Americans rally to tie going into singles

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September 24, 2011 at 11:50PM

DUNSANY, IRELAND - The United States staged a dramatic rally to win the afternoon fourball session 3-1 Saturday and tie Europe 8-all at the Solheim Cup.

The Americans rallied to win the last three matches, leaving the sides tied heading into the 12 singles matches on Sunday. The U.S. is trying to win its fourth consecutive Solheim Cup.

"Those last three points were huge for us," said Paula Creamer, who has won 3 1/2 points out of four this week. "Just the momentum, the team room will have a great vibe. We're all very pumped up. We want to do really well. Especially going into singles, we feel like everybody is where we want to be."

Europe won the morning foursomes to extend its lead to 7-5 over the Americans in the biennial match play competition.

Veteran Laura Davies became the career Solheim Cup points scorer at 24 1/2 when she teamed up with Melissa Reid to beat Americans Brittany Lang and Michelle Wie 4 and 3 and put Europe ahead 8-5 at Killeen Castle.

A four-time major winner, Davies overtook Annika Sorenstam to become the all-time Solheim Cup points scorer. Davies has won 24 1/2 points in 45 matches in 12 Solheim Cups, while Sorenstam won 24 points in 37 matches in eight appearances.

In 2005 and 2009, when the matches were tied going into the final day, the U.S. won the singles to lift the trophy. The U.S. needs 14 points to retain the Solheim Cup, while Europe needs 14 1/2 points to win for the first time since 2003.

"I thought we played with a lot of heart [Saturday], but coming back and tying up the matches today was just really huge," U.S. captain Rosie Jones said.

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