Florida takes lead at SEC Women's Golf Championship

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-- Eighth-ranked Florida fired an 8-under 280 Saturday to claim the lead on the second day of the SEC Women's Golf Championship at Greystone's Legacy Course.

The Gators (564) hold a five-stroke lead over No. 6 Georgia (282-569), while No. 13 Arkansas (287-570) stands third. Florida entered the day in third, just two shots off the lead.

No. 20 Texas A&M (290-572) is in fourth, followed by Tennessee (286-573), No. 11 South Carolina (290-576), No. 1 Alabama (285-580), LSU (292-586), Kentucky (296-587), and Vanderbilt (302-589) to round out the top-10. Ole Miss (295-591) is in 11th, followed by Mississippi State (300-595), Missouri (295-597) and Auburn (297-597).

Individually, Georgia's Harang Lee leads with an 8-under 136 after her second round 67. She is a shot ahead of Tennessee's Anna Newell (68-137). Florida's Maria Torres (68-138) and South Carolina's Katelyn Dambaugh (70-138) are tied for third. Four players stand in a tie for fifth at 4-under 140.

The final round of the three-day, 54-hole SEC Championship will begin Sunday at 8 a.m. CT. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.

Saturday Results

Greystone Golf & Country Club Par 72 6190 Yards

Team Leaderboard

1. Florida - 284-280--564 (-12)

2. Georgia - 287-282--569 (-7)

3. Arkansas -283-287--570 (-6)

4. Texas A&M - 282-290--572 (-4)

5. Tennessee - 287-286--573 (-3)

6. South Carolina - 286-290--576 (E)

7. Alabama - 295-285--580 (+4)

8. LSU - 294-292--586 (+13)

9. Kentucky - 291-296--587 (+11)

10. Vanderbilt - 287-302--589 (+13)

11. Ole Miss - 296-295--591 (+15)

12. Mississippi State - 295-300-595 (+19)

T13. Missouri - 302-295--597 (+21)

T13. Auburn - 300-297-597 (+21)