Rules Question

[HopJim]

This is a case where both sides could be right. Tough to make quick calls when you have so many physical, quick players going at full speed. This was as physical a game as I remember. While about 1/3 of Vol Nation complained about the perception of bad calls, many of my neighbors must have heard my screams when I was convinced refs hated the Huskies. On replay, it seemed about even.

 

[CL82]

That's what I thought at first also but I believe @VaConnFan11 has it right in post #19. Because it wasn't a rebounding play and because Heckel had her back turned to Barker it wasn't a 'legal guarding position'.

Doesn't matter because Barker isn't allowed to run into, or jump on the back of, a stationary Heckel.

 

[Spaceman213J]

Heckel is not planted and vertical when Barker begins her leap to catch the pass so Barker has the right to come down. It's close and could have been a 'no call', but I think it looks worse because Heckel is not looking for the ball. I love Heckel, but watching it again (and I thought in real time during the game) she isn't set up in position to take a charge and it was a pass and not a rebound attempt.

 

[Skeets]

I was at the game, so I didn't have the luxury of a replay. The ref probably thought K9 submarined her. It didn't look that way to me, but I'll give the ref a pass for having to make the call in real time. Now I have to go wash my fingers in bleach for typing this.

 

[stamfordhusky]

Doesn't matter because Barker isn't allowed to run into, or jump on the back of, a stationary Heckel.

Depends on whether Heckel was stationary when Barker left her feet.