Maryland's Disallowed Goal
BOSTON--Warren Kimber, the head of selection referees for the NCAA tournament, without hesitation said it was a correct call to disallow a goal by Maryland early in the fourth quarter against Virginia in the quarterfinals last week.
"A Maryland player clearly was in the crease," Kimber said on Friday. Maryland was given back the ball "because the player had been pushed into the crease."
Maryland freshman Travis Reed appeared to have scored with around 13 minutes left; the goal would have given his team an 8-6 lead. Virginia won in overtime, 8-7.
By Christian Swezey |
May 24, 2008; 8:32 AM ET
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Posted by: Mark | May 28, 2008 3:56 PM
Mark--I cannot argue with your logic. It's a rule that clearly needs to be looked at. Because now that the precedent has been set, perhaps more teams will use the tactic.
John Weaver on the Re:Lax blog had a very interesting post about intentional fouls in lacrosse a couple weeks ago. In his view, currently there is nothing in the rules to prohibit them nor to penalize them accordingly.
Posted by: Christian | May 28, 2008 5:18 PM
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Legal or not, the call rewarded the defense for commiting a foul. The ball was fed prior to the crease violation and the goalie was never obstructed. The foul should be a play-on situation.