The Iowa women’s golf team is back on the course in Texas this week, competing in the Bruzzy Challenge in Carrollton, Texas.

The tournament, taking place at Maridoe Golf Club, started Monday with the first two rounds.

While they may not have been what Iowa hoped for, the Hawkeyes are in better shape then they were at this point in last week’s tournament. Currently, the Hawkeyes sit in 13th place among 15 teams, finishing their two rounds with a 633 (57-over).

Their scores from the first two rounds were nearly identical; they shot a 316 (27-over par) in the first round and a 317 (29-over par) in the second round.

The Hawkeyes have a long way to climb from the 13th spot; the team above them, North Texas, is 10 strokes better.

The one shining star in the Lone Star State for the Hawkeyes is freshman Rachel Fujitani. She was Iowa’s top finisher last week, riding two solid rounds in the final rounds of the Arizona State Invitational, and she is Iowa’s top finisher through two rounds this week.

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In Texas, Fujitani has a 150 (6-over), good enough to tie for 10th.

The second round was stronger than her first; she followed a 76 (4-over) first round with a 74.

Iowa’s next two golfers on the leaderboard are Jessica Ip and Shawn Rennegarbe, who finished with identical scores. Ip had the better first round and Rennegarbe had the better second round, and they finished at 161, good for 62nd.

The other two Hawkeyes competing are Kristin Glesne and Elisa Suarez.

Glesne is tied for 74th with a two-round score of 168, and Suarez swung for a 170, good for 77th.

Hawkeye Morgan Kukla also competed as an individual. She racked up a two-round score of 165 to put her in 72nd place.

It may not have been the rounds the Hawkeyes had hoped for, but improvement is definitely there, and another strong performance from Fujitani certainly inspires hope.