Notre Dame sophomore forward Devereaux Peters will miss the remainder of the 2008-09 women’s basketball season after re-injuring her surgically-repaired left knee in the first half of Notre Dame’s 102-54 win at Boston College on Nov. 23.

Peters suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee, an injury that she first suffered last season (Feb. 10 against Pittsburgh), with the latest diagnosis confirmed by team orthopedist Dr. Fred Ferlic after Peters underwent a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exam last week. Peters will undergo surgery to repair the injury at a later date, and her rehabilitation timetable has not yet been established.

At the time of her current injury, Peters had played in only three games this season, well within the NCAA guidelines for medical redshirt status (appearing in less than 30 percent of a team’s regular-season games).

The second-year Irish forward is expected to petition for that status, and if granted, Peters would retain three years of athletic eligibility.

“This is an unfortunate setback for Devereaux and our primary focus at this point is on her health and well-being,” Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw said. “She’s an incredibly-gifted player on the court and a wonderful young woman off the floor and I have no doubt that she’s going to come back from this injury with the same drive, passion and determination that we’ve already seen in her time at Notre Dame."

"It’s also important to note that she has an amazing support system in place, and that includes our own assistant coach, Niele Ivey, who went through a similar situation (two ACL surgeries) during her career at Notre Dame and went on to have tremendous success both in college and beyond.”

In her abbreviated 2008-09 season, Peters averaged 7.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game with a .688 field goal percentage (11-of-16).

Last season, Peters appeared in 23 games (starting twice) and ranked fourth on the team in scoring (9.0 ppg.), tying for second in rebounding (5.6 rpg.) and leading the way in blocks (1.96 bpg.).