Lady Vols receive good news

Former Heritage star has bone bruise on right knee Jenny Moshak, University of Tennessee Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine, received good news from the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) report on the right knee of Lady Vol basketball freshman point guard Cait McMahan.  “Dr. Greg Mathien, UT team orthopedist, indicated that Cait’s MRI revealed a bone bruise to her right knee,” said Moshak.  “It is the same knee that was surgically repaired for a torn anterior cruciate ligament she suffered last fall.  We will begin rehab and see how she responds on a day-to-day basis,” Moshak concluded. McMahan, a 5-6 rookie from Maryville, Tenn., played in just five games during her senior year at Heritage High School after tearing her ACL on Nov. 29, 2005 in a game versus Austin-East.  She was named to USA Today’s list of top juniors in 2005.  She was recognized as a Street & Smith’s All-America in 2005 and honorable mention in 2004. Additionally, she was a finalist for Tennessee’s Miss Basketball in 2004 and 2005 and All-State in 2003, 2004 and 2005.  A two-time district and region Most Valuable Player in 2004 and 2005, she has been a catalyst for the Lady Mountaineers since her rookie season. During her career at Heritage, she compiled 2,322 points, 618 rebounds and 360 assists in three seasons. As a junior in 2004-05, McMahan averaged 21.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.0 apg. and 3.1 spg. During her sophomore season, she averaged 22.0 ppg, 5.2 apg, 5.0 rpg.  and 3.3 spg. In 2002-03, as a freshman, she compiled impressive numbers as well, and averaged 21.5 ppg, 5.7 apg, 4.5 rpg. and 3.5 spg.  As a junior, she broke the HHS single-game scoring mark after swishing the nets for a career high of 40 points twice.