In the season opener for No. 3 Wheeling, coach Shelly Wiegel told me that 6-foot junior Ashley Wilson (one of the best juniors who is getting a lot of attention from Division I schools) should return this weekend from an injury. Wilson had stress fractures in both legs since the summer. Wiegel is easing Wilson back into the starting lineup.
Even though Wheeling won 62-48 in overtime, teammate Lana Rukavina felt that Wilson's absence was noticeable.
"It's a bit upsetting, but she'll be back soon. Ashley and I know how each other works. We work best together and this will be our third year [playing on the same team]. When we play we don't even need to talk to each other. We know automatically where the other one is moving and it's hard to get used to not having her there. ''