November 27, 2024
Locked On Women’s Basketball: Seton Hall’s Faith Masonius talks New Jersey hoops and much more
By The Next
Masonius: 'It's always a thing that tough players come out of New Jersey'
On the latest episode of Locked On Women’s Basketball, Seton Hall graduate forward Faith Masonius joins host Howard Megdal to chat about all things New Jersey hoops. Masonius, who transferred to the Pirates after a five-year career playing for Brenda Frese at Maryland, discussed what it’s like to be playing in her home state and how she’s elevated her game this season.
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“It’s always a thing that tough players come out of New Jersey,” Masonius said. “And it’s not just basketball, it’s the heart and the hustle I think that New Jersey is definitely known for, and it might come from the fact that we’re coming from a small state, have to kind of represent for our state. But it is a fact that, I would personally say the [Jersey] Shore conference basketball is just different. But just New Jersey basketball is definitely well known for some gritty players.”
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Masonius also touched on recovering from an ACL tear during her 2021-22 season at Maryland.
“I knew coming off my injury, when I started diving on the ball and diving on the floor again, that’s when I knew I was going to be OK,” she said. “Just doing hours and hours of recovery, I had a lot of people around me who who gave me confidence and just helped me through that process. And once I started playing again, obviously there was those nerves and those those [questions], ‘If I do that, will I get hurt again?’ But it’s just a matter of having confidence in the work that I put in through that rehab process.
“But it’s not a thought in my mind anymore. I tell the people who struggle or who are dealing with going through that process of coming back from an injury, like that thought process you won’t think about, ‘OK, well, if I do this, will I get hurt again?’ It will just go away one day.”
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