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Above (left to right): Hye-Yoon Jung, a transfer from Fullerton College, nationally-ranked player Stella Lee, and freshman Sunny Lee. Photos Coutesy of www.athletics.uci.edu
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By Ethen Lieser
This isn’t a cheese-puff ensemble thrown into the dog-eat-dog world of college golf. They are not the incarnation of the Bad News Bears, ready to succumb to Division I opponents like pouty-eyed beagles with their tails between their legs. They do not fold under pressure, but rather, they have emblazoned the inspirational phrase – Carpe Diem!
A confident — almost cocky — contingent, you might say. But they have to be. Otherwise, perennial powerhouses in women’s college golf will sniff, chomp and spit you out like a martini olive. At this point in the UC Irvine golf program, the psychological will to win must override all because, not surprisingly, they are short on talent.
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