MARICOPA, Ariz. - Freshman Kelsey Kim had yet another great day on the greens, turning in her second-straight 1-under 71 at the par 72, 6,295-yard Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club to finish the day in a three-way tie for first at 2-under 142. As a team, Santa Clara is holding steady in third place at 13-over 589 and just six strokes behind UNCW for the lead with 18 holes to play. 

ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Kim was one of just two players among the 52-player field to shoot under par on Saturday. Her 1-under 71 was the second-best round of the day behind Arkansas State's Olivia Coit (69).
• Kim bogeyed No. 1, but was rock solid for the remainder of the round and rolled in two birdies on par 4s on the back nine. 
• Kim is tied with Jacksonville State's Jinger Heath and UNCW's Minouche Rooijmans for the individual lead. 
• Patricia Garre Munoz improved two strokes with a 2-over 74 on Saturday to climb up into a tie for 16th at 6-over 150. She is tied there with Inara Sharma (72-78--150).
• Meva Schmit and Audrey Brust are tied for 23rd at 7-over 151. Schmit had the best improvement of the day for the Broncos with a 2-over 74 to bounce back from a 77 in the opening round.
• The leaderboard remains the same with UNCW (583) continuing to hold a one-stroke advantage over Rutgers (584). 

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS:
 

T4.	Kim	71-71--142 (-2)
T16.	Munoz	76-74--150 (+6)
T16.	Sharma	72-78--150 (+6)
T23.	Schmit	77-74--151 (+7)
T23.	Brust	74-77--151 (+7)

TEAM STANDINGS:
 

1.	UNCW	289-294--583 (+7)
2.	Rutgers	290-294--584 (+8)
3.	Santa Clara	293-296--589 (+13)
4.	Arkansas State	301-291--592 (+16)
T5.	Jacksonville State	302-298--600 (+24)
T5.	Mercer	303-297--600 (+24)
T7.	Florida Atlantic	304-297--601 (+25)
T7.	Chatanooga	296--305--601 (+25)
9.	USC Upstate	304-300--604 (+28)
10.	Austin Peay	304-307--611 (+35)

NEXT UP:
The final round of action begins on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. PT.