Friday, 5/23/97 Bruins hope to bark Wildcats up tree in next
NCAA round W.GOLF: Team needs to brush up on swing to make up for
eight-stroke deficit behind ASU
By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Contributor In golf, everyone has
heard of eagles, birdies, but how about coaches turning into dogs?
That might just happen this weekend if the UCLA women’s golf team
is able to overcome an eight-shot deficit to Arizona in the NCAA
championships. "(If we come back) I’ll roll over and bark," head
coach Jackie Steinmann said. But for this coach to turn canine, the
five wheels of the team must begin to work in unison. Although
standing in fourth place after two rounds, the Bruin squad has
suffered from some sub-par individual performances. "We have to get
all five of them playing good at the same time," Steinmann said.
"We just need to be a couple shots better." A wheel that has been
shaky through two rounds in the championships is junior Amandine
Vincent. As the 35th-ranked player in the country, the No. 2 putter
on the team is a dismal 11 shots over par. Vincent and the other
four Bruins will have to be sharp in tomorrow’s crucial third round
if the Bruins hope to move up in the standings. A solid performance
would place the team in range to capture the school’s second
national championship in women’s golf in Saturday’s fourth and
final round. "Tomorrow’s third round is real important for us,"
Eunice Choi said. "It’s moving day for us, and we want to move up."
Steinmann added, "After (tomorrow’s) third round, we’d like to be
one, two or three." Steinmann, who has coached the Bruins to seven
straight top-ten finishes in championship play, likes UCLA’s
chances. "It will be a piece of cake to catch up," Steinmann said.
"Arizona has to falter, and we have to be better than them … It
just depends how things fall." Related Links: NCAA