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jint of Wisconsin Waukesha tiansfer lercnce*tiominternter.stericki;sh-nnaCariILCdvilh: rc-romlansienttin.thaiten-is toe’rchortAIA son. th ina 9-cor-/lyerseesason[ownntcr,ense»me, see f theCommentaryTitans plagued by numerous injuriesRipon College the ‘knee-i Li s’ vi-BY STEVE LYLESAssiistant Sports EditorDon’t mention the word ‘knee' to coach Kaihi BenncLt.“That's just not good news,” Bennett said. “Everylime a hear a scream I turn around, look and cringe.”Wilh only three games under their belt, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh women's basketball team has suffered five casualties, three are season ending.It all started with point guard Amy Wing, an AlI-WWIAC honorable mention pick in 1990-91, who injured her right knee last spring. After scoping her knee it was determined she needed reconstructive knee surgery and would miss this season.It was bad enough the Titans would be without their top two scorers and rebounders from last season in Lisa Kirchcnwitz and Maurya McClintock, Now the Ti la ns were without thei r top th ree in each category..During pre-reason workouls, Jessie Hoinacki, the team's lop bk-up inside;last season went, down y/ilh a kn£e injury. In arus was passed on to freshman Jessie Davis, who had started the ; game inside for ihc Tiums. A Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) showed Davis' injury to be season ending. And then there were three gone.“I really feel for the players,” Beimel I, who suffered a severe knee injury during her collcgiatc carccr, said. “It’s a long process coming back. The icchniquc is much better for them than ii was for me. It will be a good test of their determination and hopefully will make them better players.With that ‘knee-itis’ virus has come a side effect, ‘ankie-monia’.It hit starting guard Gemie Goerl j who twisted her ankle, but the damage was minimal. Freshman Naialic DeMichei caught it next, twisting her ankle and is questionable for this weekend's WW1AC opener.The injuries have left the Tims incredibly thin inside. The return of Bridget Gricpcntrog from the volleyball team helps but freshman DeMichei and Jodi Butelaff are shouldering much of the load.“The injuries were a distraction coriieback -attempt, Homacki re- at first; but I think We're back on injured^erightknee. Sheis sched- : track;” Bennett said.-V uled tb be Scoped next Friday and . “If anyone else goes down in the in ^11 probability is lost for : the inside; I|(lonH know what we’re season. Arid there w£rc two going to do ” igoiieT^^ nd^ step maybe tQ held a !•' iTi ta j^lftp^ner' a^uist; ^tel eth oh.
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Oshkosh Advance Titan
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Dec 05, 1991
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