Monique Reid Out For the Season
December 22, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 22, 2011
Louisville, Ky. - University of Louisville senior forward Monique Reid will miss the rest of the 2011-12 season after suffering a osteochondral injury to her left knee in the second half of the Cards' BIG EAST opener against Cincinnati on Dec. 14.
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test was performed at Jewish Hospital in Louisville the next day but found no ligament damage in her knee. Reid saw knee specialist Dr. Caborn when the Cards returned from Pullman, which determined the injury was season ending. Reid will have surgery to repair the damage on Jan. 4.
"This is a big blow to our team but we will not use it as an excuse when we begin conference play," said head coach Jeff Walz. "Mo has been a big part of our offense the last two seasons and we expected a big senior year from her. Unfortunately she has been plagued with injuries this season and we look forward to a full recovery for her. We've faced adversity before, and we will rally together as a team. We're going to need contributions from everyone to pursue our team goals."
A 6-1 forward from Louisville, Reid saw action in eight games this season and was the team's leading scorer heading into the Cincinnati game. She missed the first three games of the season with a back injury. Reid was a preseason first team All-BIG EAST selection. She was also named to the Wade Watch List in the fall. Reid was averaging 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. She has led the Cardinals in scoring and rebounding the last two seasons and has been a first team All-BIG EAST selection.
Reid is the second player the Cardinals have lost to a season ending injury for the 2011-12 season. Junior guard Tia Gibbs is also out for the season with a shoulder injury.
