After senior guard Taylor McCabe exited Sunday’s contest against Ohio State with a left knee injury, an MRI confirmed that McCabe suffered a season-ending ACL injury.
Per Iowa’s Monday news release, McCabe will undergo surgery, ending her Hawkeyes playing career.
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“This isn’t how I imagined my senior season ending, but adversity has always been part of the game. I’m committed to my recovery and to supporting my teammates in every way I can the rest of this season. I’m grateful for the love and encouragement from my coaches, teammates, and everyone who has been with me throughout this journey at the University of Iowa,” McCabe said in a statement.
This season, McCabe was averaging 8.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game on 37.8% shooting and 37.4% accuracy from 3-point territory. McCabe started in all 20 games this season and 39 over the past two seasons.
In her four years at Iowa, McCabe finishes with averages of 5.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game on 40.4% shooting, 40.7% 3-point shooting, and 80.8% accuracy from the free-throw line. McCabe appeared in 105 games with Iowa.
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McCabe’s Iowa career concludes with her ranking among the top 3-point shooters in program history, slotting in at 11th with 172 made 3-pointers and tied for first in 3-point field goal percentage in school history with Kristi Smith (.407).
“This is incredibly difficult news for Taylor, her family, and our program,” head coach Jan Jensen said. “Taylor gave everything she had to this team, and her impact goes far beyond what has shown up on the court. We are thankful she chose to be a Hawkeye a few years ago, and she will always be a part of our Hawkeye family.”
Per Iowa’s release, McCabe is set to graduate this May with a civil engineering degree, and she will pursue a graduate assistant position in women’s basketball to help her attain a postgraduate degree.
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