Just as the ISU program had feared for the last six days, junior Rachel Hockaday will miss the remainder of the season with a severe left knee injury.

Confirmation came Thursday afternoon after Hockaday underwent her first MRI since the injury.

The All-Big 12 preseason honoree landed awkwardly on her left leg just 20 points into the team’s first match of the season last Saturday against Florida.

Surgery for the Decatur, Ill., native has been scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 22.

The program will pursue a medical hardship waiver in hopes of retaining Hockaday’s two remaining years of eligibility.