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Early in the game, Santa Clara's keeper engaged in a little physical bout with Malatskey. As Carly came in on a through ball and pulled up because she wasn't going to get there, the keeper scooped the ball, rolled over into Malatskey's legs, then came up and gave her a shove for good measure.  Not even a short chat from the referee.  And this is a guy who gave out 6 yellow cards.   Just uneven officiating.

On the SC goalie: goalies, when they get to a ball ahead of an attacker, normally just drop down on it to make sure it is secure and does not pop out. The first time, where she got to the ball and then kept rolling into Malatskey, I thought it was odd; maybe she lost her balance. But then she did it at least once more later in the game. I think she was trying to draw a card on a Stanford player for "crashing" into her. I've seen plenty of players taking a dive to draw a foul on an opponent, but this is the first time I have seen a goalie do this.

[ca245]

Early in the game, Santa Clara's keeper engaged in a little physical bout with Malatskey. As Carly came in on a through ball and pulled up because she wasn't going to get there, the keeper scooped the ball, rolled over into Malatskey's legs, then came up and gave her a shove for good measure.  Not even a short chat from the referee.  And this is a guy who gave out 6 yellow cards.   Just uneven officiating.

On the SC goalie: goalies, when they get to a ball ahead of an attacker, normally just drop down on it to make sure it is secure and does not pop out. The first time, where she got to the ball and then kept rolling into Malatskey, I thought it was odd; maybe she lost her balance. But then she did it at least once more later in the game. I think she was trying to draw a card on a Stanford player for "crashing" into her. I've seen plenty of players taking a dive to draw a foul on an opponent, but this is the first time I have seen a goalie do this.