New NCAA Center Line Rule

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NCAA Exam Question: R-15 makes a save in the front zone. After the play, she slides and her upper body crosses the center line and touches the Team S court. R-15 does not contact any Team S player, but S-9 must step around R-15 to play the ball.

Answer Options:
IWP = Individual Warning or Penalty
PtR = Team R wins a point & the serve
DQ = Disqualification
RP = Replay
IR = Denial, Improper Request
L = Legal Play, Request or Action
DW = Delay Warning
DP = Delay Penalty
TO = Timeout
PtS = Team S wins a point & the serve
AS = Administrative Sanction

I would have answered answered PtS, if not for the very explicit definition of interference in Rule 15.2.3.

Rule 15.2.3 Interference
It is a fault to interfere with an opponent. Interference is defined as contact that hinders an opponent’s opportunity to play the ball. Inadvertent contact that does not affect an opponent’s ability to make a play shall not be considered interference. (bold and underlined emphasis mine)


I answered "Legal Play, Request or Action," based on the explicit definition of interference in Rule 15.2.3, that requires contact that hinders an opponent. The question specifically mentions that there is no contact. If the rules overlords want a whistle when interfering based on the traditional definition of the word, they should not specifically define it otherwise in Rule 15.2.3.