It's been a while since University of Iowa sophomore Theairra Taylor has been applauded during a women's basketball game inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. She has, however, received an emphatic hand recently during practice.
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Taylor continues rehabilitation from a third ACL repair in 20 months. She played in the first 10 games of her freshman season (out of 34) and missed all 31 games of 2010-11. Taylor is practicing again -- at about 75 percent -- according to Hawkeye head women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder, who applauded the guard after she arose from a collision in one preseason practice.
"That was humorous, but it was big for me because I got up and I was OK," Taylor said. "I wasn't screaming this time."
Taylor suffered her first ACL tear as a senior in high school. Then she got her collegiate career off to a quick start, starting eight of 10 games and averaging 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per outing. In her first start against William & Mary, Taylor scored 16 points with nine rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots. Less than a month later, her season was over. A second ACL tear occurred three days before Christmas in 2009. A third -- and hopefully final ACL tear -- happened in the fall of 2010. Click here to continue reading.
Hawk Central reports:
Forgive Iowa sophomore Theairra Taylor for screaming sometimes when she faces hard contact in practice.
“I’m just nervous,” Taylor said. “I’ve screamed a few times when I get hit. I don’t try to.”
Taylor has had three ACL surgeries in a 20-month period. She has spent much of the last three years of her life rehabbing.
“It was really hard,” Taylor said. “It was tough mentally. Physically (I) felt like it was a breeze because I’m used to it by now.”
Taylor is a huge ‘X’ factor for Iowa this season. A former Top 100 recruit, Taylor started eight games as a freshman and seemed destined for a huge career before her second ACL injury (her first was in high school in St. Paul, Minn.). Click here to continue reading.
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