When Brooke Johnson went down with an ACL injury on December 20, she was leading the Western Carolina women's basketball team with 11.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

Johnson attempted a comeback at the end of January, but reinjured the knee in practice and had surgery on February 22. Without its junior co-captain, Western Carolina was able to win a school-record 25 games and qualify for the Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Although it was difficult to watch her teammates out on the court, Johnson didn't miss any action this winter, even making it to Catamounts' final home game just one day after surgery.

The Double-A Zone had a chance to catch up with Brooke last week to discuss the injury, her rehab plans and what it was like to watch from the sidelines this season.

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