The ISU women’s golf team entered the Big 12 Championship with high sights, but will have work to do to finish near the top.

Entering the event as the third-highest-ranked team, No. 24 Iowa State finds itself in eighth place out of nine teams after 18 holes.

With a team total of 14-over-par, the Cyclones sit 11 shots behind the leader, No. 13 Oklahoma.

The UT Golf Club at Austin, Texas played tough for the entire field, yielding only seven under-par rounds and a course average of 75.41.

No Cyclones went under-par in round one, but junior Chonlada Chayanun’s round of one-over-par for a total of 73 has her within shouting distance of the individual co-leaders Chirapat Jao-Javanil of Oklahoma and Yupaporn Kawinpakorn of Kansas, who are at three-under-par.

Chayanun recorded a double-bogie, two bogies and three birdies and is tied for 12th place with 36 holes to go.

Her teammate, senior Sasikarn On-iam was the only other Cyclone to finish in the upper-half of the leaderboard. After a double-bogie on her opening hole, she bounced back to finish with a three-over-par total of 75, good for a tie for 16th place.

The remaining three starters, freshman Carmen Vidau, sophomore Cajsa Persson and senior Prima Thammaraks, all posted five-over par rounds of 77 and are tied for 29th-place out of 45 golfers.

Second round play will begin at 8 a.m., with Iowa State paired with ninth-place TCU and seventh-place No. 15 Oklahoma State. Third and final round play will be Sunday.