Wise, Va.----The 18th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs held UVA Wise to -12 rushing yards Saturday afternoon, while quarterback Shaw Crocker threw four touchdown passes to lead the 'Dogs to a 48-21 victory over the Cavs in South Atlantic Conference football action. Wingate improves to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the SAC, while UVA Wise falls to 3-5 overall and 2-4 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 408 total yards; UVA Wise had 299 yards on the day
- WU had 237 passing yards and 171 rushing yards
- The Cavs had 311 passing yards to go along with the -12 rushing yards
- UVA Wise had the lone three turnovers (interception, two lost fumbles)
- The 'Dogs held the ball for 35:22 on the day
- WU went four-for-15 on third down; Wise was six-for-17
- The Bulldogs converted both fourth-down tries
- Wingate scored on all four red zone trips; the Cavs scored on two of three
- Each team registered three sacks on the afternoon
- The 'Dogs held a 24-14 advantage on first downs

KEY BULLDOGS

- Crocker was 16-for-29, throwing for 237 yards and four TDs
- Nijere Peoples ran for 91 yards, adding a receiving touchdown
- RJ Mobley had three catches for 81 yards and a score
- Ra'Quan Simmons added three receptions for 43 yards and a TD
- Ryder Martin had two grabs for 31 yards and a touchdown
- Myles Dillon had 41 rushing yards and a TD, adding two catches for nine yards
- Jaquan Edwards piled up 10 tackles and an interception, adding a break-up
- Kendrick Hicks had seven stops including half a TFL
- Jesiah Carlton, Kai Russell and DJ Horne each registered a sack
- Russell added a forced fumble
- Daquan Mosley added three tackles and three pass break-ups
- Kyron Thomas had two kickoff returns for 85 yards with a long of 46
- McLean Robertson hit both field goals and all six PATs
- Ethan Evans had seven touchbacks on seven kickoffs
- He also averaged 41.7 yards per punt with three inside the 20

FIRST QUARTER

- Thomas took the opening kickoff back 46 yards to start the game
- Robertson got WU on the board, capping the opening drive with a 39-yarder
- Wingate halted the UVA Wise inside the five, with Marquise Fleming recovering the fumble
- Lendon Redwine hit Darrien Newton for a 21-yard TD to put UVA Wise on top
- Mark Burks blocked the PAT, making it 6-3
- The 'Dogs needed just two plays on the ensuing drive
- A 12-yard Peoples run got it to the UVA Wise 47
- Crocker hit Mobley on the next play for a 47-yard TD to give WU a 10-6 lead
- The Bulldogs then forced a three-and-out, causing a UVA Wise punt from its own 33
- The snap went over the punter's head and into the end zone, where Tyler Riley covered it up to give WU a 17-6 advantage
- The Cavs cut the lead to four when Redwine hit Devin Heckstall for a 60-yard TD to make it 17-13

SECOND QUARTER

- An eight-play, 76-yard Wingate scoring drive pushed the lead back to 11
- Crocker hit Kamal Desor for 23 yards to start the drive
- A 20-yard Peoples run got it to the UVA Wise 20
- Crocker found Martin on the next play for a 20-yard TD strike to make it 24-13 with 3:57 left
- Wingate forced a quick three-and-out and took over on its own 36 with 2:29 to go in the half
- Crocker's 11-yard pass to Martin got it around midfield
- A big four-yard completion on third and one kept the drive alive
- Back-to-back 17-yard completions to Peoples got Wingate in the end zone with five seconds left
- The 'Dogs took a 31-13 lead into halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Wingate went 80 yards on 11 plays on its first drive of the second half to go on top by 25
- Crocker connected with Mobley for 25 yards to start the drive
- An 11-yard Peoples run got it into Wise territory
- Crocker hit Simmons for a 22-yard TD strike on third and 10 to make it 38-13
- The ensuing Cavs' drive was halted on an Edwards interception at the UVA Wise 20
- Crocker hit Simmons for eight yards on fourth-and-one to keep the drive alive
- Robertson connected on a 44-yarder to make it 41-13 with 4:50 left

FOURTH QUARTER

- Wingate added to its lead midway through the final frame
- Corey Siemer's 17-yard rush got the 'Dogs to the UVA Wise 28
- Crocker hit Trevor Bryan for six yards on third-and-five to keep the drive going
- Dillon scored on a 16-yard run to make it 48-13
- Tyler O'Reilly hit JJ McNeil for a two-yard TD to make the final score 48-21

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns home next Saturday, hosting Lenoir-Rhyne at 6 p.m.