Jackie Stiles Taking Medical Leave

[RockyMTblue2]

Now an assistant coach at Missouri State, she's fighting ocular melanoma, a rare melanoma that afflicts maybe 2500 people in the USA every year. The fair skinned/blue eyed are most susceptible. Great player and person. My good thoughts go out to her.

Jackie Stiles taking leave from Lady Bears for medical reasons

Hers is an incredible story worth knowing. For Geno, one that got away.

Searching for Stiles

 

[CTBballfan243]

Now an assistant coach at Missouri State, she's fighting ocular melanoma, a rare melanoma that afflicts maybe 2500 people in the USA every year. The fair skinned/blue eyed are most susceptible. Great player and person. My good thoughts go out to her.

Jackie Stiles taking leave from Lady Bears for medical reasons

Hers is an incredible story worth knowing. For Geno, one that got away.

Searching for Stiles

I don’t think she got away, I don’t think she was a fit for UConn. Every good / great player does not belong at UConn. She was one of them. She belonged right where she decided to go to school. She was a great scorer.

 

[JordyG]

Wishing all the best for one of the great persons in WCBB. I hope they caught it early. Long distance hug JS.

 

[Trappa]

Wishing all the best for one of the great persons in WCBB. I hope they caught it early. Long distance hug JS.

She says they did indeed catch it early and she expects to have a full recovery, thankfully.

 

[Kevin G]

Good luck Jackie. God bless

 

[MilfordHusky]

Some cancers can be dealt with effectively if caught early. I’m waking proof of that. Best wishes to Jackie!!

 

[noirwestern]

A fine human being. A fine player. As fine a piece of sports writing as I've seen in quite a while. Fine.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I don’t think she got away, I don’t think she was a fit for UConn. Every good / great player does not belong at UConn. She was one of them. She belonged right where she decided to go to school. She was a great scorer.

She was down to 3 schools and UConn was one. I think you are right about her style of play, but you never know. According to Jackie it was a telephone pyschic who sorta picked her school for her!