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Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin will settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year on the final, frantic day of the season.

Kristy McPherson finished off a 5-under 67 in fading sunlight Sunday to move to 8 under and take the lead in the LPGA Tour Championship in Richmond, Texas, before the second round was suspended because of darkness.

Shin was one stroke back with two holes to play in her second round; Ochoa was two back with one hole left. Players will resume the second round Monday morning, and the top 70 and ties will immediately begin the final round.

For Ochoa to win her fourth straight player of the year title, she must win or finish no worse than third and then hope Shin places out of the top 10. The two are also decimal points apart in the race for the Vare Trophy, awarded for the season's lowest scoring average.

"Tomorrow, everything will be answered," Ochoa said. "I am very excited, yes."

PEBBLE BEACH INVITATIONAL: Mark Brooks won the invitational for a record third time, birdieing three of the last four holes for a 5-under 67 and a two-stroke win over Rickie Fowler and D.A. Points.

DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Lee Westwood became Europe's No. 1 golfer after winning by six strokes. Westwood shot a course-record 8-under 64 in the final round at the Earth Course to finish at 23-under 265. He earned $1.25 million.

field hockey

UNC 3, MARYLAND 2: Senior captain Danielle Forword scored the gamewinning goal on a penalty corner with 11.7 seconds on the clock at Kentner Stadium to give the North Carolina field hockey team a 3-2 win over No. 1 Maryland (23-1) and hand the Tar Heels (20-2) the sixth NCAA championship in program history.

MEN'S SOCCER

UNC 2, BROWN 0: Forward Billy Schuler gave North Carolina an early lead, and Alex Dixon added a late goal to put the match away in the Tar Heels' 2-0 win over Brown at Fetzer Field.

DUKE 2, MICHIGAN STATE 1: Duke got a pair of first-half goals from defenders Christian Ibeagha and Andrew Wenger for a 2-1 win over 14th-seed Michigan State.

WAKE FOREST 2, UNC-WILMINGTON 1: Austin da Luz and Anthony Arena staked No. 2 Wake Forest to a 2-0 lead, and the Demon Deacons held off a late rally by No. 18 UNC-Wilmington to claim a 2-1 win at Spry Stadium.

MISCELLANY

FEDERER RALLIES: Roger Federer overcame an erratic forehand and Fernando Verdasco, rallying to beat the Spanish opponent 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals. In the early Group A match, Andy Murray overcame a second-set slump to beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and 400-meter runner Sanya Richards of the United States won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.

MAGIC 104, RAPTORS 96: Vince Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Orlando won its fifth straight. J.J. Redick, 4-of-7 from 3-point range, had 19 points.

CELTICS 107, KNICKS 105: Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer. Paul Pierce scored a season-high 33 points, and had all of Boston's points in overtime until the final shot.

HEAT 102, HORNETS 101: Dwyane Wade had 31 points, and Udonis Haslem hit a jumper with 15.4 seconds left to lift Miami. Haslem finished with 14 points off the bench, including both field goals for the Heat in the final minute. He tied the game at 100 with 45 seconds left, then after Marcus Thornton put the Hornets ahead with a free throw, Haslem won it with a shot from the left side.