Ochoa leads by 3 at Navistar LPGA Classic

PRATTVILLE, Ala., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 Saturday to take the lead after the third round of the Navistar LPGA Classic.

Ochoa finished at 16-under 200 and is three strokes ahead of Sandra Gal, who also had a 66 on Saturday. Janice Moodie and Brittany Lang had 68s and are tied for third place at 12-under 204.

Alexis Thompson, the 14-year-old amateur who shared the second-round lead with Ochoa, had a 2-over 74 Saturday and fell into a tie for 13th place at 208. Thompson birdied her first hole Saturday to take the lead at 11-under par, but bogeyed No. 3 and double-bogeyed No. 6.