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Greenville, S.C.----The No. 3 Wingate University women's golf team won the program's fifth South Atlantic Conference championship and first since the 2018 season Tuesday, coming from behind to beat No. 1 Anderson by three shots. Bulldog freshman and NCAA No. 1 player Amely Bochaton took home the individual medalist trophy by two shots, shooting seven-under-par for her third straight tournament. This year's SAC event was hosted on the beautiful The Preserve at Verdae layout in Upstate South Carolina.
 
What They Are Saying
SAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year JD Lamm
 
"The ladies had another great tournament this week, playing some fantastic golf. They deserved to take home the title. Each student-athlete played a huge part of the success this week…I am proud of them all. It is a privilege to win my first SAC title as a coach this week. I look forward to trying to do the same with the men's team next week! The ladies can now rest for a few days after a good stretch of tournaments, prepare and be ready to compete at regionals at the start of next month!"
 
SAC Round 2 quick hits, Tuesday edition
 
- No. 1 AU entered today's final round seven shots ahead of No. 3 WU (283-290)
- Due to rain Monday, this year's tourney was shortened to 36 holes
- The 'Dogs strong front nine Tuesday helped them storm into the lead
- Wingate survived the back nine to claim its three-shot triumph (577-580)
- WU shot a final round of one-under-par 287, the second-lowest of the tourney
- Anderson shot 283 Sunday and 297 Tuesday for its two-round total of 580
- Bochaton battered the front nine…Five birdies, four pars for a five-under-par 31
- She continued with a one-under-par 35 on the back nine for her six-under-par 66
- The SAC Golfer of the Year earned a two-shot win over AU's Kennedy McGaha
- Jess Brown and Olivia Meinecke both fired even-par 72s Tuesday
- Freshman Meinecke posted four birdies, while fifth-year senior Brown had two
- First-round leader Noelia Adkins shot a five-over-par 77 in the final round
- The senior claimed fifth at one-over-par 145, her best finish as a WU Bulldog
- Four 'Dogs were inside the top 12 with Meinecke next on the list (tied for eighth)
- In her final SAC championship event, Brown notched a tie for 11th place
- Junior Thalia Perez-Vieco shot rounds of 77 and 80 this week
 
Next on the horizon for the No. 3 Wingate Bulldogs
 
A nice stretch of three weeks-plus awaits Wingate, giving them time to recoup and prepare for the NCAA South Region tournament, which takes place on May 5-7 in Gainesville, Georgia. The University of North Georgia is hosting the event at the Chattahoochee Golf Club. Wingate's Tuesday triumph gives the 'Dogs an automatic qualification (AQ) for the 54-hole event. The top four South Region team finishers earn a ticket to the NCAA Division II national championships later in May.
 
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 29 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 16 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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(Editor's note: Wingate University graduate student Sean Addie contributed this article. The '23 Davis & Elkins graduate is a second-year MBA student at Wingate.)