ESPN reports:
Gophers women's basketball forward Kayla Hirt's freshman season is over before it started.
Coach Pam Borton announced Monday that Hirt will miss the entirety of
the 2011-12 season due to suffering an ACL tear in practice last week.
Hirt -- a Gatorade high school player of the year nominee in 2010 --
was already on her way back to the court after being sidelined with the
same injury in her other knee during her senior season with Bemidji high
school.
"Kayla's return to the court was exciting for her and our program.
This injury was very disappointing not only for Kayla, but for the
entire Gopher program, because she had worked so hard to come back,"
Borton said in a release. "She was at 100 percent and practicing
extremely well"
"We have confidence that she will return to the court better than
ever for next season. Her work ethic and mindset are second to none, so
there is no doubt that she will return and be a dominate force for us
next season."
Prior to her original ACL tear, Hirt averaged 26 points and 14
rebounds in her junior season at Bemidji, garnering a spot on ESPN's
list of the top-100 high school recruits.
The Gophers open the season November 11 against Arkansas as part of the Women's Basketball Invitational tip-off classic.
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