Roddy Out For Season

[Administrator]

Kentucky women’s basketball forward/center Eleia Roddy has a torn ligament in her knee and will miss the remainder of the season.

Team officials confirmed that a magnetic resonance imaging test (MRI) on Roddy's right knee revealed Oct. 18 that she had a tear of her anterior cruciate ligament. She tore the ligament during a routine drill in practice Tuesday, Oct. 17. Roddy will have surgery in a few weeks and will return for the 2007-08 season.


www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=46&url_article_id=18646&change_well_id=2

[blue2dabone]

Bummer. That one hurts.

Glad she will be back next year, though.

[kentubbybasketball]

She was part of that acclaimed class with Buley, Mahoney, Elliot, and Bowman. Roddy did so much for us, playing multiple position, even some center at 6'3. This is a tough loss for Mickie, and it puts the onus on people like Jenne Jackson to step up and fill in the void now. I hope this doesn't hurt the chemistry of the team.

[ForeverBigBlue]

I don't think the chemistry of the team will be adversely affected, though some of the flexibility in DeMoss's substitutions will be altered. This team is still riding a very high wave after last year's wonderful season and I think they will be even better even though Roddy is out. I can see other teammates working that much harder with her on the bench, whether it be to compensate for her absence or just to lift her spirits.

I wish Roddy a speedy recovery and look forward to her return next season.