Standout freshman Katie Sylvan and sophomore Christine Cho—the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year—elected not to travel this weekend in hopes of being better prepared for the multi-day Ancient Eight championship the following week.

But Altchek and Lee were more than capable fill-ins for the pair, as Lee came away with her career-best performance in a multi-day event.

“We have good depth, and we can count on any of our top seven to play in our top five each week,” Rhoads said. “We’ve had some good individual performances, but we’ve also had a solid five-plus people who can put up a score...I’m proud of that. Because golf is such an individual game, it’s easy to get caught up in what you’re doing. Our team really thinks of itself as a team.”

As his squad prepares to string together a third-straight Ivy League title, Rhoads has ensured that his players are in the proper state of mind.

“Even though we try not to think about other teams, it’s nice to know that we’re definitely ready and able to compete at that level where we can win,” Lee said. “This tournament is pretty good in testing how we compete together as a team...It’s reaffirming our belief that we can win, and that if we do everything right, we have a really good chance of winning.”

—Staff writer Dennis J. Zheng can be reached at dzheng12@college.harvard.edu.