Women's Golf | 5/7/2018 4:54:00 PM

Germantown, Tenn.----The number 18 Wingate University women's golf team is 12th after the first day of the NCAA Division II Super Region 2, hosted by Christian Brothers University at the Germantown Country Club (team and individual results). The Bulldogs shot a 323 Monday. NCAA Division II number one Nova Southeastern University leads the field with a 296. WU sophomore Mind Puangcharoen is tied for 11th place after a three-over-par 75.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
 
NCAA Division II Super Region 2 (live results)
Germantown Country Club (par 72, 5966 yards)
Germantown, Tenn. (hosted by Christian Brothers University)
 
WINGATE LINE-UP
 
T11-Mind Puangcharoen, 75
T54-Sam Fritzinger, 82
T59-Laura Nunez Rodriguez, 83
T59-Cristina Casanella Martinez, 83
T61-Diana McDonald, 84
 
WINGATE/TOURNAMENT NOTES
 
-Wingate had eight birdies Monday, tied for third on the Super Region 2 charts. Barry had 11, Lynn had nine and Limestone matched Wingate with eight.
-Sophomores Mind Puangcharoen and Diana McDonald played the par threes at one-under-par (2.75), tops on the Super Region 2 list. Three other student-athletes matched the Wingate duo, including Lenoir-Rhyne's Ainee O'Connor.
-Puangcharoen had 14 pars Monday, second to Rollins senior Lexie Toth and her 15 pars.
-The top five teams (and ties) on the Super Region 2 leader board are Nova Southeastern (296), Barry (297), Rollins (303), Lee (308), Lynn (310), Florida Southern (310) and Lenoir-Rhyne (310).
-Barry junior Tilda Larsson is the individual leader with a four-under-par 68. She has a two-stroke lead over two competitors. O'Connor is fourth at even-par 72. Twelve schools and 66 student-athletes are represented in this year's Super Region 2 field.
 
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
 
Wingate Director of Student-Athlete Development and women's golf coach Erin Thorne: "This is a tough time of the year to post our highest team score. We had a lot of doubles on the scorecards, which over the next two rounds I know we can clean up and move up the leaderboard."
 
"By doing this, our goals are still insight and we can still have a good showing at this tournament. Mind has gotten off to a great start and we believe that the rest of the team can rally around this to post good scores the next two days."
 
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
 
A comprehensive, independent and growing university, Wingate serves more than 3,600 students in North Carolina. Founded in 1896, the University offers 37 undergraduate majors as well as graduate and professional programs. Wingate is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences. Wingate blends in-class exploration with out-of-class application to deliver an uncommon and life-changing educational experience.
 
In addition to a robust intramural athletics program, Wingate student athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports. The University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past 11 years. Wingate is first in the 2000s among NCAA Division II and North Carolina's colleges and universities with 99 CoSIDA Academic All-America® selections. Wingate is tops among all SAC schools with 108 lifetime Academic All-America® honorees. For more information on WU athletics, go to www.wingatebulldogs.com. Current news and videos can be found at www.wingate.edu.