Fayetteville, N.C.----For the ninth straight season, the Wingate University Bulldogs have started the season 2-0. Wingate held Fayetteville State off the scoreboard for the first 59 minutes, rolling to a 21-3 victory in NCAA Division II football action. Wingate moves to 2-0 overall, while the Broncos fall to 1-1 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 253 yards of offense, with 69 passing yards and 184 rushing yards
- FSU had just 57 yards on 56 plays, with 36 rush yards and 21 passing yards
- WU converted six-of-15 third downs; the Broncos were two-for-15
- Fayetteville State threw the lone interception
- Wingate fumbled four times, losing three of the fumbles
- The Bulldogs held the ball for over 37 minutes on the night
- The 'Dogs had 18 first downs, compared to FSU's eight

KEY BULLDOGS

- Alex Wilson had 18 carries for 94 yards and a touchdown
- Shaw Crocker threw for 69 yards and a pair of TDs
- Myles Dillon had three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown
- Ryder Martin also hauled in a TD catch
- Ra'Quan Simmons had two receptions for 31 yards
- Kalen Clark added 58 rushing yards on 17 carries
- O'Brien Barnett added 17 yards on four rushing attempts
- Kiki Alcime had four tackles including a pair of tackles for loss
- Davon Gilmore also had four stops with a TFL
- Jaheim Mullen contributed four tackles
- DJ Horne, Carlos Estronza and Antoine Shaw each had a sack
- Tre Morrison had an interception and two pass break-ups
- Ethan Evans averaged 47.3 yards on six punts, with three going over 50 yards
- He also made all three PATs and had a pair of touchbacks

FIRST QUARTER

- After forcing a pair of three-and-outs, the 'Dogs took over at their own 34 midway through the quarter
- A 17-yard Wilson run and an FSU penalty got Wingate inside the 30
- Crocker added an 11-yard run to get it into the red zone
- Three straight Wilson runs got the Bulldogs inside the five
- Crocker hit Martin from three yards out to make it 7-0

THIRD QUARTER

- Wingate forced a three-and-out to start the half and took over at midfield
- Wilson's 20-yard run got the 'Dogs to the FSU 31
- Crocker hit Simmons to get it inside the 20
- Crocker hooked up with Dillon for a five-yard touchdown to make it 14-0

FOURTH QUARTER

- Wingate used a 13-play, 70-yard drive that took over seven minutes to take a 21-0 lead
- Crocker's 12-yard strike to Dillon got it into Fayetteville State territory
- Clark's 11-yard run got it to the FSU 30
- Wilson's seven-yard run got it inside the five
- He punched it in from a yard out to put WU on top by three scores with 7:21 to go

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back on the road next week, opening SAC play
- The Bulldogs are at Tusculum Saturday at 6 p.m.
- Wingate's first home game is Sept. 24 when Emory & Henry comes to Irwin Belk Stadium at 6 p.m.