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Ressue: Keegan Cook's masterclass is why Gophers volleyball is winning despite injury-riddled roster
As injuries have taken a toll on the Minnesota volleyball program, coach Keegan Cook and setter Stella Swenson have helped the Gophers to a 13-2 record (8-0 at home).
Yes, now this:
On Sunday, in a match at Northwestern, Acevedo went down on a play in the second set that didn’t look particularly dangerous. She left the match, and there still were tests being done on her left knee Monday.
On Tuesday, suspicions were confirmed: “Alex won’t be available for our Wednesday match with UCLA, and probably for quite some time after that,” Cook said.
The diagnosis wasn’t complete, but there’s a strong chance that Acevedo will be the third player to need meniscus surgery — with 16 matches remaining in the 20-match Big Ten season.
“In 20 years of coaching, we’ve never had anything close to this,” Cook said. “Maybe two meniscus injuries that required surgery in all that time. This could be three in less than half of a season.