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Rock Hill, S.C.----Wingate University senior Hailey McLaughlin is an All-South Atlantic Conference women's golf first team selection, league officials announce Friday. McLaughlin is joined on the All-SAC honor squads by junior Jess Brown (second team) and senior Mary Ma (third team). The Bulldog trio will begin play in the 2023 SAC tournament Sunday in Anderson, South Carolina.
 
McLaughlin completes the All-SAC grand slam with four all-league selections. She is a three-time All-SAC first team choice (2020, 2021 and 2023). Jess Brown and Mary Ma earn All-SAC laurels for the first time in their respective careers. Anderson's Jessica Rathbone is the SAC Women's Golfer of the Year, while teammate Kennedy Gooding is the league's Freshman of the Year. AU Trojan mentor Denton Moore is the SAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year.
 
What They Are Saying
WGCA No. 16 Wingate University head coach JD Lamm

"I am so excited to see the accomplishments of all three of these student-athletes be recognized by the conference's head coaches. They've all put in a tremendous amount of work this year and they deserve all the praise in the world for what they've been able to do so far this spring. I am so proud of them! I hope that all three of them can use this to boost their confidence even further heading into the conference tournament next week."

NCAA/Golfstat No. 26 Hailey McLaughlin notes & numbers, 2022-23 edition
(2020 SAC FOTY; First team All-SAC three times; Third team All-SAC once)
 
- McLaughlin is a two-time WGCA D2 All-American second team pick
- Scoring average of 74.48 with five rounds under par this season  
- She won the LeeAnn Noble Memorial (Oct. 10-11) with a 68-74-71=213 scorecard
- Her three-under-par 213 in the North Georgia-hosted event is a new school-best for 54 holes
- McLaughlin's first-round 68 is a career-low round and ties the WU school-record
- The Noble Memorial triumph gives McLaughlin three career titles
- Finished second at the Battle at Hilton Head (Feb. 20-21) with a 76-69=145 ledger
- Helped WU win the Battle at Hilton Head with program-best final round of 288
- Tied for third in the Flagler Fall Slam and finished fourth in the Spring Kickoff
- SAC Golfer of the Week twice this season (once in the fall, once in the spring)
- 'Dogs won the Surratt Memorial on their home course for the second year in a row
- One of three WU student-athletes to play in nine-of-nine tournaments this season
- Wingate has nine top-10 finishes in nine events; 'Dogs have five top-five finishes
 
NCAA/Golfstat No. 62 Jess Brown notes & numbers, 2022-23 edition
(Second team All-SAC in 2023; First career All-SAC honor)

- Scoring average of 75.13 with two rounds under par this season  
- Brown won the Surratt Memorial on her home course (Stonebridge Golf Club)
- She submitted a scorecard of 73-75-69=217 to finish the event at one-over-par
- Her third-round 69 was a collegiate-best for the Bulldog junior
- 'Dogs won the Surratt Memorial for the second year in a row
- SAC Golfer of the Week for the second time in her career after the Surratt Memorial win
- Earned her first SAC weekly honor after taking first-place in the Savannah Lakes Invite
- Forced a medalist playoff in the Lander-hosted SLI event with her then-career low 70
- One of three WU student-athletes to play in nine-of-nine tournaments this season
- Helped 'Dogs win two events this year (Battle at Hilton Head, Surratt Memorial)
- Wingate has nine top-10 finishes in nine events; 'Dogs have five top-five finishes
 
NCAA/Golfstat No. 149 Mary Ma notes & numbers, 2022-23 edition
(Third team All-SAC in 2023; First career All-SAC honor)

- Scoring average of 77.28 in seven tournaments this season  
- Tied for 11th place in the Surratt Memorial on her home course
- She recorded an agate of 79-79-74=232 on the Stonebridge Golf Club layout
- Tied for 12th place in the Battle at Hilton Head with her 77-74=151 as WU won crown
- Tied for 17th place in the LMU Spring Kickoff, thanks to her 72-76-80=228
- Mary Ma's first-round 72 was a season-best for the Bulldog senior
- Wingate has nine top-10 finishes in nine events; 'Dogs have five top-five finishes
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four doctoral degrees. The University 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 is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 14 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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