April 19, 2008

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Wake Forest rose one spot into a third-place tie and Webb Simpson leads the field after the second round of the ACC Championship at Old North State Club in Uwharrie Point, N.C.

The Deacs carded a seven-under 281, their fourth best 18-hole total of the season, to finish the second round with an 11-under par 565 for the tournament.

"A lot of good stuff happened out there today," Wake Forest head coach Jerry Haas said. "We have some momentum going into tomorrow. A couple of holes- 14, 15, 16,- really hurt us today. But we did some good things. We're ready to make a charge."

Simpson fired his second consecutive four-under 68 and leads three players by two strokes at the par-72, 7,102-yard Old North State Club Championship Course. The senior is eight under par for the tournament. Simpson is trying for the first ACC Championship of his career as well as his first win in a team event on the season.

Simpson entered Saturday tied for second place and recorded four birdies and an eagle on hole 18 to take the lead.

Chris McCartin recorded five birdies and posted an even-par 72 Saturday. The senior entered the round tied for 10th place and currently sits tied for 14th. McCartin finished seventh in last season's conference championship.

Brendan Gielow carded an even-par 72, one stroke off his first round score. The sophomore is currently tied for 20th after entering the second round tied for 15th. Gielow recorded four birdies on the day and is one under for the tournament.

Travis Wadkins shot a career low round and rose seven spots into a tie for 30th place after posting a three-under 69 in Saturday's second round. The sophomore's previous best was a 70 in the final round at the River Landing Intercollegiate one week ago.

Wadkins is trying for his second consecutive top 20 finish after placing 16th at River Landing. Wadkins has posted an even-par 144 in the first two rounds of the ACC Championship.

Junior Dustin Groves carded a nine-over 81 to land in tie for 51st place.

Duke (-19) shot the best round of the day, a 10-under 278, and leads second-place Florida State (-18) by one stroke. The Deacs (-11) are tied with NC State (-11) entering the final round at Uwharrie Point.

Wake will tee-off between 10:10 and 10:50 a.m. tomorrow and play alongside Clemson and North Carolina in the final round.

"It depends a lot on how the course plays," Haas said. "We have to make some birdies out there. We need to shoot about nine or 10 under and have a strong finish."

A high of 73 degrees with partly cloudy skies and a 10 percent chance of rain has been projected for the Uwharrie Point by Weather.com

Live scoring and course statistics will be available at Golfstat.com.