ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – No. 21 Florida Southern Women's Golf is tied for third after the opening round of the 2022 Sunshine State Conference Women's Golf Championship hosted by Embry-Riddle at Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club. The Moccasins shot a 302 (+18) on the par-71, 5,945-yard course Sunday.
 
Loren Perez is leading the Mocs after the first 18, carding a two-over 73 with 16 pars. Nathalie Svensson, Lacey Tucker, Hanna Rizzolo, and Elizabeth Harding joined Perez in the lineup for the Mocs at the championship.
 
Svensson, who drained a team-best three birdies, is tied for 11^th at three-over 74 while adding 10 pars to her day. Tucker is sitting tied for 17^th at five-over, 76, while Rizzolo is tied for 32^nd, 79 (+8), and Harding is tied for 40^th, 82 (+11). Rizzolo tallied two birdies on opening day while Tucker and Harding each notched one.
 
Barry's Alice Gotbring and Embry-Riddles' Mackenzie Dieter are tied atop the player leaderboard after shooting even-par 71's while the No. 5 Buccaneers are in the lead at 293 (+9).
 
T3 – Florida Southern – 302 (+18)
T7 – Loren Perez – 73 (+2)
T11 – Nathalie Svensson – 74 (+3)
T17 – Lacey Tucker – 76 (+5)
T32 – Hanna Rizzolo – 79 (+8)
T40 – Elizabeth Harding – 82 (+11)
 
The Mocs hit the links Monday for round two of the 2022 Sunshine State Conference Championship with a 8:00 a.m. tee-time with Elizabeth Harding off the tee first followed by Hanna Rizzolo, Lacey Tucker, Nathalie Svensson, and will close with Loren Perez at 8:32 a.m.