FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Friday, October 16
Lady Bulldogs' Christy Marshall Tears ACL
ATHENS --- Christy Marshall, a returning starter for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs, has torn the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee and will miss the 2009-10 season.
Marshall, a 6-1, senior guard from Savannah, Ga., injured her knee in a team workout on Wednesday, two days before the official opening of practice. The ACL tear was later confirmed through an MRI.
"It rips my guts out every time a kid falls and grabs their knee," head coach Andy Landers said. "It's an all-too-common injury in women's basketball. My heart goes out to Christy. We're all in a state of shock at this point."
Marshall started 21 of 31 games played for Georgia in 2008-09, averaging 8.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. For her career, she has played in 95 games with 28 starts and produced averages of 7.7 points and 3.6 rebounds. In 2007, Marshall was named the SEC Sixth Woman of the Year by league coaches.
In addition, freshman Tamika Willis will miss the beginning of the season due to personal reasons but is expected to join the team at some point during the campaign.
Willis, a 6-2, forward from College Park, Ga., was a three-time All-State performer at Westlake High School who was ranked as the nation's No. 34 overall prospect by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.
The Lady Bulldogs open the 2009-10 season on Sunday, Nov. 15 when they host Oklahoma, a 2009 Final Four participant, at Stegeman Coliseum. The Sooners are one of four 2009 NCAA Tournament teams Georgia will host on Sunday afternoons during its non-conference schedule. The Lady Bulldogs' 16-game SEC slate includes five Sunday home dates.
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