UConn junior Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis just can’t catch a break this season. UConn announced Friday that the All-American forward will be sidelined the next 3-6 weeks after being diagnosed with mononucleosis.
The defending national champions have six regular-season games remaining before the American Athletic Conference championship will be held March 7-10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Even if she is sidelined on the short end of the estimated recovery time, three weeks would fall during the conference tourney. That means she isn’t likely to play until the NCAA tournament.
Without Mosqueda-Leiws, the Huskies will be left with just seven scholarship players.
The Hartford Courant reported that the mono was detected after Mosqueda-Lewis injured her left elbow Sunday against Louisville. Earlier this season she missed eight games after suffering a nerve contusion in her right elbow.
Here is the press release from UConn.
STORRS, Conn. – Junior forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis will be forced out of action for the next 3-6 weeks after being diagnosed with mononucleosis. The Anaheim Hills, Calif. native is averaging 12.2 points, and 4.6 rebounds per contest while shooting a team-best 42.1 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.
Earlier this season, Mosqueda-Lewis was forced to miss eight games after suffering a nerve contusion in her right elbow late in the first half of UConn’s 76-57 victory over No. 3 Stanford on November 11. She had played in the top-ranked Huskies’ last 15 contests following her return from that injury.
The 2012-13 State Farm/WBCA All-American, was rounding into form of late, averaging 15.5 points and shooting 43.5 percent from the floor in her last six games.
UConn’s single-season 3-point field goals made record holder notched her first double-double of the season on February 4 against SMU and matched her career-high with seven assists against the Mustangs.
Speak Your Mind