The Cyclones proved that they had lost no steam at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic this weekend, taking second place in the 17-team field in their first official tournament since November.

Iowa State came into the weekend as the 26th-ranked team nationally.

The tournament was close throughout and the Cyclones entered the final round Tuesday in second place. After an early surge in the round they took first place, but were unable to hold it. Alabama, the nation’s top-ranked team, secured first place after gaining a five-stroke lead on the Cyclones and finishing with a 875. The Cyclone’s final score of 880 was the team’s second best 54-hole performance of all time.

Florida State took third place, six strokes behind the Cyclones.

Freshman Sasikarn On-iam was the top finisher for Iowa State, finishing fourth individually with rounds of 72, 73 and 73 (218). It was her first top-10 finish.

Senior Victoria Stefansen got her 11th top-10 finish with a ninth place 222 (79-69-74). All five players for the Cyclones placed in the top 20.

In total there were eight top-30 teams in the tournament. Among them were the defending national champions — Purdue — finishing fourth, 16 strokes behind Iowa State.

Iowa State is back on the course Feb. 21 and 22 at the Central District Invitational in Parrish, Fla.

ISU Individual Scores:

T4. Sasikarn On-iam 72-73-73=218

T9. Victoria Stefansen 79-69-74=222

T11. Punpaka Phuntumabamrung 75-77-71=223

T16. Laurence Herman 74-80-71=225

T16. Prima Thammaraks 79-74-72=225

T29. Kristin Paulson 78-74-77=229