Kalin out for the season

The Times Republican reports:

The Northern Iowa women's basketball team will be without 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Jacqui Kalin during the upcoming season.

The senior point guard Kalin underwent knee surgery on Wednesday after suffering an ACL tear during an open gym session.

Kalin has led the Panthers in scoring each of her three seasons on the court. She was the MVC Freshman of the Year in 2008 and missed the following season due to an ankle injury. After redshirting, Kalin returned to be a first team all-MVC pick and helped UNI to the NCAA tournament each of the last two years.

She averaged 15.3 points per game and ranked fourth in free-throw shooting percentage (91 percent) and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.51-to-1) in Division I in 2010-11 to become the Panthers' first MVC Player of the Year.

Kalin will petition for a medical hardship in order to return for a sixth season.

The Des Moines Register reports:

orthern Iowa point guard Jacqui Kalin, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference player of the year, will miss the upcoming women’s basketball season after having knee surgery Wednesday.
The 5-foot-8 senior suffered a torn ACL during an open gym session, according a release issued by Panthers athletic department.

She will petition for a medical redshirt in hopes of receiving a sixth year of eligibility.

Kalin averaged 15.1 points and 3.1 assists while helping Northern Iowa win the Valley title, and earning the league’s top individual award.

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