Jennifer on Song in NCAA Division 1

Women's College Championship

Jennifer Song, coming up to the end of her freshman (first) year at Southern California University has taken a two-shot lead with a third-round 71 in the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship and help the Trojans top the team standings.
Song, one of three Southern Cal players in the leading 20, has an even-par total of 216 over the Caves Valley course in Maryland.
Purdue's Maria Hernandez (72) from Spain and UCLA's Maria Jose Uribe (77) from Colombia are tied for second place at 2-over-par.
"We are mentally and physically prepared," Song said. "We've been preparing for this event for one year and all of my team-mates are really ready and pumped up. We've been having a lot of second places and I think this is our chance to win."
Southern Cal had a 26-over 890 total for a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Arizona State in the team event. No. 2 UCLA was three strokes back at 29 over.
"Our overall goal was to improve each day and I know we moved up and are now in first," Southern California coach Andrea Gaston said. "You just have to go out there and play this golf course. If the opportunity for birdies is out there, you have to go get them. We're still going to have to play really great golf tomorrow to win this. We can't just go out and protect this."
England's two representatives in the major event of the women's college golf season are not doing well.
Curtis Cup player Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) from Catterick has scored 78, 73 and 78 for a tally of 229 over a par-72 course of 6,443yd. She is lying joint 41st in a field of 125. Ellie Givens (Denver), English girls champion in 2007, from Darlington has shot 73, 80 and 80 for 233 and a share of 64th place.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 216 (3 x 72) 6443yd
216 Jennifer Song (Southern California) 72 73 71.
218 Maria Hernandez (Purdue) 74 72 72, Maria Jose Uribe (UCLA) 75 66 77.
219 Alice Kim (UC Davis) 74 75 70.
221 Stephanie Connelly (UCF) 72 74 75, Lisa McCloskey (Pepperdine) 74 69 78, Azahara Munoz (Arizona State) 78 71 72.
222 Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) 75 73 74, Sydney Crane (North Carolina) 75 72 75, Nannette Hill (Wake Forest) 72 71 79, Pernilla LIndberg (Oklahoma State) 74 72 76, Callie Nielsen (Virginia) 75 76 71, Stephanie Sherlock (Denver) 7 73 79, Jaclyn Sweeney (Arizona State) 76 77 69.
Selected scores:
223 Belen Mozo (Southern California) 78 72 73(jt 15th).
225 Carlota Ciganda (Arizona State) 74 76 75 (jt 24th).
229 Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) 78 73 78 (jt 41st).
230 Caroline Hedwall (Oklahoma State) 76 78 76 (jt 47th).
233 Ellie Givens (Denver) 73 80 80 (jt 64th).
251 Gemma Webster (Ohio State) 87 87 77 (jt 118th).
LEADING TEAMS
890 Southern California. 891 Arizona State. 893 UCLA. 906 North Carolina. 907 Denver. 908 Virginia. 909 Oklahoma State. 911 Duke.

LEEDS AND MADDISON DROP BACK IN NJCAA EVENT

Scot Ross Leeds (Odessa College) and England's Nicky Maddison (Hutchinson CC) have fallen back over the third round of the NJCAA Division 1 men's championship at Hampton Cove, Alabama.
Leeds from Glenfarg has scored 72 74 and 79 for a share of 16th place on 225. Newcastle's
Maddison has had rounds of 74, 77 and 78 for 229.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 216 (3x72)
216 Jason Hamilton (Lon Morris College 74 71 71, Tommy Sikes (Midland) 69 75 72.
Selected scores:
225 Ross Leeds (Odessa College) 72 74 79 (jt 16th).
229 Nicky Maddison (Hutchinson CC) 74 77 78.
LEADING TEAMS
888 McLennan CC. 896 New Mexico JC. 902 Lon Morris College. Selected score: 913 Odessa College.