And the hosts' pack also matched Richard Cockerill's men for muscle around the field in the opening period, although the visitors' knack of stealing line-outs put the hosts under pressure at times.
Two nights after being held to nine points, snapping his franchise single-season record of 31 games in a row with 20 or more, Anthony matched that total in the first quarter and shot 10 of 17 from the field.
Rosie Jones is third in the 20-player field at 10-under 134, a stroke better than first-round leader Michele Redman, who matched the course record on Thursday with a 65.