[81alum]

The announcers said Sarah James was a late scrub from the lineup. Was she hurt or ill?

Sara was dressed and on the bench but kept her warm ups on the whole game.  I do not know why she was kept out of the game. 

My speculation is that given her proven defensive abilities, that she would have been inserted had she been physically able to perform.  That and the strange pattern of starting her but giving her extremely limited minutes convince me that there is something going on that we don't know about.  Tara is legendary for revealing little to nothing about her players' physical status.  (E.g., it was not until after Toni medically retired that we ultimately learned the whole story about her concussions.)

[81alum]

The announcers said Sarah James was a late scrub from the lineup. Was she hurt or ill?

Sara was dressed and on the bench but kept her warm ups on the whole game.  I do not know why she was kept out of the game. 

My speculation is that given her proven defensive abilities, that she would have been inserted had she been physically able to perform.  That and the strange pattern of starting her but giving her extremely limited minutes convince me that there is something going on that we don't know about.  Tara is legendary for revealing little to nothing about her players' physical status.  (E.g., it was not until after Toni medically retired that we ultimately learned the whole story about her concussions.)