Laurence Herman and Victoria Stefansen played in their last regular season golf tournament of their Cyclone career this past Saturday — Sunday in the Lady Buckeye Invitational. It’s a surreal moment for the women who have been playing for the team since freshman year.

The Cyclones did not have their best performance at the Lady Buckeye, finishing sixth out of 12 teams, the second time all year they have finished outside the top-five.

Herman led the way for the Cyclones at the Lady Buckeye. Her 233 total tied for eighth place individually, marking the 12th top-10 finish of her career.

“They have done just so much for the program,” said coach Christen Martens. “They helped turn it around and get it to where it is today. I just can’t say enough about how important they’ve been to our program. They’ve made a great impact”

Both Herman and Stefansen have done much more than help the Cyclones win games on the course. They’ve helped out new players, supported teammates when down, and helped build the strong team unity within the Cyclone squad.

“The seniors have been really helpful to me,” said freshman Prima Thammaraks. “They’ve taught me pretty much everything, from how to start, and just how I do everything in a game, how everything works in the team. It’s like they’ve been through everything I’m going through now, they’ve been in my shoes, and they give me really good advice.”

While Herman and Stefansen are sad to see their time at Iowa State coming close to an end, they are also excited to start a new chapter in their life.

“It’s been the best season yet,” Herman said. “But we’re not done yet. We have the Big-12s, then regionals and then hopefully nationals. That would be the best way to go out.”

“Then when we are done with the season, around June, I will go back home and play for a Belgium team. Then in December I’m going to qualify for the European tour and then go and try my hand at pro golf.”

Stefansen plans to stick around Ames for a little while longer.

“It’s been my best season here for sure,” Stefansen said. “I couldn’t have really wished for anything more.

“Plans for the future … well I plan to stick around here and hopefully coach golf somewhere.”

The Cyclones are back in action April 22 to 24 for the Big 12 Championships.