r/NCAAW • u/ksrkat USC Trojans • 22h ago
Ashlyn Watkins Torn ACL News
https://x.com/alexaphilippou/status/1876736382007136385?s=46&t=auX-_BGa__RnwNNhV-iPlg:( Watkins will miss the remainder of the season
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u/Tiny_Chocolate_217 South Carolina Gamecocks 22h ago edited 21h ago
Damn damn there goes our best rim protector
And our best post defender! Speedy Recovery Ash we sure gon miss you!
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u/gourmet_panini LSU Tigers • South Carolina Gamecocks 22h ago
That sucks for her bc she was doing really well.
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u/panchettaz 22h ago
Damn that's absolutely awful
Really hope there's more medical breakthroughs on these injuries. Even if she misses the rest of the season, it sucks, but it's the fact that she likely won't be ready by the beginning of next season is where things get really frustrating. We can create nuclear weapons, surely we as a species can figure out knees.
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u/Belongs-InTheTrash Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21h ago
Knees suck so much. A bunch of rubber bands holding up so much of our weight.
The number of torn ACLs is my least favorite part of women’s basketball.
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u/VacuousWastrel 20h ago
We have figured out knees! We know exactly why playing basketball ruins knees. We just choose to do it anyway!
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u/freeee_as_a_birdd South Carolina Gamecocks 21h ago
Oh goody, worst case scenario! 🥲😭 Prayers up for Ash and her recovery! Hope to see her dunking again as soon as medically possible.
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u/Possible_Hokie_CO26 Virginia Tech Hokies • Connecticut… 22h ago
This is terrible. Hope she has a speedy recovery
SCarolina fans does she qualify for a medical redshirt?
From my understanding the answer is no since the injury occurred like a few days ago and I think she played too many games
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u/Tiny_Chocolate_217 South Carolina Gamecocks 22h ago
She missed a couple of games beginning of the season so maybe she can still qualify??
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u/awa16 South Carolina Gamecocks 21h ago
I think she only missed the first game so I don’t think she will
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u/Possible_Hokie_CO26 Virginia Tech Hokies • Connecticut… 20h ago
I’m thinking so too. I was at her comeback game and that was the second game of the season iirc
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u/chuckiemacfinster South Carolina Gamecocks 4h ago
nah she’s played 14/15 games, way more than 33% and 15 games is our season’s halfway point. no redshirt
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u/JackDonaghysWingman South Carolina Gamecocks 22h ago
Here's the official press release from USC.
This really sucks for her. She's a good kid. She'll bounce back. But man this is a really tough set back.
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u/imlikleymistaken Vanderbilt Commodores 🖤#12🖤 22h ago
It's absolutely devastating news. Not only do i hate to see injuries, I was especially looking forward to a particular 1v1 match up later this season.
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u/007Artemis South Carolina Gamecocks 21h ago
I figured that when I saw her leg just give way with no contact, but I was hoping for the best after her dad's post. This blows.
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u/Ancient-House-3094 16h ago
Praying for a speedy recovery. Guess this means Chloe will come out of the Dawn's doghouse🤷🏿♂️
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u/SimonaMeow 19h ago edited 6h ago
Oh no. So sad for her. This really sucks. Hope she has a full recovery. Poor girl.
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u/DokkanProductions Stanford Cardinal 22h ago
Part of me wonders if the terrible way they carried her off made it worse
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u/Anxious_Ad7570 19h ago
This! Reminded me of the way they carried Cam Brink off the court when she tore hers.
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u/Professional_Bar_481 Tennessee Volunteers • North Caroli… 22h ago
Really horrible news. Wishing her an easy recovery.