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GREENVILLE, SC — As No. 2 Vanderbilt faced elimination the SEC Tournament — trailing No. 7 Ole Miss by 22 in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s quarterfinals at Bon Secours Wellness Arena — Commodores head coach Shea Ralph was ejected from the game by a referee.
Ole Miss went on to win 89-78 and will play in the semifinals on Saturday.
With less than 10 minutes to play, SEC Player of the Year Mikayla Blakes was whistled for her fourth foul during a scuffle on the floor for a loose ball. Upset with the call, Ralph — who was voted SEC Coach of the Year — dashed onto the court and began yelling at the referees.
Microphones on the SEC Network broadcast clearly picked up part of what Ralph said to one official: “How? How is that a (expletive) foul? She dove. You can’t call that. You suck. You suck (expletive).”
Just as Ralph’s husband — Vanderbilt associate coach Tom Garrick — was trying to get her to return to the bench, the referee blew his whistle, gave Ralph a tech and tossed her from the game. It's the first time Ralph has been ejected from a game in her five seasons as the head coach of the Commodores.
Before Ralph was escorted off the floor by a police officer, she gathered up her five starters in a brief huddle and delivered one last message. She then high-fived the players on her bench and left the floor.
Vanderbilt trailed by as much as 32 points in the game. Blakes started the game shooting 0-of-10 from the floor, but finished with 24 points on 8-of-26 shooting.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph ejected in SEC Tournament vs. Ole Miss
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Ole Miss went on to win 89-78 and will play in the semifinals on Saturday.
With less than 10 minutes to play, SEC Player of the Year Mikayla Blakes was whistled for her fourth foul during a scuffle on the floor for a loose ball. Upset with the call, Ralph — who was voted SEC Coach of the Year — dashed onto the court and began yelling at the referees.
Microphones on the SEC Network broadcast clearly picked up part of what Ralph said to one official: “How? How is that a (expletive) foul? She dove. You can’t call that. You suck. You suck (expletive).”
Just as Ralph’s husband — Vanderbilt associate coach Tom Garrick — was trying to get her to return to the bench, the referee blew his whistle, gave Ralph a tech and tossed her from the game. It's the first time Ralph has been ejected from a game in her five seasons as the head coach of the Commodores.
Before Ralph was escorted off the floor by a police officer, she gathered up her five starters in a brief huddle and delivered one last message. She then high-fived the players on her bench and left the floor.
Vanderbilt trailed by as much as 32 points in the game. Blakes started the game shooting 0-of-10 from the floor, but finished with 24 points on 8-of-26 shooting.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph ejected in SEC Tournament vs. Ole Miss
Continue reading...
