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If you were at the Terps’ open practice yesterday (Sunday) for the Rebounders, you no doubt saw sophomore PG Brene Moseley get knocked to the floor during the scrimmage with the Scout team. Afterwards, Brene needed help from her teammates getting off the court.

When Brene hit the deck, it was clear that she was in extreme pain.  But we were afraid it was only partially the pain of a serious injury; we were very afraid it was (even more) the pain of recognition that she found so frightening.  We hoped that we were very, very wrong.

Unfortunately, after an MRI today, those fears were confirmed.  Brene, who tore one ACL in high school, tore the ACL in her other knee yesterday.  We suspect she recognized the injury immediately, and the MRI only confirmed her worst fears. 

Everybody knows an ACL tear requires substantial recovery time.  So what is there to say? Obviously and most important, that we feel so very bad for Brene.  And we also feel really bad for her teammates and coaches (not to mention Maryland fans), because, after the remarkable freshman season that Brene had, this is a very big loss for this year’s team.

Good luck, Brene.  Here’s hoping for your full and speedy recovery. 

Photo Credit: DC BasketCases 

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Wednesday update: a "must read" blog post by Brene about how she's dealing with her injury.  What a great kid!