TCU extended its lead to nine strokes after the second round of the Conference USA Women’s Golf Championship despite windy conditions on Tuesday that made afternoon scores increase at the Par-72, 6,178-yard Germantown Country Club. The Horned Frogs carded a 301 to finish their first two rounds with a total of 595. Tulane took sole possession of second place after turning in a 306 to break a first-round tie with USF.

The Green Wave (604) have a three-stroke advantage on the Bulls, who combined to shoot 309 for a two-round total of 607. East Carolina (313-311 = 624) climbed two spots in the team standings to sit in fourth, while Louisville (319-308 = 627) also gained two spots and is in fifth place after shaving 11 strokes off its first-round score.

Tulane sophomore Alison Walshe took the individual lead after turning in the only round under par on Tuesday. Walshe shot a two-under 70 to move two strokes ahead of TCU’s Stacey Bieber, who remained in second place with a 74 and has a two-round total of 145. Fellow Horned Frog D’Rae Ward is in third place after shooting a three-over 75 to give her a two-round total of 149.

First-round leader Fernanda Rivera of USF shot a second-round score of 80 to fall into a tie for fourth place in the individual standings. Rivera is joined in fourth place (150) by fellow Bull Christina Jones and Louisville’s Adrienne White.

Memphis (311-321 = 632), Southern Miss (309-325 = 634), UAB (321-331 = 652), Cincinnati (332-326 = 658) and Saint Louis (358-378 = 736) are currently ranked in the 6-10 spots in the team standings, respectively. Wednesday’s third and final round will start with teams going off the No. 1 and No. 10 tees.


Team Standings

         1   TCU                      294  301    595     
         2   Tulane        298  306    604     
         3   USF                      298  309    607     
         4   East Carolina     313  311    624     
         5   Louisville     319  308    627     
         6   Memphis         311  321    632    
         7   Southern Mississippi     309  325    634     
         8   UAB                      321  331    652     
         9   Cincinnati         332  326    658     
        10   Saint Louis University     358  378    736
     


Top 20 Players  
      1    Alison Walshe          Tulane        73   70   143

      2    Stacey Bieber          TCU           71   74   145

      3    Drae Ward              TCU           75   74   149

      4    Adrienne White         Louisville    72   78   150
           Christina Jones        USF           73   77   150
           Fernanda Rivera        USF           70   80   150

      7    Mary Ellen Jacobs      Tulane        74   77   151

      8    Camille Blackerby      TCU           75   78   153

      9    Meghan Little          Louisville    81   73   154
           Daniella Ronderos      USF           77   77   154
           Heidi Helliesen        E Carolina    76   78   154
           Catherine Matranga     TCU           79   75   154
           Elin Emanuelsson       TCU           73   81   154

     14    Adrienne Millican      E Carolina    79   76   155
           Kylene Pulley          USF           78   77   155
           Hillery Wilson         Cincinnati    76   79   155
           Lindsay Hulwick        Tulane        77   78   155
           Liliana Alvarez        Tulane        74   81   155

     19    Stacey Tate            Memphis       80   76   156
           Mia Davidsson          So. Miss.     78   78   156
           Amanda Smith           USF           78   78   156