“Iowa women’s basketball freshman Hannah Stuelke sat at the podium in place of starting senior guard Gabbie Marshall on Saturday morning at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
In what was supposed to be breakout sessions with the five starters, Stuelke was the odd one out — she’s not planning to start in Sunday’s national championship.
“She’s just got a cold,” Stuelke said of Marshall’s absence. “She can’t really talk right now.”
Marshall also missed the Hawkeyes’ postgame locker room press conferences after Iowa took down South Carolina, 77-73, on Friday night. Iowa sports information said Marshall was with a trainer on Friday night, and she’s still planning to start the title game on Sunday.”