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St. Augustine, Fla.----The Wingate University women’s golf team finished ninth in the Flagler Fall Slam Tuesday at the Marsh Creek Country Club. Twenty teams and 105 student-athletes participated in this year’s event, hosted by Flagler College.
                       
Wingate freshmen Karli Soracco (Turner, Maine) and Lucia Careaga Herrera (Madrid, Spain) tied for 24th place at 161. Careaga Herrera had Wingate’s best round Tuesday with an 80. Soracco shot an 84 Tuesday to go with her team-best 77 Monday. Lynn University’s Samantha Smolen won the individual title, helping the Fighting Knights top the team charts as well.

Sophomore Kathryn Rand (Hampstead, N.C.) followed up a first round 82 with a second round 85 to finish tied for 52nd at 167. Classmate Morgan Pegram (Pfafftown, N.C.) also shot 85 in the second round, finishing at 173, good for a tie for 72nd place.

Wingate was one of five South Atlantic Conference schools participating in this year's event. The Fall Slam marked the conclusion of the Bulldogs fall slate of tournaments. Wingate returns to action in early February in Kiawah Island, S.C.

Wingate	324	334	658	+82	11th
Lucia Careaga	81	80	161	+17	t-24th
Karli Soracco	77	84	161	+17	t-24th
Kathryn Rand	82	85	167	+23	t-52nd
Morgan Pegram	88	85	173	+29	t-72nd