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Photo Gallery: Wingate football battles Virginia Union in D2 playoffs

VUU prevailed in an overtime thriller to advance to round two

Published

November 27, 2024

Virginia Union football players try to bring down a Wingate player in a D2 football playoff game on Nov. 23, 2024.

Wingate and Virginia Union battled to overtime in the opening round of the D2 playoffs this past weekend. Photos by Eric Lusk | NC Football News

Wingate and Virginia Union locked up in a thrilling overtime battle in the opening round of the D2 playoffs this past Saturday.

The contest went back-and-forth at Irwin Belk Stadium before the visiting Panthers slipped past the Bulldogs 34-31 in overtime. VUU now will go on to face Lenoir-Rhyne in the second round of the postseason.

NC Football News watched the Wingate-Virginia Union game in person and filled up most of a memory card with photos. Here are some of our favorite images from the contest:

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