From what I know from some of Carly's family members, unfortunately the injury to her foot in the summer league has been causing her significant discomfort.  Because of the injury Carly has been limited to riding a stationary bike as part of her workouts.  Assuming that her surgery is successful, it seems that her return to playing for the Dukes this season would be very optimistic.  Aside from the proper healing of her foot, there are also the issues of her overall conditioning and actually being able to execute plays on the court with her teammates.

As someone who suffered a broken leg from a basketball injury during my senior year in high school resulting in my being in casts for more than 4 months and graduating on crutches, I can say the road to full recovery can take a good bit of  time.  My concern was that I still was limping when I started my freshman year in college after using a cane for most of the previous summer.  It wasn't until I received physical therapy during the Christmas break of my freshman year that I relearned how to walk properly and eventually eliminated the limp.  I was able to return to playing intramural basketball, but more importantly I could walk without a limp and only an occasional bit of discomfort.  Of course, medical knowledge and skill in dealing with sports-related injuries has advanced light years from what was known back in the mid-1960s.  Hopefully that advancement in medical knowledge and physical therapy will result in a permanent remedy for Carly's injury in a much shorter time than what I experienced.

For those who have seen the women's team play over the past few years, it's clear that Carly plays the game with a great deal of enthusiasm and emotion. I thought that she improved her game as last season progressed.  She no doubt looked forward to this season, her senior year, and one final opportunity to be on the first Duquesne women's team to play in the NCAA tournament.  But more important than returning to play basketball this season is that her surgery goes well and she is given plenty of time to heal.  If she doesn't play another game for the Dukes, but can walk and run and get on with her life's work without the pain she is currently experiencing, in the long run that might be the best for Carly.