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Greenville, S.C.----The top-ranked Wingate University women's golf team delivered a stellar performance in the final round of the South Atlantic Conference championship, closing with a two-over-par round to finish at 21-over-par for the tournament. As a result, the Bulldogs secure the top seed heading into match play at The Preserve at Verdae.
 
Wingate was steady throughout the week, finishing the stroke-play portion of the event ranked first in the field in par-four scoring, total birdies, total pars and fewest bogeys. All five Bulldog student-athletes finished inside the top 25 individually, highlighting the depth of the lineup.
 
Final round quick hits
 
- Sophomore Amely Bochaton, the No. 1 ranked player in the nation, fired a two-under-par final round with four birdies
- Bochaton finished the championship at one-under-par, the only player in the field to finish under par
- She claimed medalist honors, adding another win to her season resume
- Bochaton led the field in par-four scoring, total birdies and fewest bogeys
- Sophomore Olivia Meinecke (No. 5 national) carded a one-under-par final round with one birdie
- She finished level par for the tournament to take solo second place behind Bochaton
- Meinecke led the entire field in total pars
- Senior Lauren Sutcliffe delivered a one-over-par final round with two birdies
- She finished seven-over-par for the tournament, securing a seventh-place finish
- Sophomore Haley Paramore contributed in the final round with one birdie in a four-over-par effort to support the team score
- Competing as an individual, senior Thalia Perez-Vieco closed with a strong one-over-par final round
- She finished inside the top 20 overall, adding to Wingate's strong presence on the leaderboard
 
Tournament notes
- Wingate closed with a two-over-par final round to win the SAC championship
- The Bulldogs finished the stroke-play portion of the championship at 21-over-par
- All five Wingate players finished inside the top 25
- Bochaton, Meinecke and Sutcliffe were named to the All-Tournament team
- Wingate led the field in par-four scoring, total birdies, total pars and fewest bogeys
 
Up next
 
With the win, Wingate advances to the match play portion of the SAC championship as the No. 1 seed. The Bulldogs will face No. 4 Catawba in the semifinal round, with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.
 
No. 2 Lincoln Memorial and No. 3 Anderson will battle in the other semifinal. The match-play format mirrors that of the NCAA Division II national championship, providing an important postseason test as Wingate continues its pursuit of a conference title.
 
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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(Editor's note: Wingate junior men's golf student-athlete Matthew Wordon contributed this article. He is an international business major from Bath, England.)