I've been very interested to learn more about the injury that has kept our latest Top 100 recruit out of action. Having too much time on my hands recently I looked for info hi and lo on the internet. Based on my web search and nothing else, I can tell you...

Carley reportedly suffered a broken bone in her foot (which one, I don't know) about 6 months ago...

She has been healing and rehabbing since...

Carley was cleared to begin limited practice activities early this week...

All this leads to a discussion about redshirts. I have no idea whether Carley will play this year or not. I would suppose there's a more than a small possibility, with the team doing so well and no other key personnel missing time, that her talents aren't needed.

However, we are seeing more and more ladies who use a redshirt year, for whatever reason, go 3 years and out. Most of our girls appear highly motivated in the classroom, and get their degrees in 4 years. If they've redshirted, that still leaves a season of eligibility.

Last year, Chelsea Bilger decided to end her career with a year of eligibilty left. Two years ago, Liis Kullerkann left for Duquesne. Since Aubree Hoard has had her picture taken with the seniors, I'll go out on a limb and predict that she expects to graduate this year. If she's honored on senior day, I will assume she won't be back.

It all leads to an interesting dilemma for coaches. Redshirting a player, no matter why, means in a great many instances that you will have her play for you just 3 years. Now, if that player wasn't going to play anyway during the redshirt year because of injury or need of development, I guess you really haven't lost anything. But in Carley's case, despite our excellent record without her, I think she'd have seen action.

For her (if she's held out this year) and Katie Nelson, it will be interesting to see how long we have to enjoy their talents...

I noticed at the Toledo game she was dressed like she was ready to play. It was the first time this year I have seen her not in warm ups on the sideline.