Led by 5-under-par 67s from Luke Schaap and Derek Bard, Virginia shot a 277 on Saturday at The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, Ga., and took the second-round lead at 553 in the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic.
Auburn is second at 556 with Ryan Benton tied for first individually at 135 after a 67 of his own. He shares the top spot with Luke Schniederjans of Georgia Tech, who is playing as an individual and shot a second-round 66.
Clemson, LSU and Florida are third through fifth at 565, 567 and 569, and Alabama is sixth at 576 with Tennessee at 577. Kennesaw State and South Carolina are tied for eighth at 578, Georgia Tech is next at 581 and Memphis is 11th at 592.
NAIA member Dalton State is 12th at 595 and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is 13th at 598 going into the final round today, with North Florida completing the field at 600.
UTC’s best two-day score is Wes Gosselin’s 147, tied for 37th place, and Mocs teammates Andrew Weathers and Lake Johnson and Dalton State’s Sport Allmond are tied for 48th at 148. DSC’s Dalton Johnson and Chase Cole share 56th at 150 with Adam Morris at 153 and Ben Rebne at 154. UTC’s Brooks Thomas is at 155 with Etienne Brault at 160.
Weathers’ 1-over 73 was Saturday’s best round for the two area teams.