WISE – The UVA Wise football team returns home Saturday evening for a meeting with the 23rd ranked Wingate Bulldogs. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on the Beaty-Richmond Field at Carl Smith Stadium.

UVA Wise trails Wingate in the all-time series 5-0 and will be going for their first win of the season Saturday evening.

Links to the Highland Cavalier Sports Network broadcast and live stats can be found on the right.

GETTING WISE
- A bright spot last week at Catawba was the running game, anchored by sophomore Daniel Thomas. Thomas had a career night as he ran for 256 yards and two touchdowns. That set a new NCAA-era program record for yards and trailed the all-time program record by 33. Thomas also had a long reception for 62 yards. He currently leads the SAC in yards per game.
- Jake Corkren and the passing game also had a decent outing last week as Corkren was 11-21 for 175 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for 50 yards and scored a rushing touchdown. DJ Powell was the main target, tallying six catches for 95 yards and a touchdown. Powell ranks fourth in the SAC in receiving yards a game.
- Brub Hines III led the team in tackles with ten, while Elijah Matthews, Nasir Spruill, and Matthew Strong had seven each.

ABOUT WINGATE
- The Bulldogs enter the game with a 2-0 record, including a 72-7 win over Bluefield State last week.
- Against BSU they ran for 334 yards with 4 TDs and passed for 241 more with 6 TDs. Elijah Holmes was 12-16 for 203 yards and five touchdowns, while it was running by committee with eight different players running with the ball.
- Holmes is fifth in the SAC in passing yards per game and tied for the lead in passing TDs. Xavier Pugh is third in yards per game and rushing TDs.

UP NEXT
UVA Wise will host Tusculum on Sept. 27. It will be Homecoming on the UVA Wise campus, and a link to all the events is available at the upper right. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.