BEAUMONT, Texas (Interstat) — Lamar defeated Incarnate Word 38-35 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Provost Umphrey Stadium. Attendance was 6,824. The host Cardinals improved to 5-1, while the visiting Cardinals fell to 2-4. Incarnate Word quarterback Emmett Brown completed 26 of 39 passes for 303 yards and two passing touchdowns and ran for 50 yards and a rushing touchdown. Lamar quarterback Aiden McCown completed 12 of 22 passes for 123 yards and one touchdown and ran for 65 yards. Lamar’s Andrew Huff recorded seven tackles and two sacks. Jeremiah Young added nine tackles and one sack, while Buddha Garrett and Declan Williams each had eight tackles. Mekhi Brown also made eight stops. Incarnate Word’s Jachai Pulley had five tackles, and Walt Gray recorded four. Lamar scored 14 first-quarter points, seven in the second and seven in the third before adding 10 in the fourth. Incarnate Word posted 14 in the first, seven in the second and 14 in the third.