michelle enyeart's injury

i hope i am wrong, but as i have said, this injury doesnt look good at all. as a fan of all sports, ive seen this kind of hit in american football an the results were not good. no, im not a pessimist, just a realist.
please, those of you in know, let the rest of us know asap. im pretty confident we all love michelle to no end, but the waiting is making my now forming ulcer even larger.

go pilots!!

I DVR'd the game, and it looked worse in person than it did on TV, but the fact that the knee appeared to collapse when she put weight on it trying to leave the field concerned me. It looked a little like a hyperextension as she was caught with her leg straight, but who knows.

I don't think that her condition will be released by the university because of confidentiality of student medical records, so it will be something we have to pick up through the grapevine.

My hope is that this is something she will recover from and will be able to resume her career. My hunch is that Portland will have to go on without her in the playoffs.

Take it for what it is... but returning to my seat after halftime. I overheard someone who was walking with one of the trainers talking on her cell phone and saying something about ACL. My wife and I just looked at each other and shook our heads.

Aleppiek, I think you missed the end of that conversation. They were talking about the upcoming American Civil Liberties Union meeting, not Michelle's knee.

I sure hope that is the case...

It would be a horrible end to ME's wonderful college career if that was a season-ending injury.

And a big blow to the Pilots heading onto the playoffs.

It did not look good. She stayed down for a very long time; she was holding her head in her hands; she appeared to buckle once she finally got up; and had to be carried from the field.

Missing games next weekend would not be too bad; I'd hope UP could manage the first two rounds without her if necessary: but any longer than that is a real blow for the team, as well as for Michelle.

Harry Redknapp wrote:And a big blow to the Pilots heading onto the playoffs.

And the fourth year in a row heading into the playoffs without a super-star offensive player. With Megan's two lost years and Michelle at the World Cup last year, we haven't been at full strength in the playoffs since 2005.

I hoping that "no news is good news" and the worse of her injury is a hyperextention or sprain...versus a fully blown knee or ACL tear. I'm crossing my fingers that its something a couple of weeks (through the early rounds)... she can recover from and play again. Her contributions will be desparately missed!

Michelle is the tip of the spear for the Pilot's attack. She's (by far) had the most 1on1 versus Goalies....a signature of her play! Her attack speed has been vital and a major factor in softening defenses which allows other teammates (Dani, Sophie and Kendra in particular) to find space in the in the box, create opportunities or cleanup Michelle's first chances.

GO PILOTS!!!

Well wishes your way Pilots!

FSUfan wrote:Well wishes your way Pilots!

Thanks, FSU fan. there's still lots of great soccer for both teams. good luck in the tournament.

Geezaldinho wrote:

FSUfan wrote:Well wishes your way Pilots!

Thanks, FSU fan. there's still lots of great soccer for both teams. good luck in the tournament.

I am always rooting for the Pilots, great coach, team and fan base. Also, your pitch has to be one of the best in the land.

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From the Pilots, "no news is good news", does not apply.

It's "no news is standard procedure". Unless you have an inside source, you will never know what's wrong with Michelle.

Unless Michelle herself makes it public.

With injuries and national team call-ups, I'm starting to wonder if it is worth getting excited about this team anymore.

And what's with all the knee injuries year after year?

Medical science tells us that because of body architecture, women are going to have more knee injuries than men. Perhaps the increased physical nature of the women's game is becoming a primary cause of these knee injuries.

Maybe the NCAA might consider a mandate to the referee's organizations that hard tackles and other knee bending physical contact can no longer be tolerated in the women's game. Yeah, I know, I'm dreaming.

Guess I'll watch the Blazers game tonight. Maybe I'll see Oden wreck his knee again. Or perhaps Roy. Hey, maybe LaMarcus. (Hope not!)

We could look forward to next season and the probable calling up of 4 or maybe 5 players, what with all the Junior National Teams' tournaments, World Cups, etc., being played in the fall.

Happy Day everyone!

i didnt want to say it at this original post, but i truly believe michelle's injury is an acl if not more. her cleats were planted when the keeper hit her just below the knee. it wasnt a dirty shot, just unfortunate for michelle an us.

The injured person (not just the injured player) deserves our positive thoughts. The reality will become known soon enough. All the rest is speculation.

Fanatic...No giving up here!

National team call-ups are always going to be a part of a top-tier program with talented players. It can be frustrating, but this team does seem to handle it well in regard to substitutions.

But, when it comes to knee injuries, most of the time, it's not always contact that causes an ACL tear. Most often it's something as simple as making a cut and something pops or a cleat gets stuck when making a cut.