COMMERCE– The No. 3 Texas A&M University-Commerce football team remained unbeaten after a 51-22 win over Eastern New Mexico on Saturday. The Lion air attack went for 358 yards and the Lions scored seven touchdowns in the game to give them their first conference win.
 
The win brings the Lions to 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in the Lone Star Conference. Eastern New Mexico falls to 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.
 
The Lions will head south next weekend as they face Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday. The game will be played at 7 p.m. at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Luis Perez was 20-for-24 for 357 yards and five touchdowns. He threw for 328 yards in the first half. Perez also had a rushing touchdown.
- Kristov Martinez scored nine points on a field goal and six extra points. He moved into second place in school history in points scored.
- Darrion Landry had seven receptions for 112 yards and two touchdowns. He had a 64-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.
- Buck Wilson had 72 yards on four catches and a touchdown. He made a 40-yard catch and run and also had a 15-yard touchdown.
-Vincent Hobbs had three catches for 63 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. D'Arthur Cowan had two catches for 58 yards, including a 54-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.
- Carandal Hale led the team with 64 rushing yards and a touchdown run.
- Dayne Douglass and Elijah Earls both had forced fumbles.
- Peyton Searcy led the Lions with 10 tackles. Yusef Sterling-Lowe and Neema Behbahani had eight tackles each. Eight different Lions had tackles for loss.
- Buck Wilson had a 76-yard kickoff return to set up a late first half Lion touchdown.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lion offense had an explosive play right off the bat with Perez finding Wilson for a 40-yard gain. After two more Perez passes, it was Hale who rushed the ball in from the three-yard line. The Lions took an early 7-0 lead.
 
The Greyhounds took their first possession and drove down the field on the ground, cutting the Lion lead to 7-3.
 
The Lions again drove down the field for a touchdown on their second possession. It took just four plays, capped by a 56-yard touchdown catch from Hobbs. Hobbs drug two defenders with him for five yards as he fought his way into the end zone. The extra point was blocked and the Lions led 13-3 at the end of the first quarter.
 
The Greyhounds had a touchdown drive of their own, which included their only pass of the first quarter, a 17-yard throw. To begin the second quarter, the Greyhound running back took the ball 11 yards into the end zone. The Lions blocked the extra point and led 13-9.
 
The Lions had two quick touchdown drives on their next two possessions. Perez hit Landry for a 64-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the drive. After the Lion defense forced a punt, the Lions again had a one-play drive. This time the Lions used trickery, calling a flea-flicker play and Perez found a wide open Cowan for a 54 yard score. The Lions led 27-9 with 11 minutes left in the first half.
 
After another three-and-out forced by the A&M-Commerce defense, the Lion offense again drove down for a touchdown. Perez hit Marquis Wimberly for a 25-yard gain. Perez then hit Wilson for a diving 15-yard touchdown catch.
 
After an ENMU punt was downed at the one, the Lions were backed up. Perez attempted a pass that went off his receiver's hands and was intercepted by ENMU and returned for a touchdown. The Greyhounds attempted a two-point conversion that failed and the score was 34-15 with 36 seconds left.
 
Wilson returned the ensuing kickoff 76 yards to the 23 yard line. Perez then hit another touchdown pass to Landry to give the Lions a 41-15 lead going into halftime. Perez was 16-for-18 in the first half for 328 yards and five touchdowns.
 
ENMU scored a touchdown on their first drive of the second half, driving 75 yards in 14 plays. The Lions responded with a touchdown drive of their own. Hale had 26 ayrds rushing on the drive and the Lions completed a fake field goal pass to keep the drive alive. Perez rushed for a six-yard touchdown to bring the score to 48-22 at the end of the third quarter.
 
With the Lion reserves entering in the fourth quarter, the Lions scored a field goal on their first drive of the quarter. Martinez moved into second all-time in school history in scoring on the kick. The Lion defense clamped down on ENMU's final drives and the Lions ended the game in victory formation.