Arielle Roberson To Miss 2014-15 Season With Torn ACL

by CUBuffs.com
Oct 6, 2014

BOULDER – University of Colorado junior forward Arielle Roberson will miss the 2014-15 women’s basketball season after tearing the ACL in her left knee.

Roberson, who is scheduled for surgery on Wednesday, suffered the injury in a routine drill during individual workouts last week. The full time table for rehabilitation won’t be known until after the surgery is completed.

“We’re devastated for Arielle, knowing how hard she has worked in the offseason,” head coach Linda Lappe said. “She was looking as strong as I’ve seen her and we were looking forward to having a healthy Arielle this winter.  But that doesn’t always make you adverse to injury. I feel for Arielle and I can understand the emotions she’s going through.”

A two-time honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection, Roberson led Colorado in scoring (12.0 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 rpg) while ranking second in blocked shots (1.0 bpg) and third in field-goal percentage as a sophomore in 2013-14.

Roberson ranked ninth in the Pac-12 in rebounding, and at times, simply dominating in the paint for the Buffaloes. She had seven double-doubles on the season and her 109 offensive rebounds were the fourth-most by a Buffalo since the 1987-88 (when the stat was first charted on a regular basis).  

Roberson set a Colorado conference tournament game record with 17 rebounds in the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals against Stanford; tying for the 11th best overall performance by a Buffalo. Her 464 career rebounds are the fourth best for a freshman-sophomore combined in team history.

The 2013 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, Roberson has scored 771 points through her first two seasons and already ranks 14th in career double-doubles (10) and double-figure rebounding games (14) and is 19th in all-time blocked shots (57).

“With the type of character that Arielle has, I’m sure she will come out stronger as a person because of this,” Lappe said. “For our team, anytime there is an injury there is an opportunity for another player to step up. We’ll have the time with practice (starting tomorrow) for players to seize that opportunity.”