University of Tennessee Athletics
LADY VOL HOOPSTER MOORE SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY
December 07, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 7, 2004
KNOXVILLE, TENN. -- Jenny Moshak, University of Tennessee Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine, announced this afternoon that Lady Vol basketball senior guard Loree Moore will undergo surgery this coming Friday.
"Loree has been experiencing ongoing and reoccurring throat and sinus problems," said Moshak. "The prescribed course of action is to have her tonsils removed. She is going to have a tonsillectomy performed by Dr. Leslie Baker at St. Mary's Medical Center on Fri., Dec. 10," related Moshak.
Moore, a 5'9" senior guard from Lakewood, Calif., started all six 2004-05 Tennessee Lady Vol games at point guard and was averaging 3.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 4.0 apg. Moore returned to her familiar starting role this season after missing the final 17 games last year with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.
According to Moshak, Moore is expected to be out for up to a month. After breaking for exams for 10-days, ninth-ranked Tennessee (4-2 overall) resumes play on Dec. 12 at Thompson-Boling Arena versus #15-ranked DePaul (6-0) at 3 p.m.
UT head coach Pat Summitt has not named a starting replacement for Moore.
