UConn's Walking Wounded

[Fairfield Fan]

The list of serious injuries that UConn women are dealing with seems pretty long.

Piath Gabriel- intestinal surgery, still recovering
Saylor Poffenbarger- stress fracture in vertebrae. Decided against surgery
Paige Bueckers- surgery on ankle, hasn't fully recovered
Nika Muhl-ankle injury incurred early in the NCAA tournament. Yet to fully recover
Caroline Ducharme- previous injuries include torn labrum, ACL tear
Azzi Fudd- sprained her foot and wore walking boot through April. Follows ACL and MCL tears in high school

Not sure if I've missed any...? Hoping all recover completely and quickly.

 

[fireford]

It's only July and the youthful have a way of usually recovering quickly so fingers crossed for all of them.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Doomed!!

 

[oldude]

I don’t think UConn WBB is unusual in either the number or severity of injuries/surgery the team is dealing with during the off-season. More importantly, everyone should be 100% by Fall.

It’s my understanding that by the end of summer workouts Caroline, Azzi & Nika were full go. Paige and Piath have made significant progress and should be at 100% when they return in September.

From what I am hearing, only Saylor may have a longer road back. Hopefully, she’s ready by the start of the season.

 

[Bald Husky]

The list of serious injuries that UConn women are dealing with seems pretty long.

Piath Gabriel- intestinal surgery, still recovering
Saylor Poffenbarger- stress fracture in vertebrae. Decided against surgery
Paige Bueckers- surgery on ankle, hasn't fully recovered
Nika Muhl-ankle injury incurred early in the NCAA tournament. Yet to fully recover
Caroline Ducharme- previous injuries include torn labrum, ACL tear
Azzi Fudd- sprained her foot and wore walking boot through April. Follows ACL and MCL tears in high school

Not sure if I've missed any...? Hoping all recover completely and quickly.

Wow, I'm really scared now. Maybe we should see if Autumn is available to come back just in case we run out of capable players.

 

[CocoHusky]

Maybe be we should combine this wet blanked thread with the one that is predicting there will not be enough minutes to go around. Unbelievable! Caroline's ACL was from May 2017!

 

[f1f1ferrari]

The list of serious injuries that UConn women are dealing with seems pretty long.

Piath Gabriel- intestinal surgery, still recovering
Saylor Poffenbarger- stress fracture in vertebrae. Decided against surgery
Paige Bueckers- surgery on ankle, hasn't fully recovered
Nika Muhl-ankle injury incurred early in the NCAA tournament. Yet to fully recover
Caroline Ducharme- previous injuries include torn labrum, ACL tear
Azzi Fudd- sprained her foot and wore walking boot through April. Follows ACL and MCL tears in high school

Not sure if I've missed any...? Hoping all recover completely and quickly.

I must disagree with Caroline being on this list. Those are older injuries that she is not dealing with anymore.

 

[Charliebball]

The list of serious injuries that UConn women are dealing with seems pretty long.

Piath Gabriel- intestinal surgery, still recovering
Saylor Poffenbarger- stress fracture in vertebrae. Decided against surgery
Paige Bueckers- surgery on ankle, hasn't fully recovered
Nika Muhl-ankle injury incurred early in the NCAA tournament. Yet to fully recover
Caroline Ducharme- previous injuries include torn labrum, ACL tear
Azzi Fudd- sprained her foot and wore walking boot through April. Follows ACL and MCL tears in high school

Not sure if I've missed any...? Hoping all recover completely and quickly.

you forgot Griffin, ONO and Westbrook who've all had knee injuries..........UConn has been good, lucky or both in the rare recurrences of injury from their players.....

 

[oldude]

you forgot Griffin, ONO and Westbrook who've all had knee injuries..........UConn has been good, lucky or both in the rare recurrences of injury from their players.....

I believe that Aaliyah had some serious problems with split ends the last time she braided her hair……

 

[chrissaran]

ACL tears in women recur all the time. Ask Shea. She had four.

 

[CocoHusky]

ACL tears in women recur all the time. Ask Shea. She had four.

And sometimes they don't ask Sue Bird or Gabby Williams. Why dwell in the negative?

 

[CL82]

ACL tears in women recur all the time. Ask Shea. She had four.

Don't do that. Don't ever do that.

 

[oldude]

ACL tears in women recur all the time. Ask Shea. She had four.

While repeat ACL injuries can occur, over the past 20 years sports medicine has gotten much better at preventing them. Advanced microsurgery has reduced post-surgical trauma. Improved rehabilitation and training procedures have accelerated recovery and dramatically limited recurring injuries.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

you forgot Griffin, ONO and Westbrook who've all had knee injuries..........UConn has been good, lucky or both in the rare recurrences of injury from their players.....

Recently?

 

[Kaizen]

No need to be pessimistic. Our players will be fine.

 

[huskyd]

Maybe be we should combine this wet blanked thread with the one that is predicting there will not be enough minutes to go around. Unbelievable! Caroline's ACL was from May 2017!

Exactly my reaction. And kudos to all these young women who work so hard to get themselves ready for a very stressful game. Perhaps the human body wasn't made to do some of the physical gyrations we see in every contest (and practice). Pushing to the limit brings risk, but still they persevere. Gotta love 'em.

 

[Biff]

A tweet looking for walkons should be going out any day now.

 

[Aluminny69]

This is why discussions of playing time is moot. A large factor in playing time will be player's health at any given time in the season.

 

[CocoHusky]

A tweet looking for walkons should be going out any day now.

I think it already has.

Wow, I'm really scared now. Maybe we should see if Autumn is available to come back just in case we run out of capable players.

 

[MooseJaw]

I believe that Aaliyah had some serious problems with split ends the last time she braided her hair……

Glad you noticed, I was beginning to wonder if anyone else caught those split ends. You must have 20\20

 

[Heytherego]

Also Mir was on crutches last video I saw. She has some tendinitis I believe

 

[Zanzman]

I have a headache

 

[mustafa]

God Willing, All These Ladies Will Be Fully Healthy and Ready to Go Come November and the Start of Practice.

 

[AmeriConn]

Downer

 

[Dublin]

Wow, I'm really scared now. Maybe we should see if Autumn is available to come back just in case we run out of capable players.

and "Dr. Autumn", besides serving as acting Head Coach during timeouts, holding Geno's clipboard, she can serve as student medical assistant, helping with "all these numerous and troublesome" injuries.