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W. Soccer: A Dream Deferred

Eight Neophytes Delight In Fractured Season

about relationships that will last for the rest of your life," she says. "I love this team, and as a freshman, I can only say that this is just the beginning."

F Joey Yenne

As the other half of the dynamic freshman offensive duo, Yenne netted six goals and six assists of her own for the Crimson. Her 18 points were second only to Totman's 19.

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Hailing from St. Cloud, Minn., Yenne was Central Minnesota Player of the Year in 1998. She ranks fifth all-time in the National High School Federation Sports Record Book for goals in a season, with 71 goals in her 1996 season at Pensacola (FL) High School, and is tied for the most goals in a game record in Florida, having scored eight in a game.

She did not have a hard time taking the step up to Division I-A , earning second-team All-Ivy recognition like Totman.

"It's been awesome joining such a

great program and playing with such great players," she says. "Obviously, college soccer is a huge step up from the high school level, but I think I adjusted well."

She, like Totman, cites upperclassmen leadership as crucial to the success of the team this year.

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