Wingate, N.C.----The Emory & Henry Wasps outscored Wingate University 34-0 in the second half Saturday afternoon en route to a 44-14 victory in South Atlantic Conference football action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. The Wasps improve to 4-6 overall and 3-5 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 5-5 overall and 4-4 in league play.
KEY STATS
- E&H had 304 passing yards and 137 rushing yards for 441 yards of offense
- Wingate had 177 passing yards and 88 rushing yards for 265 total yards
- The Wasps had a 17-11 advantage in first downs
- The Bulldogs had all four turnovers
- E&H went five-for-13 on third down and zero-for-one on fourth down
- Wingate was four-for-11 on third down and zero-for-one on fourth down
- Emory & Henry held the ball for over 32 minutes
KEY BULLDOGS
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Ethan Wallace ran for 78 yards and a touchdown, adding two catches for 34 yards
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Brooks Brien threw for 177 yards and a TD
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Tanner Mays had five catches for 62 yards and a touchdown
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Damonte James had two receptions for 48 yards, adding 18 rushing yards
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Xavier Jackson added a pair of grabs for 17 yards
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Paul Thompson had nine tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup
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Tyson Brown had eight tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and half a sack
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Chris Harris added seven tackles with a pair of TFLs
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Anthony Dangerfield had five tackles and two pass breakups
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Geviaunta Walker had five tackles with a tackle for loss
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GW Clemmer contributed five tackles, half a TFL and a pass breakup
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Zion Burden notched four tackles with two TFLs
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Rocco Caldarella had 123 kick return yards on five returns
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Aaron Griffin added a 73-yard kickoff return
FIRST QUARTER
- Tyler Knutson connected with MA Skanes for a 17-yard TD to give E&H a 7-0 lead at the 2:31 mark
- Griffin returned the ensuing kickoff 73 yards to the Emory & Henry 22
- Wallace had runs of six and eight yards to get it to the E&H one at the end of the quarter
SECOND QUARTER
- Wallace punched it in from a yard out on the opening play of the quarter to tie it at seven
- Asher Frisbee drilled a 33-yard field goal to put the Wasps back on top 10-7 with 12 minutes left
- A fourth-down stop on a big tackle for loss from Thompson set Wingate up at its own 16
- Brien connected with Mays for 37 yards to get it to the E&H 35
- Brien found James for 20 yards to get it into the red zone
- Brien followed with a 17-yard strike to Mays to put the 'Dogs on top 14-10
THIRD QUARTER
- A fumble on Wingate's opening drive set the Wasps up at the WU 44
- Knutson hit Khyair Lundy for a 40-yard touchdown to give Emory & Henry a 17-14 lead
- Frisbee added a 29-yard field goal to stretch the lead to six with 5:33 to go
FOURTH QUARTER
- Trent Dowdell punched it in from a yard out in the opening minute of the fourth to make it 27-14
- A Frisbee 30-yard field goal at the 8:06 mark made it 30-14
- A Joshua Gooding 35-yard pick-six put the Wasps on top 37-14
- Knutson connected with Blake Morris from three yards out with 1:55 remaining to make it 44-14
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Mars Hill for a 1 p.m. start
