BEIJING -- American golfer Jessica Korda shot a 5-under 68 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Reignwood Classic in smog-shrouded Beijing. Julio Teheran Braves Jersey . Korda, who shared the first-round lead with Na Yeon Choi of South Korea, bogeyed the first hole before picking up the first of her seven birdies on the fourth. Despite another bogey on the fifth, Korda made three consecutive birdies before the turn, then three more on a bogey-free back nine to leave her at 14-under 132 at the halfway mark of the U.S. LPGA Tour event. "I started a little slow today, but all in all I think it was a great day," Korda said. "I putted really well, just kind of did the same things I was doing the first day. A little different score (from 64 on Thursday), but Im not really disappointed with that." With Chinas weeklong National Day holiday drawing to a close, Beijings notorious pollution returned on Friday, casting a noxious pall over the Nicklaus Course at the suburban Pine Valley Golf Club. Korda said that made it a little tougher for the players, despite the excellent condition of the course. "The smog thats coming in right now, its making it heavy, and its harder to breathe out there," she said. "You cough a lot." Chinas Feng Shanshan shot a 64, with nine birdies and no bogeys. She was tied for second at 12 under with Stacy Lewis of the United States, who had seven birdies in a bogey-free 66. Feng said she overcame the pressure from the hometown crowd that had affected her on Thursday. "Today I was like, Im going to give it all," Feng said. "This is the time." Lewis strung together six consecutive birdies on the back nine and has yet to card a bogey after two rounds. "I got off to a little bit of a rough start, kind of got impatient on the greens," said Lewis, who is paired with Korda for Saturdays third round. "At the end of this golf course you can make some birdies, so I just need to stay patient and keep hanging in there." Choi shot a 71 and was a stroke back at 11 under. She was followed by top-ranked compatriot Inbee Park, who was 9 under after shooting a 68. "It was much better ball striking than yesterday, but I think I missed only one green out there today, gave myself a lot of opportunities," said Park, the winner of three majors this season. "Especially seeing the scores yesterday, I thought this course was definitely scoreable. I kind of saw that on the practice round. And it was an even better score than I thought. I think you just got to go low here every day to win." Phil Niekro Braves Jersey . Sopoaga hit the upright with his first shot at goal from 15 metres. 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"Youve got to keep winning obviously. Other teams are winning, so we have to keep winning." It helps playing Colorado, and the Predators have won seven straight over Colorado and nine of 10 overall in the series dating back to Feb. 4, 2010. Wins over the Avalanche on Tuesday and Thursday have given Nashville a four-point edge over the Avs in the West. "Now we have a little bit of separation between us and them," Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne said. "Every night is the biggest game of the year." Legwand started the comeback with a goal in the second period, and Sergei Kostitsyn tied it up in the third. Ryan OReilly had a goal and an assist, and Gabriel Landeskog also had a goal for Colorado. "It was a point, which we obviously needed in the standings, but I certainly think we could have been a lot better," Colorado coach Joe Sacco said. The Avalanche outshot Nashville 15-7 in the first period, but the Predators wound up outshooting them 35-29 for the game. "We just kept coming and coming," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said. "We had some good chances and obviously Legwand has a bit of a penchant for getting the big goals this year. ... Coming back after being down two periods allows you to find out what kind of character you have, so this is a real good win for us." This game started in a turnaround from Tuesday night when Nashville scored three goals in the first and beat the Avalanche 4-1 in Denver. OReilly celebrated his 200th career NHL game by helping Colorado jump out to a 2-0 lead. The Avalanche points leader got a little help from Rinne on his 12th goal this season. The goalie was trying to clear the puck when he flicked it toward centre ice where OReilly grabbed it and scored on a wrister past Rinne at 6:09 of thhe first. Dale Murphy Authentic Jersey. OReilly had the primary assist on Landeskogs slap shot for a 2-0 lead at 12:17. "He didnt get a lot on it," OReilly said of Rinnes clearing attempt. "I just kind of threw it up over the pad. (He) came across real quick. He almost stopped it, but I got a lucky bounce there." Rinne blamed himself for both goals. "Its not a good feeling obviously," Rinne said. It was the kind of start Sacco wanted before becoming too passive in the second period. "Instead of us forcing the issue and playing more in their face, we started to sit back a little bit, and thats what happens when you play on your heels," Sacco said. The Predators started clicking and attacking in the second as they outshot Colorado 14-7. That included Legwands goal as he scored off the rebound of Matt Halischuks wraparound attempt at 12:17. Nashville came in with the Western Conferences second-most productive power play behind only Vancouver and had converted on five of its past eight power plays. Not against Colorado. The Predators were shut out on their six opportunities with the man advantage largely thanks to Jean-Sebastien Giguere in net. But Kostitsyn tied it with his ninth goal this season at 8:49 of the third with his wrister from the left circle over Gigueres glove. Nashville kept up the pressure, and Giguere kept it tied with great save after save. He was sprawled on his belly with his head toward the net when he stopped a shot from Jordin Tootoo with his stick with less than 5 minutes left. In overtime, Giguere managed to stop Legwands first shot after the Nashville centre had skated across the right circle, but couldnt stop Legwand off the rebound. Notes: Nashville C Mike Fisher had an assist on Kostitsyns goal, giving him six in five games. ... Nashville D Roman Josi has an assist in three straight games. ... Colorado LW Cody McLeod picked up a goaltender interference penalty midway through the first, giving him 100 penalty minutes for the season. That also made him the first player in Colorado history with 100 penalty minutes in five straight seasons. ... Colorado C Peter Mueller played his first game after missing 40 games due to a head injury. He played 13:10 and had five shots. ... D Erik Johnson returned after missing a game with a hand injury. cheap jerseys ' ' '
