After bending for the first half, the Cowboys broke twice early in the third quarter.
That was enough for 13th-ranked Incarnate Word to open up a close game and top McNeese State 30-17 Saturday in San Antonio.
The loss was McNeese’s fifth straight to the Cardinals and sixth in their last seven meetings. It was also their second-straight defeat in the Southland Conference, as the Pokes fell to 4-4 overall and 1-2 in the league…