Iowa guard Gabbie Marshall says she received “hate comments” from people upset about her role in a much-discussed foul call late in the Hawkeyes’ Final Four win over UConn. Marshall says she responded by “kind of” deleting her social media apps from her phone. Referees called Huskies forward Aaliyah Edwards for an illegal screen on Marshall with 3.
Iowa guard Gabbie Marshall walks off the court after a Final Four college basketball game against UConn in the women’s NCAA Tournament, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Cleveland. Iowa won 71-69. Iowa ’s Gabbie Marshall and Jada Gyamfi have some fun during practice for the NCAA Women’s Final Four championship basketball game Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Cleveland.
The contact was enough to draw a whistle, and Marshall was animated in her reaction, pointing down the court as if to say “our ball.”were among those who said on social media they disagreed with the call. Marshall believes the attention the call has received overshadowed Iowa’s win and her performance guarding Bueckers, who finished with 17 points on 7-of-17 shooting.
Marshall pointed out she wasn’t the one who blew the whistle, so she’s “not sure why they’re mad at me personally.”“I can’t believe people would be so immature as to attack a 22-year-old on doing their job and doing it really, really well,” Bluder said.Graves is a national writer for The Associated Press, based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NFL, MLB, NHL, the Olympics and major college sports.
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