Virginia took a three-stroke lead after Saturday’s second round of the NCAA Men’s Championship at La Costa North in Carlsbad, California. North Carolina, which entered the day only one-shot from the top, struggled and fell 10 strokes back.
Virginia has a 1-over-par 557 total, three shots better than Illinois and six ahead of Vanderbilt. North Carolina and Ohio State are tied for fifth, one behind Auburn.
N.C. State junior Nick Mathews of Mebane, playing as an individual, shot 77 Saturday for a 150 total. UNC Greensboro’s Kelvin Hernandez shot 80 for 155.
Karl Vilips of Stanford shot 68 and leads by five strokes in the medalist race at 7-under 137.
UNC was led by Peter Fountain’s 73, leaving him at 145. David shot 75 for 146. Dylan Menante rebounded with 72 for 150. Austin Greaser shot 76 and Maxwell Ford had 79.
Michael Brennan (pictured) shot 77 for 149 to lead Wake Forest, which has 602 as a team, four behind Stanford, which is in 15th. The top 15 teams after Sunday’s round qualify for the final round of stroke play.
