DiPaolo: Relieved to see field again

Tricia DiPaolo remembers when the same right leg that she used to run hundreds of miles and kick thousands of soccer balls wouldn't budge an inch for her. It acted as if it belonged to someone else.

"They sat me on a table," DiPaolo said. "The trainer said, 'try to lift your leg.' I was staring at my leg and I couldn't move it. I was trying so hard to do it. That was really bizarre but you don't have a quadricep muscle right after (surgery)."

Thankfully, DiPaolo is moving her legs and kicking soccer balls again. The former Lenape Valley standout is ready to resume her collegiate playing career at Rutgers University after recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. This summer she can be seen playing for Jersey Sky Blue the W-League team which plays its home games at Drew University in Madison.