University of Georgia Athletics
Rebecca Rowsey To Miss Remainder Of Basketball Season
February 12, 2008 | Women's Basketball
Athens, Ga. --- Rebecca Rowsey, a fifth-year senior on the Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team, will miss the remainder of the 2007-08 season due to complications from a pre-existing knee injury, head coach Andy Landers announced on Tuesday.
Rowsey, who missed the entire 2005-06 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee during pre-season, will undergo a corrective procedure on Thursday to relieve a chondral defect (deteriorating cartilage) in the same knee.
"I'm disappointed for Rebecca that her senior year has to end like this," Landers said. "Rebecca epitomizes the type of commitment that you would like every basketball player to have. She has worked extremely hard to develop her skills and is committed to Georgia Basketball. It's difficult for anyone to have their career cut short, but it's even more disappointing considering how much time and sweat she has put into basketball. I hate it for her, and I hate it for our team. We'll certainly miss her on-court presence, but I'm certain Rebecca will continue to be a leader in motivating her teammates."
Rowsey was a regular in Georgia's starting lineup during much of her career in Athens. She started 63 of her first 100 games played as a Lady Bulldog but has seen her playing time decrease of late. She scored a career-high 15 points at Savannah State last season and grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds on three occasions -- against Stanford as a junior, versus Kentucky as a sophomore and against Ole Miss as a freshman.
Perhaps Rowsey's most memorable performance was in Georgia's 70-68 victory over Texas in the second round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. She played a career-high 38 minutes, scoring eight points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Rowsey also blocked a career-high four shots, including All-American Tiffany Jackson's attempt to tie the game with 12 seconds left.
Rowsey has been a standout off the court as well. She sports better than a 3.7 cumulative grade point average and is a member of Georgia's prestigious Honors Program. Rowsey is on track to receive two degrees Biology and Religion this spring and will begin classes this fall at the University of Tennessee's Medical School in Memphis. She is a three-time member of the SEC's Community Service Team for women's basketball. In addition to numerous local volunteer projects, Rowsey has spent part of the past two summers taking part in religious and medical mission trips to Costa Rica and Panama.
Rowsey, who missed the entire 2005-06 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee during pre-season, will undergo a corrective procedure on Thursday to relieve a chondral defect (deteriorating cartilage) in the same knee.
"I'm disappointed for Rebecca that her senior year has to end like this," Landers said. "Rebecca epitomizes the type of commitment that you would like every basketball player to have. She has worked extremely hard to develop her skills and is committed to Georgia Basketball. It's difficult for anyone to have their career cut short, but it's even more disappointing considering how much time and sweat she has put into basketball. I hate it for her, and I hate it for our team. We'll certainly miss her on-court presence, but I'm certain Rebecca will continue to be a leader in motivating her teammates."
Rowsey was a regular in Georgia's starting lineup during much of her career in Athens. She started 63 of her first 100 games played as a Lady Bulldog but has seen her playing time decrease of late. She scored a career-high 15 points at Savannah State last season and grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds on three occasions -- against Stanford as a junior, versus Kentucky as a sophomore and against Ole Miss as a freshman.
Perhaps Rowsey's most memorable performance was in Georgia's 70-68 victory over Texas in the second round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. She played a career-high 38 minutes, scoring eight points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Rowsey also blocked a career-high four shots, including All-American Tiffany Jackson's attempt to tie the game with 12 seconds left.
Rowsey has been a standout off the court as well. She sports better than a 3.7 cumulative grade point average and is a member of Georgia's prestigious Honors Program. Rowsey is on track to receive two degrees Biology and Religion this spring and will begin classes this fall at the University of Tennessee's Medical School in Memphis. She is a three-time member of the SEC's Community Service Team for women's basketball. In addition to numerous local volunteer projects, Rowsey has spent part of the past two summers taking part in religious and medical mission trips to Costa Rica and Panama.
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