Toreros in 22nd place with one round to go at Nationals
San Diego 14 shots back of coveted 8th spot to advance to Match Play
USDTOREROSDOTCOM Ben Murray
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Ben Murray
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June 1, 2011

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STILLWATER, Okla. - The 21st-ranked USD Toreros found their second round at the challenging Karsten Creek Golf Club (par 72; 7,416 yards) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, just as tough as their first attempt as they totaled a 304 (+16) on the day and find themselves in 22nd place with a two-round total of 604. With one round to go they find themselves 14 strokes back of the coveted 8th spot currently held by Texas A&M and Ohio State. Georgia Tech (573) sits at top of the leader board one stroke ahead of UCLA, with Illinois (578), Georgia (579) and Alabama (580) rounding out the top five. The top eight teams after 54 holes advance to Match Play.

For the second straight day USD freshman Manav Shah turned in the team's best round with a 4 (+2) and is tied for 21st overall at 145. Ben Murray carded a 75 in round two and is tied for 35th overall at 147. Rounding out USD scoring is Gunner Wiebe (77 today; tie-105 at 155), Kenneth McCready (78 today; t-121 at 157) and Alex Ching (80 today; t-137 at 160). Shah led the squad with three birdies today while Wiebe and Murray managed two each.

LSU's John Peterson fired a stellar 65 and leads the tournament with his two-round total of 139 (-5). He is followed by first round leader James White of Georgia Tech (140; 67-73).