Contact with shooter after release

[womens_hoops]

Hi,

I'm a non-ref fan, and I've always wondered what the rule is when someone makes illegal contact (on the hand or elbow or body) with the shooter after the ball has already been released.

I can't tell if it's called consistently one way or another. In some sense, it seems to me that it shouldn't be a shooting foul, since the contact could not affect the shot. But it's often called as such.

This came up Saturday in the UConn-Tennessee women's game in the final seconds, when Ann Strother got hit on the body after releasing a three-point attempt. It almost looked to me like it should have been a foul on the box out, but they gave her three shots.

thanks much! I've enjoyed poking around here to learn more about the rules!