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UCLA women’s basketball’s Thea Lemberger plays through injury

By Tim Bradbury

Feb. 26, 2014 1:43 p.m.

Senior guard Thea Lemberger has to face the extra challenge of playing with a fracture in her right fibula during her final season as a UCLA basketball player.

(Thea Lemberger/Daily Bruin)

Thea Lemberger credits her older brothers, Logan and Jake, for toughening her while up while growing up. Their lessons influenced the physical style of play she uses today and helped her fight the pain of her injury.

(Thea Lemberger/Daily Bruin)

"In sports when you invest and you don't get the result you want, it hurts. But the pain of regret is way more. ... Thea doesn't ever have to worry about the pain of regret." - UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close.

(Thea Lemberger/Daily Bruin)

Despite her nagging injury, Thea Lemberger leads the UCLA women's basketball team in minutes played per game and assists.

(Thea Lemberger/Daily Bruin)

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