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Northwestern center Joey van Zegeren to miss "a couple weeks" with foot injury

EVANSTON -- Northwestern center Joey van Zegeren missed Northwestern's 77-35 win over Chicago State on Sunday night with a foot injury. The senior, head coach Chris Collins said, is expected to miss "a couple weeks" with a "stress-related" injury.

While not going into very many specifics, Collins said van Zegeren's foot is not broken. "That's going to be a loss for us," Collins said after the game.

Collins said he is hopeful that van Zegeren will return in time for Big Ten play, which begins on Dec. 30.

Van Zegeren had been playing a major role off the bench as Northwestern second true "big.