Kent State freshman Pimnipa Panthong leads the field after two rounds at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville, Ten.
Panthong has rounds of 67 and 68 on the par-71 course and holds a three-shot lead entering the final round Tuesday.
The No. 16 Golden Flashes are second in the team standings with a 1-over par 569, six strokes behind Illinois and a stroke ahead of No. 7 Florida.
Akron women’s golf
The University of Akron and Southern Illinois are tied for third place after the first two rounds of the Drake Creek Invitational in Ledbetter, Ky.