RIVERSIDE - Heidi Garrett's right leg always has been a star attraction, whether it was kicking field goals for the Riverside King High football team or launching laser-sharp shots at some poor, unsuspecting goalie on the soccer field.

Then last year, with Garrett in the best shape of her life and looking for a breakout season on the UC Riverside soccer team, the star attraction went on hiatus. Not by choice, but the way legs usually do, a torn anterior cruciate ligament the culprit.

The knee injury happened in the Highlanders' opening exhibition game, ending Garrett's sophomore season before it even started. A year later, Garrett and her right leg are back.

It's Showtime again for the star attraction.

"She definitely brings an extra punch to our attack," Coach Veronica O'Brien said, adding that last season's opponents were able to adjust their defenses knowing UCR had lost its outside scoring threat.