WATERLOO, Iowa - After two rounds of The American Rivers Conference Championship, the Nebraska Wesleyan women remain in eighth place with one round to play, but three Prairie Wolves have found their footing at the top of the team leaderboard.

Lauren Hays, O'Brasia Amos and Julia Messere are tied at 179 (+35) for the team lead, and each sits in a tie for 24th individually.

Hays improved the most of the trio, cutting seven shots from her 93 on Sunday with an 86 on Monday. She made five pars and closed her final three holes with a birdie and two pars. She sits 21 shots behind the individual leader.

Brooklyn Hays made the team's biggest move, shooting 102 on Monday after a 113 on Sunday. Her score was the final counting score for the Prairie Wolves. Shea Merideth shot 114 on Monday.

Dubuque has a 17-shot lead on Wartburg with Simpson in third.  

The final round starts at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Sunnyside Country Club.