Box Score
Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University redshirt senior quarterback Robbie Nallenweg (Asheville, N.C.) completed 23-of-30 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulldogs defeated Saint Augustine's 24-3 in NCAA Division II football action Saturday in Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field on the Wingate campus.

The Bulldogs (1-0 overall) win their season opener for the 11th time in head coach Joe Reich's 13 seasons. The SAU Falcons fall to 0-2 overall. Wingate begins South Atlantic Conference play Saturday, Sept. 21, visiting Lenoir-Rhyne for a 7 p.m. contest. Saint Augustine's hosts Stillman (Ala.) the same day at 1:30 p.m.

"This was a good team win…no turnovers, wins in the red zone (and) on special teams...this is a good mix," Reich says. "Robbie played smart, made good decisions…exactly what we needed. We had many first-time starters out there today. We have much work to be done to get better."

Both of Nallenweg's TD strikes came after intermission, as Wingate expanded a 10-3 halftime advantage. In the third quarter, redshirt sophomore wide receiver Cameron Leviner (Monroe, N.C.) returned a Falcon punt 20 yards to the SAU 21-yard line. Three plays later, Nallenweg found redshirt senior tight end Mark Clyburn (Wingate, N.C.) on a nine-yard scoring play. Bulldog redshirt junior placekicker/punter Patrick Smith (Hickory, N.C.) added the PAT to make the score 17-3 Wingate with 9:09 to go in the third frame.
 
Fifteen (game clock) minutes later, Nallenweg and junior running back Nestor Lantigua (Wellington, Fla.) connected on five-yard screen pass for the game's final score, two plays after sophomore defensive back Phillip Staples (McDonough, Ga.) returned his first career interception 83 yards to the Falcon 15-yard line. A facemask penalty gave Wingate first-and-goal on the SAU seven-yard line.
 
The game began with the two teams exchanging first quarter field goals. SAU redshirt junior placekicker Michael Lima (Hialeah, Fla.) put the Falcons on the board at the 7:10 mark with a 28-yard boot, his first field goal of the season. On the next drive, Smith answered with a 28-yard field goal of his own (4:17) to conclude an eight-play, 53-yard drive.
 
Wingate took the lead for good in the second quarter, as redshirt sophomore running back Mycah Gaylord (High Point, N.C.) ran two yards for a touchdown at the 5:49 mark. A Capital One Academic All-America® candidate, Nallenweg started the short drive (43 yards) with three completions to three different receivers. Gaylord sealed the deal with back-to-back, two-yard runs. Smith nailed the first of his three extra points to conclude the first-half scoring.
 
Nallenweg was an equal opportunity quarterback Saturday, employing eight different receivers. Bulldog redshirt junior wide receiver Hunter Haffly (Locust Grove, Ga.) had six catches for 56 yards. True freshman Jordan Berry (Irmo, S.C.) and redshirt junior Patrick Derenda (Manassas, Va.) chipped in with four catches each. Berry returned two kick-offs for 43 yards, giving him a team-best 92 all-purpose yards Saturday.
 
Bulldog redshirt junior cornerback Jakeem Polk (Lakeland, Fla.) matched Staples with an interception. Polk and three upperclassmen teammates had eight tackles each. Wingate sophomore linebacker Eric Mapoles (Snellville, Ga.) had a team-best 11 stops. Both Mapoles and Polk had six solo tackles each.
 
Saint Augustine's outgained Wingate 280-253, but the visiting Falcons were one-for-three in the red zone and three-for-13 in third-down conversions. The CIAA members lost the time of possession battle by six-plus minutes (26:59-33:01). SAU senior linebacker Chaz Robinson (Hampton, Va.) had 15 tackles, matching Mapoles and Polk with six solo stops. Falcon senior defensive tackle Shonquez Nelson (Lake City, S.C.) had three tackles for loss.

                               Box Score (Final)
          Saint Augustine's vs Wingate (Sep 14, 2013 at Wingate, N.C.)

  Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
  -----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
  Saint Augustine's...  3  0  0  0  -  3       Record: (0-2 overall)
  Wingate.............  3  7  7  7  - 24       Record: (1-0 overall)

  Scoring Summary:
  1st 07:10 SAU - Michael Lima 28 FG
      04:17 WU - Patrick Smith 28 FG
  2nd 05:49 WU - Mycah Gaylord 2 run (Smith kick)
  3rd 09:09 WU - Mark Clyburn 9 pass from Robbie Nallenweg (Smith kick)   4th 09:49 WU - Nestor Lantigua 5 pass from Nallenweg (Smith kick)

                                      SAU       WU
  FIRST DOWNS...................       14       12
  RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    27-73    31-50
  PASSING YDS (NET).............      207      203
  Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  37-22-2  30-23-0
  TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   64-280   61-253
  Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
  Punt Returns-Yards............     3--1     4-42
  Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    5-111     2-43
  Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     2-81
  Punts (Number-Avg)............   8-36.2   8-35.8
  Fumbles-Lost..................      1-0      0-0
  Penalties-Yards...............     5-31     5-40
  Possession Time...............    26:59    33:01
  Third-Down Conversions........  3 of 13  5 of 15
  Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 2   0 of 0
  Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-3      4-4
  Sacks By: Number-Yards........      1-7      3-7

RUSHING: Saint Augustine's-Alex Munro 6-24; AJ Gilford 8-18; L. Williams 5-17; Jermaine Jones 1-11; J. Pinkston 1-2; Antonio Thomas 6-1. Wingate-Mycah Gaylord 17-28; Nestor Lantigua 11-23; Robbie Nallenweg 3-minus 1.

PASSING: Saint Augustine's-AJ Gilford 14-23-1-138; Alex Munro 8-14-1-69. Wingate-Robbie Nallenweg 23-30-0-203.

RECEIVING: Saint Augustine's-Brian Richards 7-63; Jermaine Jones 6-65; Herman Reaves 5-49; Jordan Turkvant 2-20; Brian Moore 1-6; C. Dalton 1-4. Wingate-Hunter Haffly 6-56; Jordan Berry 4-49; Patrick Derenda 4-17; Mark Clyburn 3-39; Jiwan Funderburk 2-17; Nestor Lantigua 2-8; Brandon Ellington 1-13; Mycah Gaylord 1-4.