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The refs let a lot of contact go.  There were a couple of bad calls, but at least they did not dominate the game.

The refs missed some, but it was not as rough as some other games.  With all the steals, you'd think there would have been more fouls called.

An interesting point was that, except for a questionable call with 30 seconds left in the game, we almost had no player end the game with more than one foul.  I wonder if Stanford has ever come so close to that before. 

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And one more comment on the differences between Hatchell & Vanderveer:  When Tara wasn't coaching for a year, she didn't take any credit for the wins of her team.   I'm sorry for Hatchell's illness & am glad she won her most important battle that year, but I think she should not be credited for wins or losses when she (IIRC) wasn't present on the bench for any of the games that year.

By my reckoning, Hatchell should be credited with 996 wins and 395 losses (71.6%).
Vanderveer's record is 1076 wins and 247 losses (81.3%).

Otherwise, I had no issues with Hatchell in the games I saw her in.  She seemed a good coach whose teams played well.  I was surprised & saddened at how her career ended.

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Speaking of former long-term coaches, when I looked at the NCAA investigation & sanctions for the UCSB MWP team, I was quite surprised to see a familiar name on the committee that makes such decisions:  Jody Conradt.   900-309 (74.4%)

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The refs let a lot of contact go.  There were a couple of bad calls, but at least they did not dominate the game.

The refs missed some, but it was not as rough as some other games.  With all the steals, you'd think there would have been more fouls called.

An interesting point was that, except for a questionable call with 30 seconds left in the game, we almost had no player end the game with more than one foul.  I wonder if Stanford has ever come so close to that before. 

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And one more comment on the differences between Hatchell & Vanderveer:  When Tara wasn't coaching for a year, she didn't take any credit for the wins of her team.   I'm sorry for Hatchell's illness & am glad she won her most important battle that year, but I think she should not be credited for wins or losses when she (IIRC) wasn't present on the bench for any of the games that year.

By my reckoning, Hatchell should be credited with 996 wins and 395 losses (71.6%).
Vanderveer's record is 1076 wins and 247 losses (81.3%).

Otherwise, I had no issues with Hatchell in the games I saw her in.  She seemed a good coach whose teams played well.  I was surprised & saddened at how her career ended.

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Speaking of former long-term coaches, when I looked at the NCAA investigation & sanctions for the UCSB MWP team, I was quite surprised to see a familiar name on the committee that makes such decisions:  Jody Conradt.   900-309 (74.4%)