Concussion may keep Mosley on bench

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Senior guard Shaquina Mosley could miss Thursday’s regular season finale at Missouri because of a lingering effects from a head injury she suffered during Saturday’s loss at Colorado.

Mosley was elbowed in the face twice by Colorado freshman Aija Putnina. The first elbow didn’t appear to hurt Mosley. The second elbow, retalitaion for a foul, knocked Mosley to the court.

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Though the guard was originally scheduled to return to Lawrence on Sunday, the optimistic diagnosis allowed her to return with her teammates Saturday night.

After a brief discussion, the officials called a second technical foul on Putnina, which resulted in an ejection. The crowd’s boos turned to cheers when a confident Putnina exited the court with both arms raised. Putnina was suspended Monday for one game by the Big 12 Conference for her hit on Mosley.

The Kansas training staff initially feared Mosley had suffered a fractured cheekbone. Doctors at a local hospital alleviated those fears when they cleared Mosley several hours later, diagnosing her with a concussion. Though the guard was originally scheduled to return to Lawrence on Sunday, the optimistic diagnosis allowed her to return with her teammates Saturday night.

Mosley is still suffering from headaches and did not participate in full-speed practice on Monday or Tuesday.

“Shaq is feeling bad,” coach Bonnie Henrickson said. “She’s still feeling it, but at this point, she is day-to-day.”

Note

Jess Fuller, a 6-foot-3 sophomore at Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y., will make her official visit to Kansas this weekend. The New York City native was part of Monroe’s national championship team last season. She would provide an imposing presence in the post, something Kansas has lacked for much of this season.

Kansan sportswriter Asher Fusco can be contacted at afusco@kansan.com.

— Edited by Ryan Schneider

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