It has been a challenging couple of weeks as the Saint Louis Women’s Basketball Team is in a similar situation, as its male counterparts having lost a player to injury for the season.
Admittedly, Saint Louis had a roster that was lower in numbers than desired with 11, and that number took a further hit when heart-and-soul post player Myriama Smith Traore (9.1 ppg/9.1 rebs/51.9% FG) tore her ACL in her left knee.
Saint Louis has its toughest ever non-conference schedule, which begins with three home games against Northern Iowa, the team that ended its season last year, Indiana State and rival Missouri.
That slate is now tougher without Smith Traore on the court.
“Adversity reveals your character,” SLU coach Lisa Stone said. “We have to embrace each other even more and recognize that we have to step up in every aspect of our game and we will. No one feels sorry for us and we’re going to get tougher than we’ve ever been and unite even more.”
Fellow post player Brooke Flowers, joined...
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