NEW LONDON, N.C. -- Wake Forest edged ahead of North Carolina in the race for team honors and the Deacons' Bill Haas stretched his lead in the battle for the individual crown after the second round of the 50th annual Atlantic Coast Conference men's golf championship being played over the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point.

Haas, a junior from Green, S.C., who grabbed the individual lead after Friday's opening round with a three-under par 69, fired a second-round four-under 68 for a two-day total 137 and a four-shot lead over three played who are tied for second place with 141's.

In the battle for team honors, Wake Forest has a one-shot lead over the Tar Heels, who enjoyed a three-shot lead over the Deacons after the opening round. Wake Forest's two-day total stands at 575 while the Tar Heels are at 576. Clemson is in third place at 580 with Georgia Tech fourth at 592. Duke is fifth at 595, followed in order by N.C. State at 607, Virginia at 608, Maryland at 610 and Florida State at 616.

After only two players were able to break par during Friday's opening round,which was played in an all-day rain, nine posted par-breaking rounds in the second round. The day's best round was a five-under 67 shot by Georgia Tech senior, Troy Matteson. In addition to the 68 by Haas, others who posted four-under rounds were D.J. Trahan of Clemson and Jason Moon of N.C. State.

Dustin Bray, the North Carolina junior from Asheboro, last year's individual champion, dropped to sixth place with an even par 72 round to go with his opening round one-under 71.

Sharing second place, four shot behind Haas, are Matteson, Brent Wanner of Wake Forest and Richard Treis of North Carolina. Ramon Bescansa of North Carolina is alone in fifth place at 142.

Wake Forest coach Jerry Haas said, "This is where we want to be. Bill played well today and Brent (Wanner) was right there also. We need more of that from them on Sunday if we want to win the championship."

When he was asked if he wanted to see his name go up on the board with his dad, Jay Haas, who won the crown in 1973 as a member of the championship Wake Forest team, Bill Haas replied "That will definitely be nice. I see his up on the board and I want to be up there also."

The tournament wraps up Sunday with the final 18-hole round scheduled to get underway at 8:30.