Stanford leads Minnesota by one at halfway in NCAA finals  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Stanford took a one-stroke lead over Minnesota after the second round of the men's NCAA Division I Championship, while the Golden Gophers' Bronson La'Cassie shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday to top the individual leaderboard. Stanford, seeking its first team title since 1994, shot a 2-under 278 -- with the top four scores from the five-man team counting in the standings -- for a 7-under 553 total on the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club's Gold Course.
Minnesota, the 2002 champion, had a 4-under 276 in the second round for a 6-under 554 total. Coastal Carolina was third at 2 under, followed by East Tennessee State (even par), Charlotte (2 over), Georgia Tech and UCLA (3 over), defending champion Oklahoma State and Texas (6 over), and Alabama (7 over). La'Cassie, a senior from Australia, had an 8-under 132 total for a two-stroke lead over Vanderbilt's Jon Curran (64). "I got off to a good start," La'Cassie said. "I birdied two of my first three and then birdied both par 5s and picked up one on 4 coming in. I did it pretty easy, I guess." Stanford's Rob Grube, the first-round leader after a 64, shot a 71 to join Coastal Carolina's Dustin Johnson (68), Alabama-Birmingham's Zach Sucher (67) and Georgia Tech's Cameron Tringale (68) at 5 under. Brigham Young's Daniel Summerhays had the best round of the day, a 63 that left him tied for eighth at 3 under. Joseph Bramlett led Stanford, following his opening 78 with a 68. Zack Miller added a 69, and Matt Savage shot a 70. Daniel Lim's 72 didn't count in the team total. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. |
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