Saturday was a disappointing day for Central College’s Rachel Sohn, as she turned in a season-worst 95. But after apparently finding some answers on the practice range, Sohn responded with a career-low 75 and the Dutch are just four shots off the American Rivers Conference tournament lead after two rounds of the 54-hole tournament.

Meanwhile Mackenzie Biggs climbed into a tie for the individual lead at 77-75—152. Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Madison Jackson has 76-76—152 while the University of Dubuque’s Mary Edwards is third at 79-76—155. Dubuque leads the team race with 313-314—627 while defending champion Central is at 317-314—631. Coe College burst into contention as well with the day’s best round, shooting 324-309-633. The final round is set for Monday with the tournament champion gaining the conference’s automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Championships May 21-24 at the Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Lydia Grond is tied for sixth at 76-82—158, while Peyton Bytnar is 11th at 79-82—161 and Avery Woods is 26th at 85-88—173. Sohn is tied for 22nd. Biggs is a three-time all-conference honoree aiming for her loftiest finish. She was third in the conference in 2020, sixth in 2021 and fifth last year.

Play Monday starts at 10 a.m. with Central’s first player teeing off at 10:45 a.m. A bit more challenging playing conditions are anticipated with temperatures dipping and winds increasing.