COLUMBUS, OH – Freshman Pimchanok Kawil paced Toledo with a two-over par 146 (71-75) in Saturday's play at Ohio State's Lady Buckeye Invitational to help the Rockets to a fifth-place team standing. The tournament is being played on OSU's par-72, 6,319-yard Scarlet course and includes seven teams ranked in the Top 75 of Golfstat's national rankings.

UT shot an 11-over par 299 in its opening 18 holes and improved two strokes with a 297 in its second round of the day. The Rockets played shorthanded today after sophomore Napaphan Phongpaiboon was forced to withdraw due to illness. The tourney is using a six-golfer, count-four scoring format instead of the traditional five-golfer, count-four scoring.

No. 14 Kent State is leading the 12-team field at one-under par 575 (288-287) and looking to win the event for a second year in a row. No. 57 Indiana is second at 10-over par 586, No. 43 Ohio State is third at 15-over par 591 and No. 42 Michigan State is fourth at 16-over par 592. UT is 17 strokes in front of No. 30 Augusta (613).

The Golden Flashes' Josee Doyon tops all individuals at six-under par 138 (70-68), three shots in front of the Spartans' Sarah Burnham at three-under par 141 (72-69). MSU's Gabby Yunk is in third place with an even-par 144 (74-70).

Kawil led UT with a one-under par 71 this morning thanks to birdieing two of her final three holes. Senior Manisa Isavas topped the Rockets in the afternoon with an even-par 72 and finished strong as well with birdies on two of her final three holes.

Kawil will enter the final round tied for seventh place, seven spots in front of senior Sathika Ruenreong (75-74) who is tied for 14^th place at five-over par 149. Isavas is tied for 20^th place at six-over par 150 (78-72), while freshman Natcha Daengpiem is alone in 23^rd place at seven-over par 151 (75-76).

Freshman Caitriona Griffin, who rounds out the Rocket lineup tied for 55^th place at 15-over par 161 (80-81), was at two-over par through nine holes in her first round and one-over through 10 holes in the second round.

Redshirt freshman Hannah Kochendoerfer is competing as an individual and is in 72^nd place at 31-over par 177 (92-85).

Toledo will tee off in tomorrow's final round from 8:30 a.m.-9:20 a.m. The Rockets will be playing with Michigan State and Illinois.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kent State 288-287=575 (-1); 2. Indiana 300-286=586 (+10); 3. Ohio State 295-296=591 (+15); 4. Michigan State 298-294=592 (+16); 5; Toledo 299-297=596 (+20); 6. Illinois 301-299=600 (+24); 7. Iowa 306-304=610 (+34); 8. Augusta 308-305=613 (+37); 9. Indianapolis 307-318=625 (+49); 10. Rutgers 320-308=628 (+52); 11. Maryland 317-314=631 (+55); 12. Seton Hall 325-311=636 (+60)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Josee Doyon (KSU) 70-68=138 (-6); 2. Sarah Burnham (MSU) 72-69=141 (-3); 3. Gabby Yunk (MSU) 74-70=144 (E); T4. Camille Chevalier (IU) 75-70=145 (+1); T4. Jessica Porvasnik (OSU) 72-73=145 (+1); T4. Taylor Kim (KSU) 69-76=145 (+1)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T7. Pimchanok Kawil 71-75=146 (+2); T14. Sathika Ruenreong 75-74=149 (+5); T20. Manisa Isavas 78-72=150 (+6); 23. Natcha Daengpiem 75-76=151 (+7); T55. Caitriona Griffin 80-81=161 (+15); Ind.-72. Hannah Kochendoerfer 92-85=177 (+31)