Regarding speculation she could’ve been the “go-to” person next year, I believe she’s looking for an offense where a go-to person isn’t required.
Without doing the checking, I would guess once Soares went down, there wasn’t a game where Joens didn’t lead the team in shots. Whatever, that’s Bills style, but if you want to play in an offensive scheme that has all five players on the court having an impact on the offensive end, the last 9 years at Iowa State has not been for you.
That’s not a dig on Ashley or Bridget, they’ve shown they can handle that scheme and perform well. However, I wouldn’t fault someone not wanting to be apart of that offense.