Caitlin Clark will be back And expectations for Iowas 202324 season are higher than ever

DALLAS — For all the widespread impact this riveting Iowa women’s basketball season delivered in permanently altering the sport, the Hawkeyes’ march to the national championship game has reshaped expectations on a micro level as well. And it won’t take long to see the effects. “This is going to be the standard we have,” said Iowa sharpshooter Gabbie Marshall in an emotionally proud Hawkeyes locker room after Sunday’s 102-85 loss to LSU. “For next year, we’re going to work to get to this point again.” Suddenly, declarations like that don’t seem so absurd. More: Leistikow: The things we’ll remember from…