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Painful loss for Sun's Phillips
It truly was like adding insult to injury for Connecticut Sun guard Erin Phillips in the championship game of the Israeli Cup Christmas Day.
Not only did Phillips suffer a knee injury in the first half which knocked her out of the game, but her Ramat Hasharon squad squandered a 12-point lead in the final 5:40 to fall to Ramat Han 72-71.
There was not much information coming about the extent of Phillips' injury as the only reference to it in the game story was "Ramat Hasharon lost Erin Phillips to a knee injury in the first half and she didn't return."
Naturally, Phillips' status bears watching as she figures prominently into the 2009 plans for the Connecticut Sun.
Phillips had six points, one rebound and one assist in 11 minutes before being injured. Phillips averaged 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3 assists in three games in the tournament. During the regular season she averaged 11.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.9 steals a game.
It goes without saying that when I have more information, I will post it.
The injury bug bit a former UConn standout as well as Charde Houston tore the meniscus in her knee (according to the game report) and was unable to play in Raanana Hertzelia's 77-70 win over defending champion Elizur Ramla in the quarterfinals. Kelly Schumacher, a member of UConn's 2000 national championship team, helped fill the void left by Houston's injury with 20 points and 17 rebounds.
The good news was that Houston was able to play in the semifinals, finishing with 14 points, three rebounds and two steals in 21 minutes in a 55-54 loss to Ramat Hasharon Tuesday.
The quote from Houston in the post-game recap was classic Charde:
"God is great. He does things to people sometimes that you can't explain, and this was a great example. I'm grateful that I even got on the court today. It's the type of injury that if you can go, you go. As long as you walk off the court knowing you gave your all, if it doesn’t go your way, what can you do?"
Houston has been sensational in her stint in Israel averaging 24.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2 steals in 17 games.
Not only did Phillips suffer a knee injury in the first half which knocked her out of the game, but her Ramat Hasharon squad squandered a 12-point lead in the final 5:40 to fall to Ramat Han 72-71.
There was not much information coming about the extent of Phillips' injury as the only reference to it in the game story was "Ramat Hasharon lost Erin Phillips to a knee injury in the first half and she didn't return."
Naturally, Phillips' status bears watching as she figures prominently into the 2009 plans for the Connecticut Sun.
Phillips had six points, one rebound and one assist in 11 minutes before being injured. Phillips averaged 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3 assists in three games in the tournament. During the regular season she averaged 11.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.9 steals a game.
It goes without saying that when I have more information, I will post it.
The injury bug bit a former UConn standout as well as Charde Houston tore the meniscus in her knee (according to the game report) and was unable to play in Raanana Hertzelia's 77-70 win over defending champion Elizur Ramla in the quarterfinals. Kelly Schumacher, a member of UConn's 2000 national championship team, helped fill the void left by Houston's injury with 20 points and 17 rebounds.
The good news was that Houston was able to play in the semifinals, finishing with 14 points, three rebounds and two steals in 21 minutes in a 55-54 loss to Ramat Hasharon Tuesday.
The quote from Houston in the post-game recap was classic Charde:
"God is great. He does things to people sometimes that you can't explain, and this was a great example. I'm grateful that I even got on the court today. It's the type of injury that if you can go, you go. As long as you walk off the court knowing you gave your all, if it doesn’t go your way, what can you do?"
Houston has been sensational in her stint in Israel averaging 24.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2 steals in 17 games.
posted by Jim Fuller at
10:07 AM
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