One of the nation's most highly touted high school girls basketball players -- and a potential Maryland recruit -- will miss the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament tear.
Mariah Chandler, a 6-foot-2 junior forward from Georgia, suffered the tear recently while blocking a shot while playing a pick-up game against boys, according to Hoopgurlz.com. She is expected to have surgery to repair the tear either later this month or in early February.

Chandler, who is ranked ninth in the nation among current juniors according to Hoopgurlz, is being heavily recruited by many of the top colleges. Chandler told Hoopgurlz that she has been offered a scholarship by seven schools, including Maryland.