McLaughlin played through pain for Bobcats
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This article was published 14/01/2012 (5260 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Lindsay McLaughlin woke up one day during her Christmas break with some pain in her left arm, but didn’t think too much about it.
She continued on with her break until she rejoined the Brandon University Bobcats women’s volleyball team in preparation for their Conferences of Canada tournament.
Still experiencing some pain, the Bobcats’ starting libero just taped up her arm, kept training and played in the four-team tournament. It wasn’t until Thursday that McLaughlin was diagnosed with a fractured wrist had her left arm put in a cast.
The third-year physical education major from Brandon gutted it out and played through the pain, but didn’t think much of it during the Bobcats’ Christmas tournament.
After cracking the starting lineup this season, McLaughlin said the hardest part about having her arm put in a cast on Thursday was realizing she won’t be playing for a while.
“It was sore a lot (while playing), but when you’re in a game, you’re kind of in a moment,” she said. “I’m a kind of person who doesn’t like to miss anything or sit on the bench, so it’s kind of a play through it sort of thing. … Probably the toughest part was when they told me they were going to put a cast on it.
“My immediate reaction was ‘I finally got a playing spot and I worked years towards it.’ It is very disappointing, but there’s nothing I can do about it.”
McLaughlin, who sits second on the Bobcats with 2.88 digs per set, is expected to be out for at least two to three weeks. She hopes to be back with the team for a playoff run.
For now, she’s adjusting to her new role of supporting her teammates from the bench. As much as she would like to be on the floor, McLaughlin feels the Bobcats will be fine with either Shanlee McLennan or Chloe Reimer filling in at the libero position.
“It’s going to be tough, but I’ve been sitting through practices and watching the team and they’ve really kind of filled my spot,” McLaughlin said. “Shanlee and Chloe have been practising as liberos and they’ve been doing really well. Originally I was a little worried, but I’m not anymore.”
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