DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Freshman Sarunchana Rattanasin leads the field, and senior Mia Kness is tied for second as the Georgia Southern women's golf team leads the Sun Belt Championship after 36 holes at the LPGA International Hills Course.

Georgia Southern (+17) followed its opening-round 294 with a 299 Monday and leads Coastal Carolina (+19) by two strokes. Arkansas State (+23) joins the Chanticleers and Eagles in Tuesday's top pairing. 

Rattanasin (-2) followed Sunday's even-par round with a 70 today, while Kness (+1) fired a 69 in the first round and is tied with UTA's Heidrun Hlynsdottir, three strokes back.  
 
Texas State (+24), Georgia State (+28), South Alabama (+28), UTA (+29), Troy (+30), ULM (+31), Little Rock (+32) and App State (+38) round out the conference championship field.

Georgia Southern's Abby Newton shot 76-76=152 in the first two rounds and is tied for 23rd, while Madison Heideman recorded 77-77=154 and is tied for 32nd.

The Eagles will be paired with Coastal Carolina and Arkansas State in the final groupings with the first golfers teeing off at 8:45 a.m. on hole No. 1.

Results
Team – 294-299=593 (+17), 1
Sarunchana Rattanasin – 72-70=142 (-2), 1
Mia Kness – 69-76=145 (+1), T2
Abby Newton – 76-76=152 (+8), T23
Madison Heideman – 77-77=154 (+10), T32
Kaysie Harrelson – 82-82=164 (+20), 54