The ISU women golfers suffered their worst placement of the year, carding a 36-hole 621 in the rain-shortened Jeannine McHaney Invitational at the Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas, to finish in 10th place.

Lisa Meshke shot a 148 to lead the team and finished in a tie for sixth place.

The second round of the tournament was canceled because of rain, and the meet was shortened from 54 holes to 36.

Notre Dame took the invitational title with a 593, followed by Oklahoma in second with 597, and Southern Methodist and Missouri in a tie for third with 598.

Katie Brophy of Notre Dame earned medalist honors with a 141, one of two below-par scores in the tournament. Amparo Gala of Oklahoma carded the other with a 143.

“I think the day off affected us negatively,” said ISU head coach Julie Manning.

“Our players were sitting around all day Saturday thinking, ‘Oh God, I hope we don’t go through this again.'”

The second round of Iowa State’s previous tournament, in Colorado, was played in a heavy downpour.

Louise Kenney shot a 151 to tie for 17th, her first finish out of the top five this year.

Kenney was followed by Christi Athas with 159 and a 67th-place tie and Kendra Hanson at 163 and a 83rd-place tie. Stef Nelson rounded out the scoring with a 171.

After a first-day score of 315, good enough for a seventh-place tie, the women were forced to watch the weather all day Saturday and came out Sunday a little stiff, Manning said.

“This team is capable of more than a 315 score,” Manning said. “It was too bad because Texas Tech hosted a wonderful tournament.”

Nelson, who was playing for the first time on the team, felt the pressure a little more than when she played as an individual in Colorado, Manning said.

“It is different when you know your score doesn’t matter than when the team is counting on you to produce,” Manning said.

The road trip as a whole, though, was positive, Manning said.

Manning said the team chemistry improved greatly over the trip, and having the nine days together was nice for her as well.

The women will be able to take a two-week break before the Cyclones’ next tournament, the Marilynn Smith Invitational in Lawrence, Kan. Along with the 5-person team, Manning said she would also bring an individual golfer to play, like she did with Nelson in Colorado.

Manning said she hopes to bounce back from this tournament and play well in Kansas. She gave the team a week off from golf to catch up academically and to relax.

“They need the rest, believe me,” Manning said.

“We have the guns, and the same person won’t lead us in every tournament, which is nice. We will just hope to get better.”