ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Northeastern State's Jessica Parker continued play at the NCAA Central Regional on Tuesday, carding a 77 in the second round, bringing her two-day score to 162 (85-77) at St. Joseph Country Club.

The eight-stroke improvement helped Parker move up 24 spots on the individual leaderboard. Parker is tied for 55th entering the final round, three strokes outside the top 40.

Consistency defined her round, as Parker finished with 10 straight pars to conclude the day after shooting 6-over on the back nine yesterday.

The third and final round occurs tomorrow, with Parker teeing off at 10:30 a.m.