[Viking_Guy]

Spiny--

The thing that always gets me in watching us play Jovan-coached sides, men's or women's, is the extraordinary number of offensive fouls they get called on the opposition in transition.  They generate a ton of "turnovers" that way, and it was also intriguing to me that the official calling the majority of them was on the side where she had to listen to him.  It feels like if they feel they are caught out of position, to swim up someone's legs and then flail backwards to simulate being kicked.

The first goal for $C felt like exactly that - an offensive foul called by the referee on the coaches' side of the pool, with Stanford breaking out in transition, which turned a 5 on 3 breakout by Stanford into a 3 on 1 chance for $C on a referee's whistle.

VG

$C is the best-coached team in the country when it comes to getting fouls called and not getting called for them.

I was at the match and it was a war. The most egregious example of the officiating was in the 1st half. U.SC's ball. The girl in the 2 meter spot was battling for position with a Stanford defender. The T.rojan pulled down her own suit to expose her breast and flash the crowd and drew an exclusion on Stanford. Stanford was able to stop that 6 on 5 fortunately. But you could tell what kind of an afternoon Stanford was in for.

[Viking_Guy]

Spiny--

The thing that always gets me in watching us play Jovan-coached sides, men's or women's, is the extraordinary number of offensive fouls they get called on the opposition in transition.  They generate a ton of "turnovers" that way, and it was also intriguing to me that the official calling the majority of them was on the side where she had to listen to him.  It feels like if they feel they are caught out of position, to swim up someone's legs and then flail backwards to simulate being kicked.

The first goal for $C felt like exactly that - an offensive foul called by the referee on the coaches' side of the pool, with Stanford breaking out in transition, which turned a 5 on 3 breakout by Stanford into a 3 on 1 chance for $C on a referee's whistle.

VG

$C is the best-coached team in the country when it comes to getting fouls called and not getting called for them.

I was at the match and it was a war. The most egregious example of the officiating was in the 1st half. U.SC's ball. The girl in the 2 meter spot was battling for position with a Stanford defender. The T.rojan pulled down her own suit to expose her breast and flash the crowd and drew an exclusion on Stanford. Stanford was able to stop that 6 on 5 fortunately. But you could tell what kind of an afternoon Stanford was in for.