Injury Diagnosis for Wisconsin Volleyball Player Sarah Franklin

Wednesday Badgers coach Kelly Sheffield said the 1.93m winger suffered a sprained ankle with a small fracture, but a timeline for her return has not yet been determined.

The good news for the Badgers is that UW is less than a month away from the start of practice, with Wisconsin’s season opener on Aug. 27 against Louisville.

Franklin, the reigning national player of the year, suffered the injury midway through the third set of a five-set gold medal match loss when she appeared to land on the foot of a Dominican Republic player after attempting to block. At that point, the United States led the set 14-13 and the match was tied at one set apiece.