SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Bradley matched its first round total of 313 during Friday's second round of play at the Rio Verde Invitational at the White Wing Golf Course to move into a tie with Missouri Valley Conference rival Missouri State in a tie for eighth place in the 17-team field.

Freshman Bari-Lynn Erais shot tied for team-best honors with a 77 during Friday's round of play and finds herself in a tie for sixth place at 151. Senior Meaghan LeBlanc matched the 77 shot be Erais and moved into a tie for 28th place at 156.

Junior Charlotte McGinnis fired an 81 and is currently tied for 44th overall at 160, while sophomore Whitney Cox matched her 81 from Thursday with an 81 on Friday to finish the day in a tie for 62nd at 162. Sophomore Rikki Sobel it also tied for 62nd overall at 162 after shooting 80 during the second round. Senior Whitney Bauer rounded out the scoring for the Braves with a season-low 79 and is tied for 92nd at 168.

Northwestern owns a 10-shot lead heading into Saturday's final round of play with a team-score of 597. Michigan is second at 607, while Texas Tech is third overall at 613. Arkansas-Little Rock is in fourth place at 615, while tournament-host Western Michigan is in fifth place at 621.

Eastern Michigan finds itself in sixth place at 622 and is two shots ahead of seventh-place Iowa at 624. Bradley and Missouri State are tied for eighth place at 626. Illinois is 10th in the team standings at 628, with Indiana in 11th place at 630. Southern Illinois and Ohio are both tied for 12th place at 631, while Toledo (14th - 637), Xavier (15th - 639), Ball State (16th - 649) and Bowling Green (17th - 651), rounding out the field respectively.

Bradley concludes play at the Rio Verde Invitational Saturday with one round of play.