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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2274605, member: 6620"] One of our McGraw's Bench regulars is a season-ticket holder and he posted this part of the letter from Coach McGraw about the various injuries on the Irish: "Our two freshmen, Danielle Patterson and Mikayla Vaughn, will give us some depth in the post that we didn't have last year; and with Bri's injury, we will need some help rebounding, defending and blocking shots. You will get to see them at our open practice this fall, and I know you are as anxious as I am to see how they look. "This off season was spent dealing with injuries, and am happy to report that all three surgeries went well. Bri (Turner), Kathryn (Westbeld) and Mychal (Johnson) are all rehabbing, and Kat and Mychal should be ready to go by the time practice begins." While the note didn't offer much prognostication and/or clarity on when Brianna would be available, the best we've possibly heard is sometimes during the season; with the worst being the full year. One thing is for certain -- MM and staff won't rush Bri back. If she does not play in 2017-18 and comes back to the Irish in 2018-19, she'd be paired up with her National Team buddy Jessica Shepard, which would be a very formidable one-two punch in the paint. Most importantly, best of luck to her in her rehabilitation...."Breezy Bri" has grown in so many ways at Notre Dame and wish her only the best. [/QUOTE]