Owen’s 74 led the Tigers, who posted a 304 (+16) in Saturday’s second round to move into ninth place at 26-over in the 18-team field. The Tigers are four shots back of host North Carolina for eighth place and one shot ahead of 10th-place Virginia.
Owen posted her second-straight round of 74 and moved up to a tie for 17th-place in the 96-player field. She carded two bogeys and one birdie to make the turn at 1-over, then moved back to even with birdie at the 12th. Two bogeys over the final four holes left her at plus-two for the day.