Emory, Va.----The Wingate University Bulldogs forced four turnovers Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 31-10 victory at Emory & Henry College in South Atlantic Conference football action. Wingate improves to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the SAC, while the Wasps fall to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate put up 182 passing yards and 122 rushing yards for 304 total yards
- The 'Dogs held E&H to 108 passing yards and 66 rushing yards for 174 total yards
- The Bulldogs piled up six sacks, three interceptions and a fumble recovery
- Wingate held a 14-12 advantage in first downs
- WU went four-for-15 on third down; the Wasps were three-for-15
- The 'Dogs held the ball for just over 31 minutes on the day

KEY BULLDOGS

- Brooks Bentley was 12-for-19 for 182 yards and two touchdowns
- Tremel Jones had two catches for 80 yards and a pair of scores
- Corey Siemer ran for 64 yards and a TD
- O'Brian Barnett had 59 rushing yards and 38 receiving yards
- Kyron Thomas had two receptions for 12 yards, adding 65 kick return yards
- Dequan Mosley returned an interception for a touchdown, adding three tackles with 0.5 TFLs
- Jonathen Cross had four tackles with 2.5 sacks
- Daniel Morrison added four tackles with a pair of sacks
- Tre Morrison had five tackles, a pass break-up and a forced fumble
- Jaheim Mullen collected four tackles, an interception, break-up and fumble recovery
- Dontorian Best led the Bulldogs with six tackles
- Marquise Fleming had three TFLs with a sack
- Darius Randolph collected two tackles for loss with 0.5 sacks
- Adonis Henderson had an interception and a tackle for loss
- Caleb Bonesteel made all four PATs and a 34-yard field goal
- Mason Suber averaged 38.9 yards on eight punts

FIRST QUARTER

- Morrison forced a fumble on Emory & Henry's second drive, with Mullen recovering just outside the red zone
- Bonesteel connected on a 34-yard field goal to get the Bulldogs on the board
- Wingate went 75 yards in three plays to take a 10-point lead
- Bentley hit Trevor Grant for 19 yards to start the drive
- Barnett followed with an 18-yard run
- On the next play, Barnett hit Jones for a 38-yard touchdown to make it 10-0 at the 5:23 mark
- Trace Butcher hit a 37-yard field goal to get the Wasps on the board with 1:38 to go

SECOND QUARTER

- The Bulldogs scored on their opening drive of the second quarter to extend the lead
- Siemer broke through for a 40-yard run to get it to the E&H 25
- Siemer punched it in from five yards out to make it 17-3
- The Wingate defense added another score to push the advantage to 21
- On third and three, Mosely picked off E&H QB Kyle Short and returned it 57 yards for a TD
- The pick-six made it 24-3 with 1:08 left
- The Wasps answered, getting a 43-yard touchdown run from J'Quan Anderson to make it 24-10

THIRD QUARTER

- Wingate went on a five-play, 64-yard TD drive midway through the quarter
- Bentley hit Evan McCray for 11 yards for a first down at midfield
- Bentley found Jones open behind the defense for a 42-yard strike to make it 31-10 with 6:30 to go
- The Wasps got to the WU 19, but a Mullen interception ended the drive

FOURTH QUARTER

- Emory & Henry got it to the Wingate 27 with five minutes left
- Henderson picked off a pass at the eight to get it back to the Bulldogs

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Erskine at 6 p.m.