Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey out for season with torn ACL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey introduced on social media that she tore her ACL, ending her faculty profession with the seventh-ranked Irish.

The graduate scholar harm the best knee practically 2 minutes into the sport when she stole a ball and was racing down the courtroom. She was fouled and went to the ground and instantly grabbed her knee. The varsity stated Mabrey additionally had a a tibial plateau fracture.

“On Sunday in opposition to UVA, I suffered an ACL harm that may finish my last season at Notre Dame,” Mabrey said on Twitter. “Whereas it definitely is just not the best way that I needed to exit, I’m assured that every part occurs for a cause. I do know I’ll discover peace with my scenario as I recuperate within the coming months.”

Mabrey has performed 135 in her profession which began at Virginia Tech for the primary two seasons earlier than she got here to Notre Dame the place her two older sisters starred. She began 18 video games this season and 125 in her profession. She’s averaged 10.9 factors and a pair of.4 assists through the years.