Ryan Gerard (Raleigh, N.C.) shot a 4-under-par 68 in the second round and is one of four Tar Heels under par after 36 holes as the University of North Carolina heads to the final round of the Rod Myers Invitational just one shot out of the lead.
Carolina shot an 8 under 280 in Saturday's first round, the second-best round of the morning session, and a 2 under 286 in the afternoon, which tied host school Duke and Cincinnati for the best score of the second round.
The Tar Heels are one stroke behind Penn State, which shot 278 and 287 in Saturday's action.