After fighting back from its first team round of 297 and a second team round of 292, the ISU women’s golf team finished third at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday.

Sophomore Cajsa Persson led the squad and finished in a tie for seventh place with a total score of 218. She hit a three-under round of 70 in the third round to obtain the fourth top-10 finish of her career.

“I was satisfied with the result,” Persson said. “The course was good and I made a lot of birdies.”

ISU coach Christie Martens said the Cyclones made a lot of birdies and made some really good adjustments to firm greens with deep rough.

Iowa State felt it accomplished its goal of one team round under par in the final round of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational.

“We are pleased with the start of the season,” Martens said. “I was proud of Cajsa for finishing in the top-10 again and of our seniors’ fight.”

Seniors Prima Thammaraks and Sasikarn On-iam also finished with rounds under par. Thammaraks was tied for the lead after the first round and shot a one-under round of 72 to place 10th with an overall score of 219. On-iam shot a two-under round of 71 in the last round to put her in a tie for 11th place with a total score of 220.

“We played pretty good,” On-iam said. “Every time I looked back on the course, I saw my teammates working hard.”

The Cyclones had an overall score of 878, and their five players all finished in the top-50. Junior Chonlada Chayanun finished tied for 27th and Freshman Carmen Vidau finished tied for 40th. Chayanun had an overall score of 225 and Vidau scored a 230.

Pepperdine finished in first place with a team score of 865 with one player finishing in second place and another who tied for third. Oregon earned second place with a team score 877, one better than Iowa State’s total of 878.

The ISU women’s golf team will pick the season back up on Sept. 30 in Evanston, Ill., at the Windy City Collegiate Classic.