Texas-Maryland Womens (Video)
 

Would anyone whack the Maryland coach for what she did at 15:28 second half? Is there a foul on the previous action starting at 15:30?

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I probably wouldn't.

I might not have had anything on the first action which caused the Md player to go to the floor. But, when that same Texas player dove on the Md player on the floor......I would think that's what she's complaining about, and I'd like to think I'd put air in my whistle there.

Would be interesting to have seen a wider picture. I'm thinking that the new Lead would be the one to see and call this, but may have been focused elsewhere. Anything T-worthy had ended by the time the held ball was called so I can see why the T and C missed it.

Focusing only on the coach, I would have a T.

Agree with this about hopefully having a whistle for the dive on top of the player, although I don't think that's what the coach was complaining about. She is already jumping up and down outside the coaches box before the defender dives onto her player.

First contact should have been a foul by NCAA-W POE. C had a good look at it but didn't call it. If it had been called, there would be no need to worry about the Coach.

A1 loses her balance and falls on her own. B1 didn't dive on top of A1. So I have nothing but a held ball like the officials did.

MD coach would get a "calm down" from me if I'm the new Lead. But if that's all she's done the entire game I'm not seeing a T for this.

I'm not so sure there was much contact made by the Texas player diving for the loose ball. Looks like there was leg contact, but definitely not torso or full body contact. The MD player 'dove on' pops right up to her feet by the time a held ball is called. No way she gets up that quick if she was dove on, as we all normally would expect that action to look like.

Not sure on whacking the MD coach. Would like to think the new L would have his partners' backs on that one, since both have a lot of on-ball activity and players to deal with. She should at least be talked to and perhaps warned.

BTW, I thought it was a good no-call. Dribbler initiated the contact causing her to go down.

Appears to me that the Texas defender bumped the dribbler. When she falls, I'm grabbing that foul.

B player doesn't have LGP. Even if A initiates the contact, it's a B foul.

And that kind of contact on the dribbler is a POE in NCAA-W games this year. Should have been called.

Yes, easy block call. There was nothing legal about the defenders position.

99 out of 100 officials are going to make that call....simple block.

I will admit that in a HS game I'm probably waiting to see if RSBQ is affected in a meaningful way before putting air in my whistle.

Agreed.

It looks to me the second time I saw this, that the ball handler was falling and the defender was getting out of the way.

I would like to see more to completely dismiss the "dive" onto the ball handler. But I can see for sure why nothing was called.

Peace