WBB: Rachel Banham Article by Rachel Blount

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http://www.startribune.com/rachel-banham-is-going-out-on-top/361642571/#1

Banham was 107 points shy of the record when she collapsed at the end of a fast-break layup on Dec. 10, 2014, in Grand Forks, N.D. She had torn her ACL and suffered a partial tear of her MCL, forcing her to spend the next three months watching from the bench as the Gophers returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2009.


That gave her plenty of incentive for a rehabilitation period she described as the hardest thing she ever has done. Her doctors followed a strict, cautious timetable, prohibiting her from jogging until three months post-surgery and forbidding any basketball activities for seven months. As she healed, she worked with the Gophers’ new strength coach, Ralph Petrella, and began reshaping her diet.

Banham said she wanted to be in the best possible shape for her final college season, so she gave up soda and strictly limited candy — a big sacrifice — and fast food. Now 14 pounds lighter, Banham feels stronger and more fit and is moving among four different positions, depending on her team’s needs
 




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