WATERLOO, Ont. Arthur Jones Jersey . -- Inbee Parks birdie on the 18th hole gave the South Korean a little breathing room with a two-shot lead on Saturday heading into the final round at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. Ahead by one shot over fellow countrywoman Hee Kyung Seo going into the last hole at Grey Silo Golf Course, the 23-year-old padded her lead with a third round score of 5-under par 66 to sit 14 under for the tournament. Seo and American Brittany Lang both went 4-under on the day to tie for second at 12 under par. "I think I played par 5s really good today; that helped me out a lot," said Park. "There were some more putts out there that I could have made, but I was really happy with the way I hit the ball today and hopefully tomorrow it will be a better putting day." If Park can hang on to the lead Sunday, it will be her first victory on the tour since she became the youngest player to win the U.S. Open at 19 years, 11 months and 17 days. "I havent had a win for a while so it will be nice to win tomorrow," said Park. "But Ill just go out there, just play like today with no expectations. Just play like a normal day." Lang became a surprise contender for the final round after she birdied the 16 and 17th hole, and eagled the 18th after 15 straight pars to start her round. "I hit some good putts and some good shots, but I just couldnt get anything going. I stayed patient and positive and finally hit the birdie on 16 and got some energy," she said. "Its tricky to read the greens out here. You can hit good putts and not make them. But I stayed positive and two awesome shots on 18. Im very happy with that finish." Should Lang win the tournament, shell be the first of 16 Duke University Blue Devils -- a dynasty in womens collegiate golf -- that played on the LPGA tour to have a victory. "That still blows my mind every time I hear it," said Lang. "It would be so cool. I mean, I like to represent my family and my hometown as well, but to do that, that would be amazing." Of course, Seo will have something to say about that. Last seasons Rolex rookie of the year kept pace with Lang after the two were tied for second place at the end of the second round. "It was a great day," Seo said. "I was trying to be patient because I make mistakes. I tried to bounce back and it worked. It was a little bad luck on the 18th hole (a par); its OK." Seo said she is focused on one thing tomorrow. "I dont know how many are behind me, but always a win," said Seo. "I have a few opportunities to win but I lost every time, so if I have a chance to win, I want to." Seo admitted that she was checking out the leaderboard today to see what she had to do to catch up. "Yeah, Im always watching scores," she said with a laugh. Swedens Anna Nordqvist bounced back from a 1-over par 72 in the second round to score 4 under in the third round to take sole possession of fourth place at 10 under par. Americans Sandra Changkija and Nicole Hage -- who also eagled the 18th hole -- as well as Swedens Karin Sjidin and Chinas Shanshan Feng are tied for fifth at 9 under. Five players sit tied for ninth at 8 under, including Americans Stacy Lewis and Lexi Thompson. Leading the five Canadians that made the cut was Quebecs Maude-Aimee Leblanc. The tall, Sherbrooke native shot a third round of 3 under to move to 4-under par for the tournament and into a tie for 26th place. "I struggled a little bit at the beginning, Leblanc said. "I dont know, I just didnt feel comfortable with my driver. I made a bad double on No. 7 that threw me off a bit, but I made a few birdies on the back. Overall, it was a good round. "Ill just go to the range and hit a few drivers, and get my driver good for tomorrow." If Leblanc can get that club working, she can have her best finish of the season. Shes been on a bit of a hot streak recently, finishing in the top 40 in her last two tournaments and she credits that success to her new swing coach Jim McLean. She knows what shell have to do to move up the leaderboard. "Its a pretty easy course," Leblanc said. "Theres a lot of birdie opportunities out there and I just have to take advantage of them." Other Canadians in the field are Isabelle Beisiegel of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., and Hamiltons Alena Sharp tied for 60th at 1 over, Torontos Rebecca Lee-Bentham tied for 67th at 3 over and Charlottetowns Lorie Kane in 76th at 5 over. Ray Lewis White Jersey . "Bigs flop, guards definitely flop. Any given day, some guy grabs my jersey Ill sell it like they grabbed my spine outta my body," Lucas said, grinning. Justin Tucker Authentic Jersey. 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Alabama (11-1) and Georgia (11-1) were both No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in the poll last week and remained in the same positions following blowout wins against rivalry opponents. The pair will square off next Saturday in Atlanta in the SEC title game in what amounts to a de facto national semifinal. The BCS champion has come from the SEC each of the past six years. While the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs still have work to do, the Fighting Irish finished off their 12-0 regular season with a victory at Southern California on Saturday night to stay atop the BCS poll. Notre Dame, which vaulted into the top spot last week thanks to losses by Kansas State and Oregon, is No. 1 in both human polls and in the computers for a near perfect 0.998 BCS average. The Irish are all but assured to play for the national title on Jan. 7 at Sun Life Stadium, where they could meet the reigning champs or the streaking Bulldogs. 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