NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. --- Plenty of drama ensued as play closed on day two of the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships. When the dust settled, two of the ODAC's squads made the cut as top-18 programs and one individual from the league's third program advanced to compete over the final three rounds at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky.

Guilford College improved 14 strokes from its first round of competition, posting a tournament-best 5-under 283 to move into a tied for seventh place with Illinois Wesleyan University at 4-over 580. Methodist University and Piedmont University stand atop the leaderboard at 3-under 573.

Washington and Lee University and Averett University hovered near the cut line throughout much of the latter portion of their rounds. The Cougars finished at 19-over 595 to rank 20th, missing the cut to continue to rounds three and four on Thursday and Friday, respectively. However, Max Petterson will carry Averett's flag over the final 36 holes as he was one of six individuals not on one of the teams inside the cut-line to advance. He shot 1-under 71 on the par-72 track set to 6,701 yards on the Keene Run course, tying for 25th overall at 1-over 145 when combined with his first round 74 on the Champion Trace course, which is playing at 6,974 yards at a par of 72.

The Generals finished in a tie for 18th with Transylvania University at 18-over 594, forcing a playoff to determine which team would advance. Three sudden-victory playoff holes were needed with W&L coming through in the end to earn the final team spot advancing to the third and fourth rounds.

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Guilford's Sam Davidson, the 2023 ODAC individual medalist, posted a 3-under 69 in round two to move into a tie for eighth overall at 2-under 142 with five other players. The lead through 36 holes stands at 4-under 140, achieved by four players -- Henry Scavone from Carnegie Mellon University, Bobby Beaubien from Illinois Wesleyan, Alex Price from Christopher Newport University and Sam Berger from St. John's University (Minn.).

AVERETT UNIVERSITY
Round 1: 14th at 295 (+7) on Champion Trace
Round 2: 20th at 595 (+19); round score of 12-over 300 on Keene Run

• Antti Vahvaselka | T-76th at 149 (+5) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 70 (-2)
  • Round 2: 79 (+5)
• Max Pettersson | T-25th at 145 (+1) after 36 holes; advances as an individual to rounds 3-4
  • Round 1: 74 (+2)
  • Round 2: 71 (-1)
• Caleb Kimbrough | T-98th at 145 (+7) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 74 (+2)
  • Round 2: 77 (+5)
• Killian O'Reilly | T-161st at 158 (+14) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 77 (+5)
  • Round 2: 81 (+9)
• Casper Mellby | T-98th at 151 (+7) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 78 (+6)
  • Round 2: 73 (+1)

GUILFORD COLLEGE
Round 1: T-16th at 297 (+9) on Keene Run
Round 2: T-7th at 580 (+4); round score of 283 (-5) on Champion Trace; advances to rounds 3-4

• Michael Vick | T-14th at 143 (-1) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 72 (E)
  • Round 2: 71 (-1)
• Sam Davidson | T-8th at 142 (-2) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 73 (+1)
  • Round 2: 69 (-3)
• Evan Mendyk | T-51st at 147 (+3) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 73 (+1)
  • Round 2: 73 (+2)
• James Alden | T-73rd at 151 (+7) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 79 (+7)
  • Round 2: 72 (E)
• Parker Cumbea | T-69th at 150 (+6) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 79 (+7)
  • Round 2: 71 (-1)

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
Round 1: t-25th at 307 (+19) on Keene Run
Round 2: T-18th at 594 (+18); round score of 287 (-1) on Champion Trace; advances to rounds 3-4 on playoff

• Owen Malcolm | T-38th at 146 (+2) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 75 (+3)
  • Round 2: 71 (-1)
• Walker McPhail | T-73rd at 151 (+7) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 75 (+3)
  • Roudn 2: 76 (+4)
• Will Braxton | T-63rd at 149 (+5) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 77 (+5)
  • Round 2: 72 (E)
• Pierce Robinson | T-82nd at 152 (+8) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 80 (+8)
  • Round 2: 72 (E)
• Cannon Crane | T-91st at 157 (+13) after 36 holes
  • Round 1: 85 (+13)
  • Round 2: 72 (E)