Salisbury, N.C.----For the second time in as many trips to Salisbury, the Wingate University Bulldogs got a game-winning field goal in the final minute, prevailing 13-10 at Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference football action Saturday night. Wingate moves to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the SAC, while the Indians fall to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in league play.

NOTES

- Wingate starts a season 4-0 for the second time in three years
- The 'Dogs are now 15-17 all-time against Catawba
- WU has won eight of the last nine contests against the Indians
- Wingate has won six straight at Catawba (last loss in Salisbury was 2007)
- The Bulldogs won 27-24 in Salisbury in 2017 on a last-second field goal
- Wingate is now 30-9 since 2016; most wins of any SAC team
- The 'Dogs have won 10 straight regular season games
- WU is outscoring opponents 359-176 in the streak
- Wingate has won 11 of its last 12 contests overall
- The Bulldogs are 3-0 on the road this year
- Wingate has won six straight regular season road games
- WU has won seven of its last eight road contests overall
- The Bulldogs are a league-best 18-5 in SAC play since 2016

KEY STATS

- Wingate outgained Catawba 444-273 on the night
- WU had 232 rushing yards and 212 passing yards
- The Indians had 105 rushing yards and 168 passing yards
- The Bulldogs had the ball for over 37 minutes; Catawba had it for less than 23 minutes
- Wingate converted 13-of-18 third downs
- The 'Dogs made five trips to the red zone, scoring three times, but had just one TD
- Catawba scored on its lone trip to the red zone
- Wingate piled up 27 first downs compared to Catawba's 15
- The Bulldogs had the lone turnover of the night, losing a fumble in the red zone
- WU had eight penalties for 65 yards; Catawba had one for 10 yards
- Each team averaged 5.8 yards per play; Wingate ran 76 plays compared to Catawba's 47
- The Indians were four-for-10 on third down

KEY BULLDOGS

- Domineke McNeill had 112 rushing yards and a touchdown on 24 carries
- Kalen Clark added 100 rushing yards on 20 carries
- Shaw Crocker was 17-for-28 for 212 passing yards, adding 16 rushing yards
- RaQuan Simmons had eight catches for 68 yards
- R.J. Mobley added three receptions for 54 yards
- McLean Robertson connected on two field goals including the 34-yard game-winner
- Ethan Evans had one punt for 26 yards, downed inside the 20
- Jesiah Carlton led the 'Dogs with seven tackles, a tackle for loss and two QB hurries
- Elijah Gilmore added six tackles and a hurry
- Cal Hanford had two TFL's and a sack, adding a hurry

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate received the opening kickoff and went 75 yards on 11 plays
- McNeill's first three runs went for 12, 11 and 11 yards, respectively
- Clark went for 10 yards to get the 'Dogs down to the Catawba 14
- Two plays later McNeill scored from eight yards out to make it 7-0
- Catawba answered with an eight-play, 75-yard drive
- Kendall Davis hit Gavin Rose for a 25-yard strike to tie it 7-7 with 4:21 left in the first quarter

SECOND QUARTER

- The Bulldogs went 72 yards on 12 plays to regain the lead
- Clark went for 24 yards on the first two plays
- Crocker hit Trevor Grant for 21 yards to get it to the Catawba 30
- Simmons had a pair of catches to get it inside the Catawba five
- Wingate settled for a 20-yard Robertson field goal, taking a 10-7 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- Catawba used an eight-play, 77-yard drive to tie it
- Davis hit Rose for a 46-yard strike down the sideline to get it to the WU 28
- A third-and-goal pass from the three was broken up in the end zone by Davion Washington
- Clayton Crile hit a 20-yard field goal to make it 10-10

FOURTH QUARTER

- The 'Dogs took over at their own seven with 6:55 to go
- Crocker hit Mobley on third and five for 19 yards to keep the drive alive
- A Jalen Brooks 14-yard grab and McNeill 10-yard run got it to midfield
- Crocker found Mobley for another 20 yards, getting it to the Catawba 24
- Robertson put the 'Dogs on top with a 34-yarder with 38 seconds left
- The WU defense shut down Catawba, highlighted by Hanford's SAC to force a second and 22

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back on the road next Saturday, traveling to Tusculum for a 2 p.m. kickoff
- It will be the fourth road game in the first five weeks of the season for the 'Dogs
- That is followed by a three-game home stand
- The home stand starts Oct. 12 when the Bulldogs host Limestone at 6 p.m. on ESPN3