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NCAA Rule 14.6.1 RULING: Illegal block on R5. Regardless of her intent, a back-row player is an illegal back-row blocker when she is near the net, reaches higher than the top of the net, and there is either simultaneous contact of the ball with an opponent, or the opponent legally causes the ball to contact her. Once the ball enters the plane of the net, either team has a legal right to play the ball.
Therefore, point for Team S.
NFHS Rule 9-5-1c NOTE: If a player near the net is reaching above the height of the net and opponents legally cause the ball to contact him/her, the player is considered to be a blocker. A back-row player attempting to play a ball in the space directly above the net is considered an illegal blocker if the ball is attacked or blocked by an opponent into the back-row player while the player is reaching above the height of the net (including simultaneous contact).
The problem in your situation is that if R5 and S3 simultaneously contact the ball in the plane of the net, R5 cannot possibly contact the ball legally while reaching higher than the top of the net so she is considered to be a back-row blocker.
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Jan G. Filip - San Jose, CA
EBVOA Rules Interpreter Emeritus
NCS Volleyball Officials Coordinating Committee Recorder
CIF State Volleyball State Championships Referee (2005), Scorekeeper (2006-2007) & Libero Tracker (2010)
PAVO State Referee (2014) / PAVO Certified Scorekeeper (2014) / PAVO Certified Line Judge (2012)
USAV Junior National Referee (resigned 2013) / USAV National Scorekeeper (2014)
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