Box Score
Wingate, N.C.----The Newberry College football team scored the final 21 points of the contest, rallying for a 42-28 South Atlantic Conference victory over Wingate University Saturday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field. The Wolves (342) and the host Bulldogs (382) combined for 724 total yards total offense (NCAA quickie statistics).
 
With the victory, Newberry improves to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the SAC. The NC Wolves snap a three-game losing streak in the Newberry-Wingate series. The Bulldogs hit the road Saturday, visiting Catawba for a 1:30 p.m. SAC contest. The Wolves return home the same day, hosting Tusculum for a 4 p.m. league encounter.
 
Wingate led 28-21 with 11:53 to play in the third quarter, thanks to a 32-yard touchdown pass from redshirt senior quarterback Robbie Nallenweg (Asheville, N.C.) to redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jiwan Funderburk (Pageland, S.C.). Bulldog redshirt junior place kicker Patrick Smith (Hickory, N.C.) added the fourth of his four extra points.
 
Newberry tied the game 90 seconds later, as senior wide receiver Jason Livingston (Conway, S.C.) scored on an 18-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback W.T. Murden (West Columbia, S.C.). Sophomore place kicker Kyle Clark (Beaufort, S.C.) knotted the game 28-28 with the PAT.
 
A punt by Bulldog senior Austin Anthony (Greensboro, N.C.) pinned the Wolves inside the 20-yard line on the ensuing possession. Murden took his charges 82 yards on 11 plays (4:38 elapsed time). NC senior fullback Wesley Brown (John's Island, S.C.) completed the drive with a two-yard TD plunge.
 
Wingate advanced into Newberry territory on each of its next two possessions, but the Wolves held and forced the Bulldogs to punt. Newberry added an insurance touchdown with 64 ticks left on the clock, as freshman running back Romelo Doctor (Summerville, S.C.) scored on a 14-yard run.
 
The Bulldogs' final two possessions ended when the hosts turned the ball over on downs. On its last drive, Wingate advanced to the Newberry 27-yard line in the waning moments. The Wolves ran one final kneel-down play as time expired.
 
Wingate found the end zone on two of its first three possessions to take a 14-0 lead. Nallenweg led the Bulldogs on a 15-play, 94-yard drive on the team's first chance with the football. The march concluded when redshirt sophomore running back Mycah Gaylord (High Point, N.C.) found pay dirt from two yards at the 4:04 mark.
 
Early in the second quarter, Wingate redshirt junior defensive back Jon Jimenez (Scottsdale, Ariz.) intercepted a Murden pass at the Newberry 39-yard line. Three plays later, Nallenweg and redshirt junior wide receiver Patrick Derenda (Manassas, Va.) made a 30-yard TD connection. The Bulldogs led 14-0 with 10:01 to play in the second stanza.
 
Newberry scored three times in the final 5:49 of the second quarter to tie the game 21-21 at intermission. Doctor scored on a three-yard run (5:49), finishing a nine-play, 72-yard drive. Six seconds later, Wolves outside linebacker Nate Sichali (Anderson, S.C.) recovered a Bulldog fumble on the ensuing kick-off. Sichali's two-yard return tied the league contest at 14-14.
 
Wingate answered immediately, as Nallenweg found true freshman wide receiver Jordan Berry (Irmo, S.C.) with a 51-yard TD pass (3:46) to give the 'Dogs a 21-14 edge. The first of Murden's two TD passes came three plays later. Senior wide receiver Corey Washington (North Charleston, S.C.) was the beneficiary of the 52-yard scoring play (2:28).
 
For the Bulldogs, Nallenweg completed 38-of-56 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns. Derenda established career highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (99), leading both teams in each category. Berry and Funderburk caught five passes each as Nallenweg utilized 11 different receivers.
 
Murden connected on 12-of-20 passes for 175 yards and two scores. Livingston was his top target with five catches for 46 yards. Doctor rushed for 73 yards on 13 carries, finding the end zone twice. Clark was six-for-six on extra points and booted four punts for an average of 47.5 yards per punt.
 
Defensively, Wingate's Jimenez led both teams with 11 tackles. He had nine solo stops and one tackle for loss to go with the interception. Newberry had 11 tackles for losses and five quarterback sacks. NC senior defensive lineman Dominique Jacobs (Columbia, S.C.) had 2.5 QB sacks, while senior defensive back David Davis (Columbia, S.C.) topped the Wolves' charts with nine tackles (five solo, four assists).
 
The Bulldogs won the time of possession battle (36:22-23:38) and posted five more first downs than the Wolves (24-19). Twenty-three of Wingate's 24 first downs came through the air. Wingate's Anthony matched Newberry's Clark with three punts inside the 20-yard line. A Capital One Academic All-America® candidate, Anthony averaged 32.8 yards per punt on five kicks (42-yard long).