C-USA Freshman of the Year to miss Sophomore campaign

Louis Agudelo/ Staff Writer

After an outstanding first year with the Panthers, forward Kiandre’a Pound will be sitting out her sophomore season due to undisclosed personal reasons.

This is a huge loss for Florida International University, as they’ll be missing not only the conference’s former freshman of the year, but also the team’s leading scorer and most consistent shooter. Pound was also second in free throws made, total rebounds and blocks on the team behind only Marita Davydova, the 6’3’’ center who graduated after last season.

Teammates and head coach alike are fully supportive of the sophomore forward in her time off and can’t wait for her to get back. KP has already expressed excitement and determination to begin preparations for her junior season with FIU by approximately March of 2016.

Although she won’t be lacing up her shoes to play on the court for the team’s season opener against the Florida A&M Rattlers, KP Pound won’t be found too far from the game itself, as she plans to be courtside with her teammates for that game and all season long.