Considine joins Rogers on the shelf for Hawkeyes

IOWA CITY -- The Iowa women's basketball team has lost its second player for the season due to injury.

Megan Considine suffered a torn left Achilles during a preseason workout Friday in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

“We are saddened to lose Megan to an Achilles tear today in practice,” said Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder.  “Megan has developed into an impact player for our program, from a walk-on athlete, to earning a full scholarship and being voted a team captain this season.  Megan's leadership on the court and in practice situations will be missed, but she will be an inspiration to all of us from the bench.”

Considine joined the team as a walk-on in January 2010, when the team needed to add depth due to numerous injuries.  She saw action in six contests as a sophomore.

As a junior in 2010-11, Considine was an ccademic All-Big Ten selection and scored a career-high five points in Iowa's win over Northeastern (Nov. 20).  She finished the season with 22 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals.

 Considine was named a team co-captain, as voted by her teammates, at the start of preseason workouts. She is the second Hawkeye to miss the 2011-12 season.  Jade Rogers, a sophomore from Cedar Rapids, had season-ending surgery to repair her right knee earlier this week.