Penn State’s Kelly Jekot turns an eye toward coaching once her playing days are over
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Former Cumberland Valley standout Kelly Jekot drives to the basket in Penn State s win over Coppin State in November 2020. Jekot had a double-double and scored her 1,000th-career point in the victory. (Photo by Mark Selders/Penn State Athletics)
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STATE COLLEGE Kelly Jekot’s first season at her “dream school” was short-circuited in January when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in practice. The Penn State women’s basketball graduate student could have easily retreated from her team to rehab her injury on her own and spent time with her family during the coronavirus pandemic. It would have been understandable.