Senior Morgan Kukla had a solid performance to close out Arizona Wildcat Invitational, but the Hawkeyes finished 16th.

After the first two rounds of the tournament, Kukla placed herself in 82nd after shooting 158 (14-over). Her performance Tuesday was a huge improvement; she came out swinging, sinking three birdies on the front nine and finishing her third round with a 74 (2-over).

That brought her 54 hole score to 232 (16-over), which shot her 14 spots up on the leaderboard to tie for 69th.

Kukla had the best score of the day, but Jessica Ip had the best score for the tournament; she shot a 224 (8-over) to place her 37th. Although she led the Hawkeyes, she struggled Tuesday. After putting up 145 (1-over), she shot a 79 (7-over) Tuesday.

Ip and Kukla sandwiched Shawn Rennegarbe on the Hawkeye leaderboard; she finished the third round with a 76 (4-over) to give her 230 for the tournament, placing her 59th.

In her Hawkeye début, Sarah Overton competed individually. She shot a 79 (7-over) on the final day of the tournament giving her a 54-hole score of 236.

Iowa head coach Megan Menzel was pleased with Overton’s performance.

“I am pleased we got our freshmen some competition experience today,” she said in a release. “They both had some really good stretches, and they continue to show a lot of growth. I am very pleased with how strong Sarah came out in her morning round. She played 27 really solid holes. As a team, we are going to get back to work and finish strong tomorrow. We will learn from a few of our big holes today.”

Two other freshmen, Stephanie Herzog and Rachel Fujianti, finished with 54-hole scores of 239 and 234.