Chandler Smith Update

[HB]

Not good news from Coach Yori on her radio show tonight.  She didn't describe the injury, but she said Chandler has been out for a couple of weeks, and "we hope to get her back in a few weeks".  So it doesn't look like a short term deal.  Too bad, as Connie said she was playing better than any of the newcomers before she got hurt.

[Row6Seat10]

Thanks HB, hope it's not something that keeps lingering.

[HB]

Plus someone else will be out Sunday with a broken nose.  I missed who it was; it was a post player.  Surgery today, but she will be back soon per Connie.

[Bugeaters1]

Was the foot injury a stress fracture HB ?

[HB]

Was the foot injury a stress fracture HB ?

 

She didn't say, and Matt didn't ask any specifics.  She just called it an injury.  But she was clear it would be weeks rather than days  before she returned.  Perhaps Row 6 can find out the exact nature of the problem requiring her to be in a boot. 

[Norm Peterson]

That sucks for Chandler.  A college career is short and this is better to happen on the front end of it than the back end.  Still, if she had positioned herself for quality playing time, it stinks that she'll be watching from the sidelines when the ball goes live.

[Bugeaters1]

That sucks for Chandler.  A college career is short and this is better to happen on the front end of it than the back end.  Still, if she had positioned herself for quality playing time, it stinks that she'll be watching from the sidelines when the ball goes live.

It could just be a precaution as to her wearing the boot.

[Row6Seat10]

Sounds like Anya is the one with the broken snoz. No one seems to know the exact nature of Chandler's sore foot yet. Maybe we'll find out more in the next couple of days.

[Row6Seat10]

Sounding more and more like a stress fracture. I think these injuries vary in recovery time with different people. We had stress fractures develop during the Big Ten Tourney 2 years ago and it took JHoop and Hailie Sample all summer to recover. Not sure what kind of a timetable they have for Chandler to get back on the court. They're probably not sure yet.  Hopefully she can get healed up and back on the court in short order.  

[Row6Seat10]

Chandler was sidelined late in October with a stress reaction in her leg. She is expected to return early in the regular season.

 

 

Let's hope the word "early" holds true to form in this case.

[Silverbacked1]

At the worst she can red shirt and it won't hurt her too much.