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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

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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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