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Rock Hill, S.C.----Wingate University sophomore Amely Bochaton (Evian Les Bains, France) is the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Women's Golfer of the Week for the reporting period ending September 30. Bochaton receives this distinction for the second time this season and for the fifth time in her WU career.
 
Bochaton finishes second in Eckerd Invite as 'Dogs win title
 
Bochaton finished second in the Eckerd Invitational, compiling a 54-hole score of six-under-par 210. Her Eckerd Invite ledger included rounds of 70, 72 and 68. Flagler senior Henriette Stranda earned medalist honors, completing 54 holes at seven-under-par 209 to edge Wingate's Bochaton by one shot.
 
No. 2 Wingate wins second tourney in as many tries
 
Wingate won its second tournament in as many tries September 23, taking the Eckerd Invite team title by 11 strokes. The Bulldogs had a two-over-par 290 in the third round to card an 877. Second-place Flagler finished at 888. Interestingly enough, the Bulldogs shot an identical 877 to win the NCAA Division II South Regional Preview by 15 strokes the previous week.
 
Coach JD Lamm's Bulldogs had four players in the Eckerd Invite top 15. Sophomore Olivia Meinecke tied for fourth place at three-over-par 219. Senior Thalia Perez-Vieco tied for 12th place at 225, while sophomore Haley Paramore was all alone in 14th place at 226.
 
Next on the horizon for No. 2 Wingate women's golf
 
Wingate will compete in the St. Simons Intercollegiate Monday and Tuesday, October 6-7. South Atlantic Conference foe Lincoln Memorial hosts this event at The King and The Prince Beach & Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Georgia. The Bulldogs play five events during the fall semester and an identical five tournaments in the spring.
 
The regular season highlight is the Jerry Surratt Memorial Intercollegiate Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10, 2026. Wingate hosts this annual event at Stonebridge Golf Club in Monroe. The Bulldogs start the '26 postseason on Sunday, April 12, joining 11 league rivals for the three-day, 54-hole South Atlantic Conference tournament in Greenville, South Carolina.
 
Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. 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.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 17 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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