LAHAINA, Hawaii — Zach Mate shot a career-best round of 65 and moved into a tie for seventh place following the second round of the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate on Friday.

Mate had an amazing eight birdies during his round to get to 6-under par on the day. He opened with two pars and then bogeyed the par-4 seventh to take him to 1-over. A birdie on the par-5 ninth and a bogey on the next hole kept him there until a birdie on the par-4 11th. He moved under par for the first time during the round with a birdie on No. 13 but found himself even again with a bogey on the par-3 15th. From there, Mate birdied six of his final seven holes. His score is the lowest by a Hornet this season and the best since Casey Leebrick shot 64 at the Big Sky Championship last season.

Jeffrey Perry took advantage of a strong start to shoot 69 on Thursday. After beginning with a par, Perry eagled the par-5 sixth and then birdied Nos. 7 and 8 to make him 4-under. A birdie on the par-4 10th placed him at 5-under which was his low point. He finished the back nine by playing the last eight holes at 3-over with a bogey on No. 12 and a double bogey on No. 18. Once back on the front side of the course he birdied No. 1 and bogeyed No. 2 before closing with a pair of pars.

Gabriel Smith followed his first round score of 66 with a 73 and is tied for 36th place with Perry. Smith was even through his first seven holes with a birdie on No. 7 and a bogey on No. 8. Back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 11 and 12 moved him to 2-over where he stayed until a birdie on the apr-4 18th. He ended his round with par-bogey-par on Nos. 1-3.

Luke Dugger and Jake Aberle each totaled 74 to complete the lineup. Dugger had three birdies and six bogeys. Aberle carded a birdie, two bogeys and a double bogey.

Liberty extended its lead to five strokes and stands at 34-under through two rounds. East Tennessee State and Oklahoma are tied for second while North Florida (23-under) and San Jose State (22-under) complete the top five.

Sacramento State is tied with Kansas for ninth place. The two teams are just two strokes back of Boise State for eighth and six back of Georgia and Hawaii for sixth place.

The Hornets will play the final round with Kansas, Louisiana and Gonzaga on Saturday. The teams will have a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. PT.

KA'ANAPALI CLASSIC COLLEGIATE
Lahaina, Hawaii | Ka'anapali GC
Par 71 | 6,700 Yards

TEAM SCORES
1. Liberty 262-272-534
T2. East Tennessee State 272-267-539
T2. Oklahoma 272-267-539
4. North Florida 276-269-545
5. San Jose State 269-277-546
T6. Georgia 266-285-551
T6. Hawaii 273-278-551
8. Boise State 277-278-555
T9. Sacramento State 276-281-557
T9. Kansas 280-277-557
11. Louisiana 280-282-562
12. Gonzaga 285-278-563
13. Clemson 288-276-564
14. CSUN 288-280-568
15. UConn 280-290-570
16. Wyoming 284-291-575
17. Denver 288-291-579
18. Colorado 288-293-581
19. Mount St. Mary's 290-295-585
20. Air Force 291-295-586

INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
T1. Mats Ege, ETSU, 66-64-130
T1. Josh Ryan, LIB, 65-65-130
T3. Luke Kluver, OKLA, 66-65-131
T3. Robbie Higgins, UNF, 63-68-131
5. Brett Reid, LIB, 64-68-132

SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES
T7. Zach Mate 69-65-134
T36. Gabriel Smith 66-73-139
T36. Jeffrey Perry 70-73-139
T77. Luke Dugger 71-74-145
T77. Jake Aberle 71-74-145