains, including a team-best 44-yard pass to create some rhythm. Junior running back
TJ Dement had a heavy presence throughout the drive and capped it with a two-yard rushing touchdown. UIW recorded a sack as UTRGV went for two, making it 34-16 with 11:55 on the clock.
UIW pushed its advantage to 41-16 following a 12-yard rushing touchdown by Harris.
Up next for UTRGV is a 4 p.m. non-conference contest at Central Arkansas on Oct. 24.
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