Here is another angle of the call in the final seconds, It looks to be the correct call.

[TN-Gamecock]

 

[dogpause]

Unfortunately, it's not only correct, but one that we've seen in almost every game.

 

[NoSpamHere]

That assumes Edwards had set her position and then reached out, which is not the case. Edwards has the right to space just like Marshall. If you notice, Edwards planted right before Marshall's last step.

Could you call that? Sure. Did you call that all game? Probably not.

 

[Stinger92860]

That assumes Edwards had set her position and then reached out, which is not the case. Edwards has the right to space just like Marshall. If you notice, Edwards planted right before Marshall's last step.

Could you call that? Sure. Did you call that all game? Probably not.

How many times this year has this been called? Almost one per game?

 

[NoSpamHere]

How many times this year has this been called? Almost one per game?

UConn had four last night. Iowa none. That's just not realistic given the contact that occurred throught the game.

 

[Centerstream]

If the scenario was reversed and it was Stuelke or Marshall setting the screen, the ref would have swallowed the whistle.
ESPN got the Championship game they wanted, #1 vs. #2, David vs. Goliath, Caitlin in her (guaranteed) final collegiate game on National TV.

 

[UConnCat]

Marshall's histrionics sold the call.

The official was willing in the moment to react to the histrionics.

 

[Ctedgeman]

For the love of God, no one cares if it was technically a foul or not. If it's not wildly egregious, you do not call an off ball foul on the final play of a game.

Edit- and I would say that if we were up 1 and Iowa had the ball and got hit with the same call.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Not saying it wasn't a foul, but you don't make that call with 4 seconds left when a team is about to attempt a winning shot to go to the national championship. That's an official wanting to impact the result. I rewatched the game and the officiating all game was horrendous. If I thought we'd have had a chance in the title game, this loss would've been much more painful, but that call shouldn't have been made.

 

[TN-Gamecock]

If the scenario was reversed and it was Stuelke or Marshall setting the screen, the ref would have swallowed the whistle.

You don't know that, it's your opinion. I just showed you proof that the call was correct. I said it before, if you want to be in the national championship game, beat the opponent by 20. Don't complain when you lose by 1 or 2 points then blame the refs.

If my Gamecocks lose by a couple of points, I will blame the coaches and players for not wanting the championship bad enough to beat IOWA handily. Blaming refs for a small point margin loss is lame. You have to take to totality of the game.

 

[cferraro04]

Wrong time to make that call. Now for all the purists who would claim there is no wrong time...I would say that a referee must understand the moment. With three seconds left, a kid is going to have to force up a quick shot. It either goes in or it doesn't. The players get to decide the outcome of the game it should not be left up to the referees. If the shot goes in then UConn pulls off the upset if it doesn't then Iowa becomes a team of destiny...that should be the script. From the context provided here, that foul call on AE was one of the worst calls in college sports history. They robbed UConn of a fair chance to win. The was a full-on ratings FIX to get Caitlin to the finals.
I call BS. Lastly, a call of that nature unfairly places the player it is called on in a position where they blame themselves for the loss.

It was a great game and it is too bad it will be remembered for the call instead of the great play of the players. 5 years from now everyone will remember that AE got called for an illegal screen costing UConn a chance to get to the finals. No one will remember who the foul was committed on except the players from Iowa. If there ever was a time for a no-call play-on moment this was it.

 

[Rowdy831]

Very weak call in every aspect of the word weak. The foul on it's own was questionable if you remove the flop action provided by the defender, the defense was not impacted at all because the others were in position in the front of the play. But most of all the Refs CAN'T determine the outcome of a game of this magnitude.

What should be remembered as an incredibly close game played hard by both teams now becomes a game that ended with a questionable call. Too bad for WCBB.

 

[superjohn]

For the love of God, no one cares if it was technically a foul or not. If it's not wildly egregious, you do not call an off ball foul on the final play of a game.

Edit- and I would say that if we were up 1 and Iowa had the ball and got hit with the same call.

