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Lili Thompson out for season with torn ACL

Feel bad for her and ND. I now believe that the ACC will be won by Louisville.
 
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So that's 4 ACLs
AND Westbeld missed training camp because of an ankle surgery that mysteriously would not heal
AND Shepard has been playing on sprained ankle recently
AND Jackie Young broke her nose and has been playing with a mask on

If I were Marina or Arike, I'd barricade myself in a padded room between games.
 
She's played in 14 games this year, she won't be eligible for a RS unless she petitions the NCAA for another year of eligibility.
 
Orangutan said:
So that's 4 ACLs
AND Westbeld missed training camp because of an ankle surgery that mysteriously would not heal
AND Shepard has been playing on sprained ankle recently
AND Jackie Young broke her nose and has been playing with a mask on

If I were Marina or Arike, I'd barricade myself in a padded room between games.
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This is really unbelievable, what's happened to Notre Dame this season with all the injuries. And my heart breaks for Lili Thompson, an excellent player who was having a great final year of her college career, now suddenly cut short.

Lili Thompson wasn't a starter, but she was first off the bench, getting lots of minutes as a key cog in what was already a short rotation. I'm struggling to even imagine how ND will fare against elite opponents with only 2 scholarship players coming off the bench: Nelson and Patterson.
 
nwhoopfan said:
She's played in 14 games this year, she won't be eligible for a RS unless she petitions the NCAA for another year of eligibility.
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She'd have to petition them anyway because she's already up against her 5-year window. But does the NCAA ever grant a waiver to a player who has played more than 30% of the season?
 
Plebe said:
I'm struggling to even imagine how ND will fare against elite opponents with only 2 scholarship players coming off the bench: Nelson and Patterson.
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I assume walk-on Kaitlin Cole will get real (non-garbage time) minutes now. They can try Westbeld and Patterson at 3 in some lineups to give the guards the occasional break but I don't see how you can make it to the end of the season playing only three guards.

Defending now becomes extremely tricky as ND cannot afford any foul trouble. On top of that, Thompson was ND's best defensive guard.
 
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Absolutely horrendous luck for the Domers this year. Don't wish that sort of injury sheet on any team. Hope Lili recovers as well as is possible.
 
Who says they're not? :rolleyes:
And to think that one of the scholarship subs left -- Koko Nelson -- red-shirted a year due to that shoulder injury.

Geesh, this could be a showing of either the Dirty Dozen (up to now) or Magnificent Seven (from here on in). In any case, next up: Miami Hurricanes. Go Irish!
 
Wow....Notre Dame has just been decimated with injuries and defections from major contributors over the last 4 years:
2014-lose Achonwa in the regional final after starting 35-0
2015-Turner injured for part of season, Reimer leaves team and comes back
2016-Reimer injured and quits team, Turner injured again during season, Loyd decides to go pro a season early
2017-Turner tears ACL, Boley transfers
2018-4 scholarship players sidelined for most of season. Other players with injury issues as noted above.

Really tough break for Lili and Notre Dame. I was hoping (and still am) for a rematch with UCONN in the tournament to see how the teams matchup after the dramatic first meeting.

Despite all of this, I still think Notre Dame takes the ACC crown. They still have Young, Mabrey, Arike and Shepard plus a great coach on the sideline. Gotta feel for Thompson though. Hope she recovers quickly.
 
While ACL injuries are unfortunately all too common in WBB, I've never seen anything like what's happened at ND this season. It's like a plague of knee injuries in South Bend has taken out a 3rd of the basketball team. Feel terrible for the injured players, but I still wouldn't count out ND just yet. MM and the Irish will circle the wagons and figure out a way to stay competitive.
 
bballnut90 said:
Wow....Notre Dame has just been decimated with injuries and defections from major contributors over the last 4 years:
2014-lose Achonwa in the regional final after starting 35-0
2015-Turner injured for part of season, Reimer leaves team and comes back
2016-Reimer injured and quits team, Turner injured again during season, Loyd decides to go pro a season early
2017-Turner tears ACL, Boley transfers
2018-4 scholarship players sidelined for most of season. Other players with injury issues as noted above.
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You can also throw in Ali Patberg's situation (ACL tear, bone spurs causing longer than normal recovery, walking pneumonia shortly after her knee got better, transfer). And Kristina Nelson's redshirt in 14-15 due to shoulder surgeries.

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N.D. can't catch a break this year. Best wishes to Lili!

I thought the NCAA's approval of Shephard's waiver was a sham, but it was necessary to keep them an elite team. I hope they have enough bodies to put on the floor by season's end.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
She's played in 14 games this year, she won't be eligible for a RS unless she petitions the NCAA for another year of eligibility.
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I really feel bad for her. She didn’t deserve this; nobody deserves this. It’s just a rotten deal. Best wishes to her for a full recovery.
 
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This just stinks. It's just wrong. I feel for this young woman. Now her college career is over. Man, someone has an ND doll with a thousand pins in it. No player, no team, no coach deserves this. The players on the team have to be looking at each other saying "Who's next?" If ND makes the E8 this year it is a major achievement. I wouldn't put it past them, and I'm rooting hard for them to pull it together.
 
Feel so sorry for the young lady. Such a devastating injury.

In terms of Notre Dame, they already have seven excellent players. I doubt this makes much of a difference in their schedule. Indeed, they're on par with UConn in the sense that UConn can only count on seven players, the rest coming off the bench only at the end of blowouts.
 
This a horrible story, no doubt. But in an earlier post someone mentioned this is ND's 4th ACL injury this year. If that's true, why hasn't anyone mentioned that ND might actually have a problem in their training department as opposed to just really bad luck? I rarely post on this board so you all know way more than I do when it comes to Women's College hoops. I understand ACL tears are common in the game but that's an alarming number for one team in half a season, no? Has there been any talk about the way they may be training in South Bend?
 
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Fairfield Fan said:
In terms of Notre Dame, they already have seven excellent players. I doubt this makes much of a difference in their schedule. Indeed, they're on par with UConn in the sense that UConn can only count on seven players, the rest coming off the bench only at the end of blowouts.
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I don't agree. I don't think Nelson or Patterson can be described as "excellent players." Before the injury to Vaughn, these were basically #8 and #9 in the depth chart. Patterson was barely seeing the floor at the start of the season.
 
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Horrible new, I feel bad for Lili.
 
I feel bad for her. If she wants another year, I hope the NCAA grants it to her.
 
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