The already shorthanded UConn Huskies women's basketball team just saw their bench shrink a little more.

Here's the release:

STORRS, Conn. – Junior forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis will be forced out of action for the next 3-6 weeks after being diagnosed with mononucleosis.  The Anaheim Hills, Calif. native is averaging 12.2 points, and 4.6 rebounds per contest while shooting a team-best 42.1 percent from beyond the 3-point arc. 

Kaleena Mosqueda-LewisEarlier this season, Mosqueda-Lewis was forced to miss eight games after suffering a nerve contusion in her right elbow late in the first half of UConn’s 76-57 victory over No. 3 Stanford on November 11.  She had played in the top-ranked Huskies’ last 15 contests following her return from that injury. 

The 2012-13 State Farm/WBCA All-American, was rounding into form of late, averaging 15.5 points and shooting 43.5 percent from the floor in her last six games. 

UConn’s single-season 3-point field goals made record holder notched her first double-double of the season on February 4 against SMU and matched her career-high with seven assists against the Mustangs.

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