It was like any other day before a game when senior Sammy Cordova, heard and felt a pop in her knee and went down.
The University of Utah softball team was in Cathedral City, Calif. playing in the Mary Nutter Classic against San Diego State on Feb. 26, and right before the game, Cordova was warming up before her coaches called the team meeting.
“I was at home plate and I was going for a ball to my left,” Cordova said. “I caught the ball, stopped and planted, and it was like my leg hyperextended. I was really emotional after that.