Live Oak High junior varsity girls soccer player Ivana Saarl was
released from Stanford Medical Center Friday night just hours after
sustaining a neck injury during the LO-Gilroy JV match. According
to JV coach Christy Musselmann, Saarl was on the sidelines at the
team
’s 2-0 win at North Salinas on Monday and was reportedly
recovering nicely. However, Musselmann said Saarl is not expected
to return this season and is still waiting to be officially cleared
by her physician.
Live Oak High junior varsity girls soccer player Ivana Saarl was released from Stanford Medical Center Friday night just hours after sustaining a neck injury during the LO-Gilroy JV match.
According to JV coach Christy Musselmann, Saarl was on the sidelines at the team’s 2-0 win at North Salinas on Monday and was reportedly recovering nicely. However, Musselmann said Saarl is not expected to return this season and is still waiting to be officially cleared by her physician.
The sophomore sustained the injury when she landed awkwardly on her head during the JV match Friday night. Saarl, who reportedly remained conscious the entire time, said she felt the same way she did when she suffered a similar injury while snowboarding a year and a half earlier. She was flown by CalStar helicopter to Stanford to see a spinal specialist.
