Box Score Newberry, S.C.----Wingate University redshirt junior quarterback Robbie Nallenweg (Asheville, N.C.) completed 28-of-40 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulldogs defeated Newberry College 27-10 in South Atlantic Conference action Saturday at Setzler Field. The Wingate defense held Newberry to 71 yards rushing.

With the triumph, Wingate improves to 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the SAC. The Bulldogs give head coach Joe Reich his 75th career victory and his 40th SAC triumph. Newberry is 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the SAC. Wingate hosts Catawba Saturday, Oct. 20 during Sports Hall of Fame Weekend. Kick-off is slated for 1:30 p.m.

“Tonight was a team effort,” Reich says. “This is a solid win against a very good football team. The Newberry defense threw a new look at us…and we got the run game going to compliment our passing game. (Defensive coordinator) Bobby James and the defense did an outstanding job.”

Wingate senior wide receiver Chris Bowden (Forsyth, Ga.) recorded nine receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown as the Bulldogs compiled 419 yards total offense. For his career, the pre-season All-American has 223 catches for 3240 yards and 33 TDs. Bowden needs one yard to break Wingate’s career receiving yards record. Wingate Sports Hall of Fame member Mike Ragin (’94) also has 3240 career receiving yards.
 
Bulldog redshirt sophomore wide receiver Bryan Caffrey (Bayside, N.Y.) caught six passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Nallenweg spread out the love, utilizing nine different receivers Saturday. Sophomore running backs Nestor Lantigua (Wellington, Fla.) and Josh Covington (Charlotte, N.C.) combined to rush 27 times for 96 yards.
 
Wingate redshirt senior linebacker Jared Seate (Charlotte, N.C.) had a game-high 14 tackles with two tackles for loss and one pass break-up. Classmate and fellow linebacker Robert Fletcher (Lancaster, S.C.) had eight tackles and two pass break-ups. Both redshirt senior linebacker Richie Kazazian (Apex, N.C.) and redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Nick Napolitano (Shallotte, N.C.) had six stops each. Napolitano had two tackles for loss and one quarterback sack.
 
The Bulldogs led 7-3 at intermission, thanks to Nallenweg’s three-yard touchdown pass to true freshman wide receiver Tim Nalesnik (Cary, N.C.) with 6:41 remaining in the second quarter. Redshirt senior place kicker Matthew Sierk (Saluda, N.C.) added the PAT. Wingate’s first scoring drive took 52 yards on 10 plays, consuming 4:50 from the game clock.
 
After a three-and-out to start the second half, Wingate scored on its next two possessions to build a 20-3 lead. The first drive covered 61 yards on six plays and ended when Nallenweg found Bowden on a 25-yard scoring connection at the 9:48 mark of the third quarter.
 
Newberry gave the ball back and Nallenweg orchestrated an 11-play, 94-yard masterpiece, completing the march with a 21-yard TD pass to Caffrey. Sierk’s extra point gave Wingate a 17-point lead with 2:41 remaining in the third frame.
 
The Wolves scored their only touchdown on a trick play. Newberry junior wide receiver Corey Washington (North Charleston, S.C.) threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to senior fullback Jordan McDonnell (Bluffton, S.C.) with 14:52 left in the fourth quarter. Sophomore place kicker Kyle Mackey (New Ellenton, S.C.) contributed the PAT to go with his first quarter field goal.
 
Nallenweg gave the Bulldogs insurance and one more TD when he hit Caffrey with a 13-yard scoring strike with 7:03 remaining in the contest. A Capital One Academic All-America® candidate, Nallenweg has 20 touchdown passes this season. The C.A. Erwin High School product has completed 204 of 317 passes for 2385 yards in 2012.
 
Wingate redshirt sophomore defensive back Jakeem Polk (Lakeland, Fla.) ended Newberry’s next drive with his team-best third interception of the season. The Wolves drove to the Wingate nine-yard line in the waning moments, but they could not put points on the board.
 
For Newberry, redshirt sophomore quarterback W.T. Murden (West Columbia, S.C.) completed 25-of-46 passes for 263 yards. Murden was the Wolves’ leading rusher, accumulating 65 yards on 11 carries. Junior wide receiver Jason Livingston (Conway, S.C.) caught seven passes for 62 yards. Newberry had 370 yards total offense.
 
NOTES
 
Exactly 11 years ago today, Wingate head coach Joe Reich picked up his first SAC victory against Newberry. On Oct. 13, 2001, the first-year head coach and his brand-new Bulldogs defeated the Wolves 20-14 at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field.
 
The Reich family had more than one victory to celebrate today. Joe and Dei Reich’s daughter Lindsey and her Sun Valley Middle School volleyball teammates won the Union County tournament Saturday.