After losing star junior guard Mara Braun to a recurring foot injury, Minnesota’s women’s basketball team lost forward Taylor Woodson to a knee injury on Wednesday.

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The sophomore was injured in the Gophers’ 81-43 victory over Jackson State on Wednesday at Williams Arena. The forward from Minnetonka had played in all 12 of the Gophers’ games this season and was averaging 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds after transferring from Michigan.

“We were all so disappointed when we learned that the injury that Taylor sustained would be a season-ending injury,” Plitzuweit said in a statement. “Taylor is a very strong and competitive young lady, and we know that she will apply her competitive nature to her rehab, along with continuing to grow her game while she is going through this process.”

Woodson had career highs of 18 points and seven rebounds in a 65-56 victory over SMU on Nov. 17.

“It has been such a joy to watch Taylor develop and we know that she will continue to help our team in any way that she can with her enthusiasm as a teammate,” Plitzuweit said.

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