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Hampton injury latest to hit DePaul

January, 9, 2012

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By Mechelle Voepel | ESPNChicago.com

In his 26 years as DePaul's head coach, Doug Bruno has seen just about everything. Multiple times, in fact. But the run of injuries his Blue Demons have encountered this season is a little overwhelming, even for such a veteran coach.

The latest bad news was released Sunday: Senior All-American candidate Keisha Hampton will miss the rest of this season because of a right knee injury. Hampton, who was one of ESPN.com's preseason top-five picks at small forward, averaged 16.6 points in the 12 games she played for the Blue Demons in 2011-12.

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Mechelle Voepel

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Mechelle Voepel joined ESPN.com in 1996 and covers women's college hoops, the WNBA and additional collegiate sports for espnW. Born in Los Angeles, she grew up 40 miles north of St. Louis and is a lifelong Cardinals fan still basking in amazement over their 2011 World Series title.

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