When basketball season started, Bailey Dewart wasn’t sure how much she’d be able to play or how effective she would be. Those questions have been answered.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior redshirted last season following right knee surgery, which also cost her part of the 2008-09 season. Dewart is playing without a meniscus and with a lot of pain.
Despite the discomfort, the 5-foot-11 wing is doing a little bit of everything for the Lady Mocs as they go for a 12th consecutive Southern Conference title.
“Injured and playing in a lot of pain sometimes, [she] goes out and gets 11 rebounds just out of heart,” coach Wes Moore said after the Lady Mocs’ 85-69 Southern Conference win over Furman on Tuesday.
The Lady Mocs (5-8, 3-2) will try for their fourth straight win tonight against UNC Greensboro (8-5, 5-0), which is the only team in the SoCon without a loss in league play.