It started out as just a twinge.
It was at first a heavy feeling in her non-hitting arm. Some tingling – like that feeling when your foot falls asleep – and numbness followed but then it got worse. And Bree Spangler didn’t know what was going on.
“There isn’t a name for it per se, but I injured the nerve bundles in my shoulder and they weren’t entirely sure which one it was, so it was difficult to treat and fix,” the upcoming senior outside hitter said. “My athletic trainer (graduate assistant Emma Nye) thought it was because of diving and rolling.