Anna Clephane's Journey Back from Torn ACL

January 11, 2019 | Women's Basketball

Freshman Hurt vs Vanderbilt; Underwent Surgery December 20th

By: Ball State All-Access

One month into her college career Anna Clephane seemed poised to snatch a spot on the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team this winter. The Northern Kentucky native scored nine points against Duke, dished four assists vs. Fordham and the cherry on top was a 22-point outing against her hometown Cincinnati Bearcats inside Worthen Arena.

And then, just like that, it was gone.

A week after her breakout against UC, with a minute-limited four foul performance at Butler in the immediate rearview, Clephane was primed to get back on track back home against an SEC team in Vanderbilt. But 11 minutes in, the freshman collapsed on a drive to the bucket, tearing her ACL and ending her season.

For Clephane, the next sixth months now look remarkably different than they did just a few weeks ago. In a behind-the-scenes series, Ball State All-Access is following Anna each step of her journey back to the court. From the injury itself, to her surgery, the first days of rehab and beyond, follow along as Clephane works to reclaim everything for which she'd worked so hard to this point.

Chapter 1: The Injury
Chapter 2: A New ACL (coming soon)
Chapter 3: Road to Recovery Begins (coming soon)

Ball State returns to action on the court Saturday, January 19, with a 1:00 p.m. tip at Miami. The game will be carried on WatchESPN and 102.9 FM / 1340 AM radio. The Cards return home next Wednesday against Kent State. For tickets call 888-BSU-Ticket, stop by the Stoops Buick GMC Ticket Center or click here.

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