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I guess, although, if I recall correctly Maia received a forearm shiver in the back from a Rutgers player while attempting that elegant finger roll that knocked her to the ground and resulted in her being limited during the playoffs that year.
I was at that game. It was Rutgers (what a surprise) and I believe it was EPP who "defended". I thought it was more of a grab and twist than a shiver but in any case it was a dangerous defensive move.
And yes, it's any player who elevates is at risk because wcbb rules don't protect defenseless players. Not intentionally, it's because it's so rare, or has been in the past.
Sadly, in most sports rules against dangerous play don't happen until a player or three get seriously hurt. It took a disturbing incident like Daryl Stingley before the NFL even thought of doing anything about assassins like Jack Tatum et al. Those blindside hits from safeties were featured on highlight tapes until that Stingley hit.