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Football Stymied by Incarnate Word, 24-3

Garrett Dolan leads Huskies with 12 tackles.

Junior Kenneth Bibbins made four catches for 67 yards in Saturday's loss to Incarnate Word.
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SAN ANTONIO – Incarnate Word running back Junior Sessions rushed for 115 yards on 18 carries to help the Cardinals win time of possession and down HBU, 24-3, in a matchup of future Southland Conference rivals Saturday night at Benson Stadium.
 
HBU quarterback Ka'Darius Baker completed 16-of-33 passes for 175 yards and had one pass intercepted. Junior tight end Kenneth Bibbins made four catches for 67 yards, while junior wide receiver Darian Lazard made five receptions for 64 yards for the Huskies (2-3). Without leading rusher B.J. Kelly, who did not play due to an injury, the Huskies were held to only 41 yards on the ground.
 
UIW quarterback Tyler Brittain was 13-for-21 for 164 yards and a touchdown, with Clint Killough making five receptions for 67 yards and the score. The Cardinals (4-3) totaled 197 yards rushing for the game.
 
HBU forced a three-and-out on UIW's first possession, but Fry muffed the ensuing punt, setting the Cardinals up at the Huskies' 32. UIW drove down to the HBU 4, but Brown sacked Brittain on third down for a 17-yard loss all the way back to the 21. Jake Wilcox followed with a 38-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead.
 
In the second quarter, UIW went on a 10-play, 82-yard drive that was capped by Brittain's 31-yard touchdown pass to Clint Killough to put the Cardinals ahead 10-0 with 8:55 remaining in the half.
 
On the following drive, Baker hooked up with Lazard for a 34-yard completion into UIW territory, but the drive stalled out and the Cardinals took over at their own 12. Matt Bass's 34-yard run took UIW to the HBU 46. UIW did not run a pass play on the drive, ending with John Oglesby's 4-yard touchdown run to put the Cardinals up, 17-0.
 
UIW had the ball for 20:51 in the first half, gaining 245 yards, compared to 60 total yards for HBU.
 
The Huskies received the second-half kickoff, and Baker's 41-yard completion to Bibbins took HBU to the UIW 36. Lazard followed with a 19-yard catch, then took a handoff from Baker, dropped back and couldn't connect with Wesley Lewis in the back of the endzone. Bell ran for seven tough yards, and Baker gave HBU first-and-goal at the 3 with a keeper on an option. After two failed runs and an incompletion, HBU settled for a 19-yard field goal by Travis Shinn.
 
After HBU forced a punt, Baker picked up 14 yards on the ground for a first down, then followed with an 11-yard completion to Bibbins. The Huskies drove to the UIW 34, but turned the ball over on downs when they were stopped on fourth-and-two. An HBU sack, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on UIW and a poor punt gave the Huskies the ball back at the UIW 45, but they went three-and-out.
 
HBU's defense was strong once again with Taylor Thompson's sack forcing a punt, but the ball hit an HBU player and UIW recovered at the HBU 36. Sessions had back-to-back carries for first downs, taking the Cardinals down to the one, then Bass punched it in to put UIW ahead, 24-3.
 
The Huskies will be at home for their final two games, facing Texas College Nov. 2 and Texas A&M-Commerce on Homecoming Nov. 9. Both games will be played at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory's Crusader Stadium.
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