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The Pierrefonds, Quebec, native had a torn meniscus
before this season, which at first was supposed to have her
out until Thanksgiving. But rather than miss four or five
games to start her career, she made a quicker-than-expect-
ed recovery and played eight minutes in the opener, but
without a point or rebound. And last summer, she dislocat-
ed her right shoulder, repeating an injury from two years
ago; it's the reason she's wearing the shoulder brace now.
Farquhar thinks she could stand to get stronger, which
would allow her to bang around in the post more frequent-
ly. And it might help her stay injury-free.
"I'm tiny compared to other players," she said. "Even
players at my position, I think I'm a little lanky. Maybe
gaining a little weight would help me, because the post
players are way bigger than I am. Not only just the height
part, but physically they're bigger than I am. It's harder to
push on someone who weighs more than you do. So I am
trying to develop technique to get around them, beat them
off the dribble because they're slower."
Those advances can come only with experience, and
Farquhar is getting it. Early in the season, posts Fatou Di-
agne and Dani Lawson were lost for the season due to foot
and knee injuries, respectively. And wing Lamina Cooper
has been out during periods of the Big Ten season due to
illness. Cooper's status has pushed Farquhar into the line-
up as a starter, a role she had for 13 of 30 regular-season
games.
She averaged 4.6 points, hitting just better than 40 per-
cent of her field goal attempts, and 4.6 rebounds, with 23
blocks and 16 steals, in 20.5 minutes per game.
"I'm proud of myself with how much I've grown from
the beginning of the season until now because I wasn't
expecting to play as much as a freshman," she said. "A lot
of people who come from Canada and play in the D-I level
aren't expecting to play as much. A majority of my friends
don't play that much at the schools that they're at now, so
I'm really grateful for the time I've been able to play this
season and I think it will get better over time, and I still
have three years to grow."
Farquhar's points and rebounds have ticked up as the
season has progressed, but perhaps it's another statistic
that is most telling of her growth. Farquhar has only 20
assists this season, but 12 came in the last seven games
of the regular season, at least one in each outing. She's
seeing the floor better, aware of her teammates and able
to adapt more quickly to the style of play.
"The game is coming to her now," Versyp said. "She's
taking opportunities. She's a great 15-foot shooter and
can isolate down low. She has some up-and-under moves.
She's been able to finish a lot better. That's just a freshman
growing into someone who has played a lot of minutes and
is really doing a great job for her team."
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