Europe pulls even with U.S. going into final day at Solheim Cup - ESPN

ANDALUCIA, Spain — Given what transpired on the second day of the 18th Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin on Saturday, one might guess there would be plenty of soul-searching in the American team's locker room.

After winning Friday's opening foursomes (alternate shot) session 4-0 for the first time in the event, the Americans have now dropped eight of the past 12 points. The Solheim Cup is tied 8-8 and the winner will be decided when 12 head-to-head singles matches are played on Sunday.

But when U.S. team Stacy Lewis and players Cheyenne Knight and Angel Yin met the media following a deflating day, they didn't seem too anxious or disappointed.

Yin wore sunglasses during the interview and quoted Colorado football coach Deion Sanders about «keeping receipts.»

«We're in a good spot,» Lewis said. «We certainly would have liked to have won a few more points today, but I'm not upset about our position. I thought the girls played really good today. I think we're in a good spot for tomorrow.»

The European team, which has won the past two Solheim Cups, needs six points to retain the trophy. The U.S. squad needs 6½ points to take it back. It is the fifth time under the current format that the score is tied 8-8 heading into singles matches. The Americans and Europeans each won twice in the previous four instances since 2002.

The U.S. has never lost the Solheim Cup three times in a row.

«I'm out of words, but we have to remember, we're not there,» European team captain Suzann Pettersen said. «There's still 12 points up for grabs tomorrow, but we made quite a comeback. Now we're tied, and we just put it in fifth gear and keep going.»

The Europeans went 3-1 in Saturday afternoon's four-ball (best ball) matches. They tied the score at 8-8