MANILA – Filipina cager Vanessa de Jesus had her rookie season halted after the Duke’s Women’s Basketball Team Blue Devils decided to scrap the remainder of their US National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) season.
“The student-athletes on the Duke women’s basketball team have made the difficult decision to conclude their current season due to safety concerns,” Michael Schoenfeld, Duke University’s Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations, said in a statement.
“We support their decision, as we have supported the choices made by all student-athletes at Duke during this unprecedented time,” he added.
“Duke will maintain our current schedule of competition in other sports and will continue to observe our rigorous health and safety protocols, which include daily testing for all student-athletes and are based on guidance from leading medical experts,” he furthered.
De Jesus ended her freshman campaign with Blue Devils with just four games. The five-foot-eight floor general averaged 12.0 points, 3.8 assists and 3.8 rebounds./PN
