USF junior Fernanda Rivera was one of two golfers to shoot under par during Monday’s first round of the 2005 Conference USA Women’s Golf Championship at the Par-72, 6,178-yard Germantown Country Club. Rivera’s two-under par 70 has her in first place in the individual standings and the Bulls tied for second trailing only TCU in the team standings. The Horned Frogs have a four-stroke lead on the 10-team field after shooting a 294.

Sophomore Stacy Bieber led the Horned Frogs to the top of the standings after she posted a one-under par 71. Bieber stands in second place individually, one stroke ahead of Louisville’s Adrienne White. Tulane’s Alison Walshe, USF’s Christina Jones and TCU’s Elin Emanuelsson are each tied for fourth after shooting rounds of 73. Defending stroke play champion Liliana Alvarez is tied for seventh after carding a two-over 74.

Alvarez and Walshe have the Green Wave tied for second with the Bulls in the team standings after each team shot a 298. Southern Miss trails TCU by 15 strokes and is in fourth place, while Memphis rounds out the top five after carding a 311.

Nicole Mackey was the top finisher for Southern Miss after recording a 75 (t-10th), while Kathryn O’Rourke led the host Tigers with a 74 (t-7th). Second round action takes place on Tuesday with the final round concluding on Wednesday.

Team Standings
1 TCU 294
2 USF 298
Tulane 298
4 Southern Mississippi 309
5 Memphis 311
6 East Carolina 313
7 Louisville 319
8 UAB 321
9 Cincinnati 332
10 Saint Louis 358

Top 20 Players with ties
1 Fernanda Rivera USF 37- 33 70

2 Stacey Bieber TCU 35- 36 71

3 Adrienne White Louisville 35- 37 72

4 Alison Walshe Tulane 35- 38 73
Christina Jones USF 35- 38 73
Elin Emanuelsson TCU 35- 38 73

7 Kathryn O'Rourke Memphis 35- 39 74
Liliana Alvarez Tulane 36- 38 74
Mary Ellen Jacobs Tulane 38- 36 74

10 Camille Blackerby TCU 38- 37 75
Nicole Mackey So. Miss. 36- 39 75
Drae Ward TCU 36- 39 75

13 Hillery Wilson Cincinnati 36- 40 76
Heidi Helliesen E Carolina 38- 38 76
Elizabeth Schweihs UAB 39- 37 76

16 Daniella Ronderos USF 39- 38 77
Lindsay Hulwick Tulane 37- 40 77
Jennifer Bodemann So. Miss. 41- 36 77

19 Mia Davidsson So. Miss. 37- 41 78
Kylene Pulley USF 40- 38 78

Bernie Rosero Memphis 35-43 78
Amanda Smith USF 35-43 78