FAYETTEVILLE -- As the second round of the NCAA women's golf championship wrapped up Sunday in near-perfect weather conditions, the top of the leader board remained unchanged.
Duke, which had Sunday off save for a couple of players, managed to open a nine-stroke lead with all five of its players finishing under par in the second round.
The No. 3 Blue Devils sizzled with a second-round, 11-under-par 281 -- 24 strokes better than their opening-round 305 -- and will carry a nine-stroke lead over No. 1 Southern California into today's third and final round of stroke play at Blessings Golf Club.