FAYETTEVILLE, NC -- Fayetteville State fell 21-3 to Wingate at home Saturday night in the mist of a downpour.
Wingate improved to 2-0 on the season while the FSU dropped to 1-1 overall.
Avery McCall led all FSU rushers with 38 yards in the contest. Nique Martin hauled in two catches for 11 yards.
Anthon Binyard led the Fayetteville State defensive effort, totaling three tackles and one recovered fumble. Cedric Thomas added one recovered fumble and Khalid Martin had 10 tackles and one recovered fumble in the loss.
The Broncos won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing three turnovers while coughing the ball up one time, with Fayetteville State turning those takeaways into three points.
Defensively, Fayetteville State held up fairly well against the Wingate offensive attack, holding the Bulldogs to 253 total yards.
How It Happened
Wingate took a 21-0 lead, but Fayetteville State got on the scoreboard with :44 left in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 21-3. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Wingate out-gained Fayetteville State 253-57 in the contest.
» Fayetteville State won the turnover battle 3-1 after recovering three fumbles.
» Fayetteville State tallied 3 points in the fourth quarter, accounting for 100% of their total score.
» Fayetteville State converted 2 of 15 third downs while Wingate was successful on 6 of 16.
» FSU had three players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Khalid Martin, who had 10.
» Fayetteville State allowed only 4.667 yards per punt return on three attempts.
» The FSU collected eight tackles for loss.
» Shaw Crocker led the WU passing attack, completing eight of his 18 attempts for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
» Alexander Wilson led the Wingate rushing attack with 84 yards and one touchdown.
What's Next
Fayetteville State will travel to Lincoln PA next Saturday for a 7 pm contest against the Lions.
