Newberry, S.C.----The Newberry College football team recovered from a Wingate University pick-six to start the game, compiling 342 yards total offense en route to a 33-10 South Atlantic Conference victory over the visiting Bulldogs Saturday night at Setzler Field. The Wolves defense held Wingate to 140 yards, including only 25 on the ground.
 
Newberry improves to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the SAC. Wingate is 3-2 overall and 0-2 in the SAC. The Bulldogs return home Saturday to host Catawba for a 1:30 p.m. Church Youth Day contest. The Wolves visit Tusculum the same day for a 2:30 p.m. tilt.

On Newberry's first drive, Wingate redshirt senior safety Jon Jimenez (Scottsdale, Ariz.) snagged a pass from Wolves senior quarterback W.T. Murden (West Columbia, S.C.). The pre-season All-SAC defensive back took the errant throw 55 yards to pay dirt. Bulldog redshirt senior place kicker Patrick Smith (Hickory, N.C.) added the PAT to give the visitors a 7-0 edge with 12:16 left in the opening frame.
 
Murden wasted little time righting the ship, navigating his offensive unit 78 yards on eight plays (2:56 time elapsed) to tie the score. Murden did the honors, rushing 10 yards for the touchdown. NC junior place kicker Kyle Clark (Beaufort, S.C.) converted the first of his four extra points Saturday night, knotting the contest 7-7 with 9:15 remaining in the first quarter.
 
The Wolves opened the second stanza with back-to-back touchdown drives. Murden engineered another eight-play scoring drive, hitting senior tight end Ozzie Exume (Lawrenceville, Ga.) with a five-yard TD pass to give the hosts the lead for keeps. Clark's PAT made the score 14-7 Newberry with 11:37 to go in the second quarter.
 
The Bulldogs moved the ball to midfield on the next series, but two Newberry sacks delayed their progress. Murden and the Wolves chewed up almost six minutes (5:47) on the ensuing 17-play drive, moving 84 yards before junior wide receiver Jalen Cook (Lexington, S.C.) sealed the deal on a three-yard TD reception.
 
Smith contributed a 36-yard field goal on Wingate's first drive of the second half, but the Bulldogs would not score again. Newberry enhanced its scoring portfolio with a fumble recovery for a touchdown, a safety and a Clark field goal.
 
Newberry achieved an offensive balance, posting 174 yards on the ground and 168 yards through the air. Murden completed 15-of-22 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore back-up signal caller Raleigh Yeldell (Edgefield, S.C.) was four-of-four for 44 yards. Newberry sophomore running back Romelo Doctor (Summerville, S.C.) rushed 24 times for 102 yards Saturday.
 
The Wolves ran 76 plays to 60 plays for the Bulldogs. Newberry won the time of possession battle as well (31:54-28:06). Wingate true freshman wide receiver Jalen Gavin (Greensboro, N.C.) caught eight passes for 50 yards. The Page High School product added 30 kick-off return yards to his statistical ledger Saturday.
 
Newberry had 10 tackles for losses, nine quarterback hurries, four QB sacks, two fumble recoveries and two pass break-ups. Wolves junior linebacker Taylor McDonnell (Bluffton, S.C.) had six tackles, three tackles for losses and two QB hurries. He recovered a Wingate fumble in the end zone to give the hosts a 28-10 lead midway through the third quarter.
 
Wingate junior safety Brandon Hathaway (Smyrna, Tenn.) had a game-high 14 tackles with nine solo stops. Defensive backfield mate Nortavius Otis (Gastonia, N.C.) had 10 tackles, two tackles for losses and one quarterback sack. Bulldog senior defensive end Steven Jacobs (Pembroke, N.C.) matched McDonnell with three tackles for losses. Jacobs posted six solo tackles.
 
The contest was a stark contrast to Wingate's last visit to Newberry, as the Bulldogs held the Wolves to 71 yards rushing in a 27-10 victory at Setzler Field on Oct. 13, 2012. Wingate quarterback Robbie Nallenweg ('14, Asheville, N.C.) completed 28-of-40 passes for 315 yards as the Bulldogs compiled 419 yards total offense to give head coach Joe Reich his 75th career victory.