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Message: [QUOTE="mbr33ct, post: 2497224, member: 7842"] Just to clarify, the author actually said, "...it had seven [I][B]"scholarship"[/B][/I] players healthy." I have to assume the two walk-ons are not on scholarships. Doing a little more digging found this article from ndsmcobserver.com stating basically same as other author; [I]The waiver was submitted as the list of Irish injuries kept growing. The squad lost senior forward Brianna Turner to a torn ACL during its win over Purdue in the second round of the NCAA tournament in March. Then, just a week before the season began, senior guard Mychal Johnson suffered a season-ending ACL tear, after just recovering from shoulder surgery. This on top of senior forward Kathryn Westbeld, who is still not practicing after undergoing ankle surgery, although she should join the ranks of healthy Irish players early in the season, makes Shepard a welcome addition. Notre Dame also lost two scholarship athletes in sophomore forward Erin Boley and junior guard Ali Patberg, who transferred over the off season.[/I] [URL='http://ndsmcobserver.com/2017/11/jessica-shepard-granted-immediate-eligibility/']Jessica Shepard granted immediate eligibility // The Observer[/URL] EDIT: may have found where the author got his info to begin with. Looks like Doug Feinberg (AP) has mentioned the following; [I]Shepard's immediate eligibility has helped the Irish, who were down to only seven healthy scholarship players to start the season. Kathryn Westbeld missed the first game while recovering from April ankle surgery but returned on Tuesday night in a game against Western Kentucky.[/I] [URL="http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2017-11-15/womens-basketball-notre-dame-thrilled-have-newcomer-shepard"]Women's basketball: Notre Dame thrilled to have newcomer Shepard doing her thing[/URL] As some have argued, I don't fault any team requesting a waiver, one only hopes the NCAA is fair to all. (where's that sarcasm emoji?) [/QUOTE]

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