LSU senior guard Andrea Kelly has recovered from the stress reaction in her foot she suffered in October, but she now has another injury hurdle to overcome.Kelly underwent surgery April 20 to repair her right ACL she tore while playing a game of pickup basketball during spring break. Kelly said she is going through daily physical therapy to recuperate, and she said her recovery timetable is about six months.”It was just an awkward landing,” Kelly said.Kelly said enduring her torn ACL has brought its challenges in the offseason.”It’s been pretty hard to deal with, but everything happens for a reason,” she said. “I’m just working on getting my range of motion and strength back.”Kelly’s foot injury kept her out of the Lady Tiger lineup for the entire 2009-10 season. She said being on the sidelines all year reminded her how much she values basketball in her life.”You really understand how much you love the game and miss the game,” she said. “I’ve learned a lot by sitting and observing how to play from a student’s perspective instead of a player’s perspective.”Kelly played in all 30 games with three starts in the 2008-09 season — her first at LSU  — and was LSU’s leading 3-point shooter, converting 40.5 percent of her shots from behind the arc.  LSU coach Van Chancellor said the Lady Tigers greatly felt Kelly’s absence from the court after her injury.”Andrea Kelly has earned the respect of her teammates by how she has conducted herself on and off the floor,” Chancellor said. “We expect her to make a full recovery and play an important role as a senior.”Kelly will be one of three true seniors for LSU in 2010-11, along with guards Katherine Graham and Latear Eason. Kelly said the outlook for the team is bright — only guard Allison Hightower will not return next season.”Our experience together will allow us to play better because we know how each other plays on the court,” Kelly said. “The biggest part of this team is we can all build each other up and be leaders at different times.”—-Contact Rachel Whittaker at [email protected].