Pembroke, N.C.----The Wingate University piled up a season-high 491 yards of offense Saturday night, cruising to a 51-7 victory at UNC Pembroke in NCAA Division II football action at Grace P. Johnson Stadium. It is the biggest road win since a 52-point win in 1986. Wingate snaps a three-game losing streak, improving to 3-3 overall while the Braves fall to 1-3 on the year.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS
Coach Reich: WATCH
BJ Muckelevene: WATCH
Kameron Johnson: WATCH

THOUGHTS FROM COACH REICH

"Hopefully this is a nice momentum-builder. I thought we were very physical today. We saw a lot of great things tonight. We still have a lot to work on, but it's nice to come out with a big win like that. It's nice to come out with a dominant win and head back to conference play it's a nice momentum builder."

NOTES

- Wingate moves to 7-3 all-time against UNC Pembroke
- Third straight win over the Braves
- Most points for the 'Dogs since a 56-7 win over Shaw (9/10/16)
- Most points for Wingate on the road since a 51-41 win at Catawba (10/22/11)
- Most points in the WU-UNCP series since the first meeting, a 57-14 Bulldog win
- Biggest margin of victory for either team in the series
- Biggest road win since 62-10 victory at Tennessee Wesleyan 32 years ago (10/18/86)

KEY TEAM STATS

- The 491 yards of offense are 101 more than any other game this season
- WU had 297 passing yards and 194 rushing yards
- UNCP had 302 yards of offense, with 244 passing yards and 58 rush yards
- The 'Dogs had 28 first downs compared to UNCP's 17
- Wingate won the time-of-possession battle by nearly five minutes
- WU converted six-of-12 third downs and two-of-two fourth downs
- UNCP was six-for-15 on third down
- Wingate went seven-for-seven in the red zone, with six touchdowns
- Each team had four sacks

KEY PLAYERS – WINGATE

- Shaw Crocker completed 13-of-17 passes for 236 yards and a career-high five TDs
- BJ Muckelvene had seven catches for 127 yards and a career-high three receiving scores
- Nijere Peoples had 13 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown
- Domineke McNeill added 12 carries for 60 yards
- Darquez Lee completed two-of-four passes for 61 yards
- JT Stokes had three catches for 76 yards and a touchdown
- Noah Arnett had 39 yards and a TD on seven carries; Jalen Brooks caught a 25-yard touchdown
- Kam Johnson led the 'Dogs with seven tackles and a tackle for loss
- Cal Hanford had five tackles including a sack
- Cardell Rawlings had two sacks on the night, giving him 10 for the year
- Chris Birozes averaged 42 yards per punt on three punts; long of 52 with two inside the 20
- McLean Robertson connected on a 36-yard field goal and had three touchbacks
- RaQuan Simmons had a 36-yard kick return

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate struck first midway through the opening quarter with a seven-play, 54-yard drive
- A Peoples 11-yard run and Crocker 17-yard run got the 'Dogs to the UNCP 25
- Crocker hit Muckelvene over the middle for a 25-yard score to make it 7-0
- WU struck again at the end of the quarter on a four-play, 80-yard drive
- Crocker's 45-yard hookup with Stokes got the ball to the UNCP 29
- Crocker hit Muckelvene in the corner of the end zone to make it 14-0

SECOND QUARTER

- Wingate went 82 yards on seven plays to go up 21-0 late in the first half
- Lee found Malik Bledsoe for 42 yards to get to the Pembroke 24
- McNeill's 16-yard run got the ball to the one
- Peoples pounded it in from there to give the 'Dogs a 21-point halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- Wingate went 75 yards on seven plays to open the second half
- Muckelvene's 39-yard catch got the 'Dogs to the UNCP four-yard line
- Crocker went back to Muckelvene for a four-yard score to make it 28-0
- The Bulldogs went 85 yards on seven plays to take a 34-point lead
- Crocker hit Stokes and Muckelvene for back-to-back 15-yard catches
- Muckelvene's 19-yard reception got it to the UNCP 25
- Crocker hit Brooks in the front corner of the end zone to make it 34-0
- The Braves went 89 yards on four plays on the ensuing drive
- Josh Jones hit Quay Threatt for 53 yards; Josh Sheridan ran it in from six yards out

FOURTH QUARTER

- Wingate went 57 yards on 10 plays to push the lead back to 34
- Peoples went for runs of 10 yards and eight yards to get it to UNCP territory
- A 12-yard Peoples rush got it to the UNCP 16
- Crocker's fifth TD of the night went to Stokes, a 16-yard hookup
- Robertson's 36-yard field goal capped a five-play 15-yard drive to make it 44-7
- Wingate's final scoring drive of the night went 54 yards in nine plays
- Arnett's 15-yard run got it to the UNCP 23
- Arnett's seventh carry of the drive was a two-yard TD run to make it 51-7

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns home the next two weeks
- The Bulldogs host Catawba next Saturday at 6 p.m. on ESPN3
- WU hosts Mars Hill the following Saturday at 6 p.m., the sixth home game of the year