Stanford had no room for her. Unlike Muffet, who prefers a

tight roster of 11-12 scholarship players, Tara keeps the pantry well=stocked with recruits. Transfers haven't been an issue because of the allure of a Stanford degree and a realistic view of their professional prospects (i.e., the Stanford players that lack playing time plan to pursue a career in something other than basketball).

Tara has already filled her 15 scholarship allotment for next season, so Marta had to move on. How did that happen? When Haley Jones committed to the Cardinal last November, that sealed Marta's fate. She either had to:

(1) use her last season of eligibility (her preseason hand injury was only expected to keep her off the court for 6-8 weeks, making her projected return to the court no later than early December, as the injury occurred around October 10th: see link below),

(2) or save it and grad-transfer after the season. I'm not sure if the injury rehab took much longer than expected, or Marta figured a year as a grad-transfer would be a great way to show her stuff (as opposed to 2/3 of a season as a back-up as Williams, who had taken her position in her absence).

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