STORRS, Conn. -- Senior Svetlana Abrosimova, the leading scorer for third-ranked and defending NCAA champion Connecticut, underwent foot surgery Wednesday at the UConn Health Center.
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Abrosimova, from St. Petersburg, Russia, suffered a torn ligament in her left foot Feb. 1 in a game against Tennessee. UConn
consulting surgeons Dr. Michael Aronow and Dr. Kevin Shea, who performed the surgery, said the outpatient surgery was a success. Abrosimova was expected to be released from the hospital later Wednesday.
Abrosimova will spend approximately six weeks in a non weight-bearing cast and will follow that with six additional weeks in a walking boot. Doctors say it usually takes five to six months to fully recover from this injury.
UConn's leading scorer with a 14.1 average, Abrosimova suffered the left foot injury in a fall during the second half of Connecticut's 92-88 loss at Tennessee on Feb. 1. She will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2000-2001 college basketball season.
In addition to leading the Huskies in scoring, the two-time All-American is No. 1 on the team in steals (54) and second on the team in both assists (4.1 apg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg).
The 6-foot-2 Abrosimova concludes her four-year UConn career ranked No. 5 in career scoring with 1,865 points, carrying a 14.7 career scoring average. She is No. 3 at UConn in career steals (299), No. 5 in career assists (473), and No. 7 in career rebounding (814).
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