Minneapolis, MN -- (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Lynx announced on Thursday that point guard Lindsey Harding will be out indefinitely after suffering a stress fracture of her left knee cap.

Harding suffered the injury while playing with the U.S. Senior National Team in China earlier this month. This injury comes after she suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the same knee on July 10, 2007, which ended her rookie season after just 20 games.

"We are obviously very disappointed with the latest results on Lindsey's knee," said coach Don Zierden. "I feel for her because I know how hard she has worked to rehab her knee since the injury last July. But at the same time, I know what kind of fighter she is, and this will just be a bump in the road on her way to a full recovery."

Harding, the first overall pick of the 2007 draft, led all rookies in scoring with 11.7 points per game in 2007. She was second in the rookie class with 3.9 assists per game, behind teammate Noelle Quinn.