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When I saw the photo, my "call" was OUT, but then I was basing that on ASA, not NCAA. I did ask for other-than-NCAA interpretations at the bottom of the OP.
If the fielder became airborne while her feet were within live ball territory, and if she held onto the ball after crashing back to earth, this is a catch in ASA.
What is interesting about this play (as "filled in" by me) is that the rule book(s) do not explicitly address the situation of a player going airborne while in LBT, but not making contact with the ball / making the catch until fully within DBT (but still airborne).
Clearly, she is behind the fence at the point of the photo. If that is the point of contact with the ball / catch, then it becomes interesting.
She did not make the catch and then leave the field.
When she comes down she will NOT be on top of a collapsed temporary fense.
It hit upon some of the edges of the rules.
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Tom
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