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Dade City, Fla.----The No. 34 Wingate University women's golf team put together a stellar tournament in the 2026 Saint Leo Invitational at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club (South Course). Displaying incredible scoring firepower, the Bulldogs attacked the pins all week to finish the event with a team score of 34-over-par, highlighted by rounds of 14-over-par, three-over-par and 17-over-par.  
 
Wingate proved to be the most aggressive and prolific scoring team in the field, leading the entire tournament with 35 total birdies. The Bulldogs defeated five NCAA Division II teams listed ahead of them in the Scoreboard powered by Clipped power rankings: No. 12 Nova Southeastern, No. 13 Saint Leo, No. 15 Tampa, No. 16 Eckerd and No. 26 Lynn.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate women's golf head coach Christian Pickerel
 
"This was another week when we showed how we are progressing. When we play our best golf, we can play as well as any team in the country. The team is gaining a lot of experience, but it is also nice to play well and add to all of this experience. I can see all of the progress we have made from the beginning of the year to now."
 
Marty charges to SLU Invite runner-up finish
 
Sophomore Ines Marty continued her sensational fall campaign with a brilliant runner-up finish, capturing second place on the individual leaderboard. Marty carded a one-over-par final round with three birdies, following up on an explosive three-under-par second round (four birdies) and an opening one-over-par card featuring five birdies.
 
With a phenomenal 12 birdies for the week, Marty led all players in the tournament field. She has back-to-back, top-10 individual finishes, as she placed eighth in the LeeAnn Noble Memorial October 12-13 in Dahlonega, Georgia.
 
Individual highlights
 
Freshman Antonia Emmerson concluded a standout 54-hole effort by birdieing her 18th hole to tie for eighth place overall. She had five birdies Tuesday to finish with a three-over-par total. Emmerson had a one-under-par second round with two birdies and a two-over-par first round with three birdies. Her 10 birdies were second to on the WU team charts to Marty's 12.
 
Freshman Gabrielle Duhalde put together a brilliant, consistent tournament to secure a 16th-place finish. Duhalde carded a four-over-par final round (one birdie) after anchoring her earlier play with matching two-over-par rounds featuring three birdies each.
 
Freshman Juana Milano posted two birdies each in the second and third rounds. After an opening round nine-over-par, she recorded rounds of six-over-par and eight-over-par.
 
Team takeaways
 
By pacing the entire tournament field with 35 birdies—anchored by Marty's field-leading 12 and Emmerson's 10—the Bulldogs continue to show they can go toe-to-toe with the nation's best as they head down the stretch of their fall schedule.
 
Team leaderboard highlights
 
1-No. 2 Barry, +19
T2-No. 34 Wingate, +34
T2-No. 1 NJCAA Seminole State, +34
T2-No. 17 Lee, +34
5-No. 13 Saint Leo, +37
 
Up next for the Bulldogs
 
Wingate concludes its fall semester schedule next week, playing in the D2 Elite Invitational Monday and Tuesday, October 26-27. Erskine College is hosting this event at the Currahee Golf Club in Toccoa, Georgia.
 
(Editor's note: Wingate senior men's golf student-athlete Matthew Wordon contributed this article. Wordon is an international business major from Bath, England.)