# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-12-06T22:18:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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“Instead of meeting me at the Dean Dome, can you meet me at the emergency room?”

That was the text Ciera Toomey sent to her parents on October 13, 2023 — the day of UNC’s “Live Action With Carolina Basketball” celebration at the Dean Smith Center. It was meant to be a coming out party for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs, with the five-star freshman Toomey among the newcomers introduced for head coach Courtney Banghart’s team.

But now Toomey lay crumpled on one of UNC’s notoriously unforgiving brick paths, her right wrist both broken and dislocated after colliding with a fellow student while she was riding her scooter.

“I just lost it," Toomey said. "I was like, ‘Wow, I just can’t catch a break.’”

It was another difficult setback in a difficult time for Toomey, who missed most of her senior season in high school with a torn ACL in her right knee. The rehab from that injury was tough enough that Toomey had already declared her intention to redshirt her freshman season in Chapel Hill, just days before her scooter accident. The one-two punch of maladies delayed a highly anticipated debut; before her initial injury, Toomey had been ranked as high as No. 3 in the Class of 2023.

The program would never let its prized recruit get too down for too long. Toomey gave special credit to Jodi Schneider, the team’s head athletic trainer, for helping her through especially bleak times.

“She was my physical therapist, but also she was my actual therapist," Toomey said. "We would have conversations on days where my wrist was sore or my knee was sore. We were like, ‘OK, let’s just chill today.’ And we would just talk. I would just tell her how I was feeling, she would really help me."

Toomey's progress could very well determine the arc of Carolina’s season, and UNC has currently won five straight games after a 72-53 win over Kentucky on Thursday. Tap the link in our bio to read the full story and more coverage of UNC women's basketball.

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