VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Senior Anna Morgan (-2) fired a 68 to surge into a tie for third to pace the Furman women's golf team (+12) Saturday in round two of the Evie Odom Invitational at the par 70, 5,824 Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Va.

A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Morgan bogeyed her first two holes but quickly rebounded with three birdies in a row on No. 5 through No. 7.  She added two more on No. 10 and No. 16 for a team-high five birdies and finished at 2-under par.  

Morgan sits two strokes behind leader Makenzie Cooper (-4) of Chattanooga, who holds a 1-stroke lead after recording rounds of 68-68=136 in the tournament's first two rounds.  

Freshman Audrey Ryu (E) shot and even 70 with three birdies on Saturday and enters Sunday's final round tied for seventh place.  Senior Caroline Crumrine (+7) and junior Alise Knudson (+7) are tied for 40th after two rounds.  The Paladin duo each recorded a 72 in round two.  Crumrine tallied four birdies, including consecutive birdies on No. 17 and No. 18 to conclude the round, while Knudson posted three birdies.  

Sophomore Liza Lapeyre (+8) carded a 73 with birdies on No. 9 and No. 10 to tie for 48th with 18 holes to play.  

No. 16 UCF (+7) holds a slim 2-stroke lead over Kent State (+9) after Saturday's round.  The Paladins (+12) are tied for third with Chattanooga (+12), while host Old Dominion (+16) is in fifth place.  

The 54-hole tournament concludes on Sunday beginning at 8:30 a.m. with teams teeing off of No. 1 and No. 10.  Furman will tee off on No. 1 starting at 9:40 a.m. and will play in a group with UCF and Kent State.

Admission to the tournament is free and fans are welcome.  Results and live tournament scoring are available via www.FurmanPaladins.com and www.golfstat.com.

T3 Furman 290 282 572 +12

T3 Anna Morgan (1) 70 68 138 -2

T7 Audrey Ryu (2) 70 70 140 E

T40 Alise Knudson (3) 75 72 147 +7

T40 Caroline Crumrine (4) 75 72 147 +7

T47 Liza Lapeyre (5) 75 73 148 +8