The first half officiating was abysmal, as if the refs were ND donors. A 4.5 second inbound penalty. Way too quick on the ball tie-ups/jump ball, but only when ND had the poss arrow. Phantom foul on 3-pointer when Miles (I think it was) kicked her legs way out to get the bogus call. The 3rd quarter was called pretty well (maybe someone spoke to them at the half?), but when the game was still close in the 4th, they made sure every 50-50 call went ND's way. I normally don't complain about officiating because it is a tough job and usually evens out, but the floor was definitely slanted in this game. The Cal turnovers were the story, but with an evenly called game, it would have most likely been a one possession win for somebody...
A remarkable season for this team and they should be celebrated. They know that they turn the ball over way too many times, but they keep fighting. High energy!! Motivated!! Plus, they created some ND turnovers.
Let's do some damage in the NCAA Tournament!! GO Bears!!!
28 Turnovers? Way too many. The constant "extra pass" led up to many of the TO's. Otherwise they played right with Notre Dame and the game was in doubt until the last few minutes.
I saw several of the turnovers were due to the Cal player pivoting towards the defender & swinging the ball at chest level, not down low to protect it from the opposing player, who then simply took it away.
The first half officiating was abysmal, as if the refs were ND donors. A 4.5 second inbound penalty. Way too quick on the ball tie-ups/jump ball, but only when ND had the poss arrow. Phantom foul on 3-pointer when Miles (I think it was) kicked her legs way out to get the bogus call. The 3rd quarter was called pretty well (maybe someone spoke to them at the half?), but when the game was still close in the 4th, they made sure every 50-50 call went ND's way. I normally don't complain about officiating because it is a tough job and usually evens out, but the floor was definitely slanted in this game. The Cal turnovers were the story, but with an evenly called game, it would have most likely been a one possession win for somebody...
A fun team to watch; and overall a very successful season. Hoping for an even brighter future.
A remarkable season for this team and they should be celebrated. They know that they turn the ball over way too many times, but they keep fighting. High energy!! Motivated!! Plus, they created some ND turnovers.
Let's do some damage in the NCAA Tournament!! GO Bears!!!
Spoken in a slow, Brent Key-like drawl: TAKE CARE OF THE BALL.
28 Turnovers? Way too many. The constant "extra pass" led up to many of the TO's. Otherwise they played right with Notre Dame and the game was in doubt until the last few minutes.
I saw several of the turnovers were due to the Cal player pivoting towards the defender & swinging the ball at chest level, not down low to protect it from the opposing player, who then simply took it away.