| | Associated Press
STANFORD, Calif. -- Stanford shooting guard Jamie Carey, the
Pac-10 conference freshman of the year last season, has ended her
collegiate career after just one season because of recurring
concussions.
|  | | Stanford's Jamie Carey was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year last season. |
Carey set a school record for 3-pointers in a season with 81,
finishing 14th in the nation. She averaged 11 points a game while
leading the Cardinal to a 21-9 record and the second round of the
NCAA Tournament.
Carey, one of the nation's top basketball players while at
Horizon High School in Thornton, Colo., experienced concussions in
junior high and high school that involved the loss of
consciousness.
During her freshman season at Stanford, she had minor
concussions that did not lead to her becoming unconscious. Last
month, she had a concussion caused by minor impact that led to
persistent symptoms and additional neurological testing.
A team of specialists "agreed that Jamie's situation warranted
her removal from any sport that could result in an additional
concussion, because the risk of future injury was too great for her
to continue playing basketball," said Elaine Lambert, the women's
basketball team physician.
Gary Steinberg, a neurosurgeon who examined quarterback Steve
Young when the San Francisco 49ers' star was making his decision to
retire from football because of recurring concussions, was among
the team that examined Carey.
Carey, who will remain a Stanford student, made her final
decision Monday.
"I've experienced some tremendous highs in my career, but have
never felt any lower," Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. "I'm
proud to have been her coach for one year."
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