Redshirt junior forward Renee Sladek shoots the ball over her defender in a Jan. 14, 2017, game against Toledo. Sladek will not play again for the Huskies.
Courtesy NIU Media ServicesDeKALB — It’s no secret that the women’s basketball team has been hit with the injury bug this season, but redshirt junior forward Renee Sladek has arguably been hit the hardest.
Sladek decided her basketball career is over after coming to the realization that dealing with rigorous pain in her left knee was too much to overcome.
Sladek’s knee problems began when she tore her ACL and medial meniscus in her left knee during a game in her senior year of high school.