UConn Women Don't Let ACL Injuries Stop Them

CTPost.com reports:

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The fact that Caroline Doty is back in the starting lineup for the UConn women's basketball team this season should not come as a surprise. Not even after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee for the third time last year -- all in less than four years.

Doty grew up in Collegeville, Pa., with two brothers -- her twin, Kevin Jr., and Mike, who is 15 months younger. Caroline was taught early on to persevere and confront challenges head-on. Whether it was playing kickball or Capture the Flag, having dunk contests off of a crate or playing football on the front lawn with her brothers, Caroline never backed down.

"She was a tough kid," Kevin Doty Sr. said. "She got in her share of scuffles and her brothers had her back. But if her brothers got in scuffles, she was the first one in. Just playing on the playground and playing in the driveway, she was `one of the guys' because she was able to compete with them.''

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