I still don't like that call being made to decide a final 4 game but it was pretty egregious, she was moving/sliding and stuck her elbow out. If people want to be mad at someone on the final play it should really be Geno for the play call. It's not all that surprising something like this would go wrong and they wouldn't even be able to get a shot up, way too many moving parts.

 

[ScottCT]

You don't know that, it's your opinion. I just showed you proof that the call was correct. I said it before, if you want to be in the national championship game, beat the opponent by 20. Don't complain when you lose by 1 or 2 points then blame the refs.

If my Gamecocks lose by a couple of points, I will blame the coaches and players for not wanting the championship bad enough to beat IOWA handily. Blaming refs for a small point margin loss is lame. You have to take to totality of the game.

I don't know what you are expecting coming here typing this nonsense the morning after a loss.

 

[SCHuskiedad]

Did they call this one? Is this not a foul?

https://x.com/3ronjohnson/status/1776447436652708041?s=46&t=zW8wcyZs9RSOioKL41ox1g

 

[hoophuskee]

It is NOT the corect call. The whole point is that you don't make that type of call last play of the game. Its like in Super Bowl last play of the game the QB is set to launch a last play pass and 5 yards away a holding call is made.

That's the entire point. Yes- it was a hold. Yes it was a moving pick. But it had little impact. You shouldn't be making calls on plays in last seconds to the letter of the law. How about "a carry?" Or "3 seconds?" Or someone slightly bumps going over the back which is technically a foul but the player going over the back appears to be boxed out?

 

[Shenandoah]

Happens on every screen set, in every game. THAT play, let the players play.

 

[Ctedgeman]

I still don't like that call being made to decide a final 4 game but it was pretty egregious, she was moving/sliding and stuck her elbow out. If people want to be mad at someone on the final play it should really be Geno for the play call. It's not all that surprising something like this would go wrong and they wouldn't even be able to get a shot up, way too many moving parts.

I think we have different definitions. When I say egregious, I mean that it would basically be impossible not to call it. What you've described as egregious, is basically just saying it's a foul by the letter the rules, which I'm not disagreeing with.

If on the final drive of the game the on ball defender winds up and slaps the ball handler's head and face as he or she goes in for a layup, you have to call that. Moving screens get called and not called all game long. Refs don't seem to call it with any consistency. Unless you barrel into someone and just like body check them to the floor, moving screens are not egregious by nature.

 

[SCHuskiedad]

How about these?

https://x.com/bueckersbuckets/status/1776483620128993331?s=10&t=zW8wcyZs9RSOioKL41ox1g

 

[Puertorock43]

She’s 6’3 vs 5’9 of coarse it’s gonna look like she bounce of her

 

[superjohn]

I think we have different definitions. When I say egregious, I mean that it would basically be impossible not to call it. What you've described as egregious, is basically just saying it's a foul by the letter the rules, which I'm not disagreeing with.

If on the final drive of the game the on ball defender winds up and slaps the ball handler's head and face as he or she goes in for a layup, you have to call that. Moving screens get called and not called all game long. Refs don't seem to call it with any consistency. Unless you barrel into someone and just like body check them to the floor, moving screens are not egregious by nature.

By egregious I mean it was a pretty terrible screen that's hard not to notice, the only question is should it have been called with those stakes on the line. Bueckers took too wide a path so Edwards tried to compensate by sliding over making herself bigger with her elbows out. Everything about the the final 10 seconds was bad. Terrible play call, bad execution, ref deciding the game with a call.

Moving on, they got Sarah Strong.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

She was stationary, didn't lean into the defender, and didn't fully extend her arms. That is borderline at best. And if it was borderline, you don't make that call.

 

[Forego]

How many times during a game does a player bringing the ball up court have a teammate or two play destroyer escort and run interference for the ball handler? How many of those moving screens are called? When you are getting paid $1000 - $2000 a for a two hour game the fans expect the refs to use good judgement and to make consistent calls on both sides of the court.

 

[Kaizen]

Absolutely not right call.
Very clearly Marshall run and hit Edward's chest first.
Why you wanted to run through someone's chest?