Butler's
Kelli Scheck is among the Top 20 entering the final round of the Rio Verde Invitational. The event is hosted by Western Michigan and is being contested in Arizona.
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The 54-hole event concludes Sunday.
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Scheck is tied for 18
th at six-over 150. She shot 77 Saturday after an opening-round 73 on the 6,044-yard Quail Run course Friday.
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Butler is 14
th as a team after the first 36 holes. The Bulldogs shot 314 (+26) Saturday, following an open-round 303 Friday. Butler's two-day total of 617 is only 10 shots out of fifth place among the tightly-contested leaderboard.
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BIG EAST rival Xavier has the 36-hole lead at six-over 582. The Musketeers have been led by Emma McMyler, who is tied with Akron's Daphne van Son for the individual lead at even-par 144.
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Butler freshman
Cybil Stillson shot 79 Saturday and is tied for 30
th at 152 (+8).
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Katie Steinman improved four shots from her Friday round by carding a second-round 76. She is tied for 59
th at 156 (+12).
Madalin Small (160; +16) and
Alaina Bowie (162; +18) are tied for 72
nd and 80
th, respectively, entering the final round.
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