[8] She played one season of ice hockey as a freshman at Wilmington High School, leading the team with about 20 goals as a forward.

[4][7] She helped lead the Wilmington Wildcats to undefeated regular-season records, but they made early departures from the state tournament both years.

[11] She suffered a knee injury colliding with an opposing goalkeeper in the spring of 2017, which sidelined her for more than a year up until two weeks before her first college game.

[12][13] Wingate appeared in every game for Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2018 to 2022, becoming a consistent starter in the middle of her sophomore year.

[15][16] She scored three goals in the NCAA tournament to help Notre Dame reach the quarterfinals, where they lost to North Carolina.

[21] On October 12, she responded to Christen Press's stoppage-time goal for Angel City with one of her own in the 90+10th minute, preserving the Courage's 21-game home unbeaten streak with a 1–1 draw.