Freshman Tanaya Beacham underwent a medical procedure on Thursday, Nov. 10 and will be sidelined for the next few weeks.
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Beacham Undergoes Medical Procedure & Will Miss Next Few Weeks
11/15/2016 1:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TOLEDO, OH - Freshman Tanaya Beacham underwent a medical procedure on Thursday, Nov. 10 and will be sidelined for the next few weeks, head coach Tricia Cullop announced on Monday. The ninth-year head coach hopes to have the local product back later this season.Â
"I think we have the worst part behind us," Cullop said. "Tanaya has already had her procedure, and we look forward to having her back very soon. Only time will tell exactly how soon that will be. We didn't predict this would happen, but I think this has made our team better because we've had other players step up in her absence."
A year ago, Beacham tallied 14.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game as a senior team captain at nearby Toledo Rogers High School. She played a key role in helping the Rams successfully defend their City League title and reach the Division II regional final, en route to garnering third-team all-state, first-team all-district and first-team all-conference honors. A three-star recruit, Beacham was listed as the No. 20 forward nationally by espn.com.
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The Rockets (1-0) are coming off a 76-60 season-opening victory at Southland Conference member Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday.
UT returns to the hardwood this evening against Atlantic 10 foe Rhode Island (1-1) in its home opener. The opening tip is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Savage Arena and will be streamed live on ESPN3. Tonight's match-up is the first of a doubleheader, as the Rocket men's team will follow with a game against Youngstown State at 8:00 p.m.
"I think we have the worst part behind us," Cullop said. "Tanaya has already had her procedure, and we look forward to having her back very soon. Only time will tell exactly how soon that will be. We didn't predict this would happen, but I think this has made our team better because we've had other players step up in her absence."
A year ago, Beacham tallied 14.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game as a senior team captain at nearby Toledo Rogers High School. She played a key role in helping the Rams successfully defend their City League title and reach the Division II regional final, en route to garnering third-team all-state, first-team all-district and first-team all-conference honors. A three-star recruit, Beacham was listed as the No. 20 forward nationally by espn.com.
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The Rockets (1-0) are coming off a 76-60 season-opening victory at Southland Conference member Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday.
UT returns to the hardwood this evening against Atlantic 10 foe Rhode Island (1-1) in its home opener. The opening tip is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Savage Arena and will be streamed live on ESPN3. Tonight's match-up is the first of a doubleheader, as the Rocket men's team will follow with a game against Youngstown State at 8:00 p.m.
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