Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs held their opponent under 100 yards of total offense for the second time this season, defeating Barton College 28-3 on Homecoming in South Atlantic Conference football action at Irwin Belk Stadium. Wingate improves to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the SAC, while Barton drops to 2-6 overall and 1-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate put up a season-high 501 yards of total offense, while holding Barton to a season-low 92 yards
- WU piled up a season-high 303 yards of rushing yards, while passing for 198 yards
- BC recorded 52 rushing yards and 40 passing yards
- Wingate racked up 26 first downs to just four for Barton
- WU converted eight-of-14 third downs, while BC did not convert a third down in 13 attempts
- Wingate scored in both of its red zone trips; Barton scored in its lone trip
- Each team recorded one sack
- WU had all five turnovers in the contest
- Wingate held a slight advantage in time of possession at 34:18

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kalen Clark rushed for a career-high 111 rushing yards, adding an eight-yard touchdown grab
- Matt Pack Jr. ran for a career-high 75 yards on the ground
- Corey Siemer tallied a career-high 66 rushing yards
- Shaw Crocker went 14-for-23 with 198 passing yards with four touchdowns, while adding 37 yards on the ground
- Ra'Quan Simmons led the WU receivers with four catches for 55 yards and a touchdown
- Tremel Jones hauled in two catches for 44 yards and a TD
- Kamal Desor added another score on a nine-yard touchdown grab
- Jaquan Edwards had a team-high eight tackles with one for a loss
- Davon Gilmore added six tackles and four QB hurries
- DJ Horne tallied three more QB hurries
- Sirod Cook had five tackles
- Kai Russell had the lone sack of the night for Wingate
- Ethan Evans averaged 48.7 yards on three punts, putting one inside the 20

NOTES

- Fourth straight win for the 'Dogs
- Wingate moves to 2-1 all-time against Barton
- The 303 rushing yards are the most since WU went for 344 at Limestone (Nov. 3, 2018)
- The WU defense entered the night as one of the top units in D2
- The Bulldogs lead the nation in total defense, redzone defense, TFLs and sacks
- Wingate ranks second in scoring defense and third down defense and fourth in first downs allowed
- Wingate has held six of eight opponents to 10 points or less this season
- 24th multi-TD game for Crocker; four times he's had at least four touchdown passes
- 82 career touchdown passes all-time, second in program history

FIRST QUARTER

- The 'Dogs forced a quick three-and-out on Barton's first possession
- On the third play of the drive, Crocker found Jones for a 54-yard touchdown to give Wingate a lead it would not lose
- BC would go three plays and punt on their ensuing drive
- A Clark 40-yard rush to start the next drive jump started the eight-play, 74-yard scoring drive
- It was capped by a nine-yard touchdown catch from Desor
- Wingate forced its third straight three-and-out with five minutes left in the quarter
- Crocker's pass on the first play of the drive was picked off by BC
- The Wingate defense stood tall, forcing BC to a field goal try, as WU took a 14-3 lead after 15 minutes

SECOND QUARTER

- Wingate forced yet another three-and-out to start the second quarter
- The 'Dogs struck again for a 31-yard touchdown from Crocker to Simmons on fourth and four
- After a Barton punt, WU went for a 12-play, 68-yard touchdown drive
- Crocker's 8-yard TD pass to Clark put the 'Dogs up 28-3 with 1:26 to go in the half
- BC punted before Wingate's final drive was stalled by an interception on a heave at the end of the half
- Neither team added to their total in the second half

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs head to Hickory next Saturday to face Lenoir-Rhyne in a matchup of two teams tied atop the Piedmont Division
- Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.