Guadalajara, Mexico -- (Sports Network) - Angela Stanford only managed an even- par 72 on Saturday, but remained atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

Stanford, the second-round leader, finished 54 holes at 10-under 206 at Guadalajara Country Club and is one shot ahead of Annika Sorenstam in her second-to-last event on the LPGA Tour.

Sorenstam fired a five-under 67 and is in the clubhouse at minus-nine. The Swede is trying to get one more win before she calls it a career next week after the ADT Championship.

"I would love to finish on a high note," said Sorenstam. "However, there's another 18 and a lot of good players here. I'm going to try and live in the moment and enjoy what's going on now."

The tournament host, world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa, shot a two-under 70 and moved into a tie for 13th place at minus-two.

"I feel much better and relaxed," said Ochoa, who has appeared to have trouble balancing the jobs of tournament host and tournament participant. "I tried to be calm. I need to concentrate on my golf game."

Katherine Hull matched the tournament course record on Saturday with a six- under 66. She is alone in third at eight-under 208, which is one shot better than Jee Young Lee, who carded a three-under 69 in the third round.

Stanford did not get off to the type of lead one expects from a leader. She bogeyed the second and fifth holes to lose her share of first, but a 25-foot birdie putt at six got her a piece of the lead at nine-under.

She stayed at nine-under over the next nine holes. Stanford converted some clutch par putts, but none bigger than a nine-footer at the 14th. That kept her tied for the lead with Sorenstam.

The former world No. 1 cruised up the leaderboard with three birdies in a four-hole span on the front nine. She bogeyed the ninth, but a 35-foot eagle putt at the par-five 10th got her within one of Stanford's lead.

At the par-four 12th, Sorenstam drained an eight-footer for birdie to tie her with Stanford, who missed a six-footer for birdie at the same hole a few groups later. Sorenstam sank a 30-foot birdie try at 14 and found herself alone atop the leaderboard.

That advantage lasted only one hole. At the 16th, Sorenstam drove into the tree and had to pitch out for her second. She knocked her third to nine feet, but the par putt skated by on the right edge.

Sorenstam landed 40 feet from the stick at the long, par-three 17th. She left herself around three feet for par, but missed and fell one behind Stanford at minus-eight.

At the par-five closing hole, Sorenstam played a spectacular third shot inside two feet. She tapped in the birdie putt to get to nine-under, but Stanford made a beautiful birdie from out of the rough at 16.

Stanford parred out and set up a battle between the two on Sunday.

If Sorenstam is to win that one last title, she might need to play better down the stretch. Over the last four holes, Sorenstam has six bogeys and two birdies, including a chip-in on 18 on Thursday.

"I'd like to finish better," admitted Sorenstam. "I just don't know. I love the holes. I think it's a great finish to the course. I just have not played it well."

For Sorenstam to reach the winner's circle, she will have to get past one of the hottest players on tour. Stanford collected her second win on tour in September and has not finished outside the top five since.

"My swing felt a little funny all day," acknowledged Stanford. "Thank goodness my putter didn't sleep in along with my golf swing."

Sun Young Yoo posted a two-under 70 on Saturday and is fifth at six-under 210.

Brittany Lang (69) and In-Kyung Kim (70) are knotted in sixth at five-under 211.

Cristie Kerr (69), Teresa Lu (69), Jeong Jang (71) and Nicole Castrale (72) share eighth place at minus-four.

Paula Creamer and Juli Inkster are among the golfers tied for 13th with Ochoa.