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February 26, 2011
Mountaineer women lose to Rutgers 67-58 for seventh loss in nine games
By Staff, wire reports
The Charleston Gazette
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - West Virginia coach Mike Carey might have to do some explaining to Big East Conference officials after yelling at a referee and criticizing her following a loss at Rutgers.
Carey stormed on the court Saturday after the No. 19 Mountaineers dropped a 67-58 decision to Rutgers and screamed at referee Angela Lewis for a couple of seconds. Lewis had handed Carey a technical foul in the waning seconds.
In the postgame news conference, Carey said some of the female official's calls - Lewis was the only female in the three-person crew - were "unbelievable.''
The one that seemed to upset Carey the most was when Lewis overruled fellow official Ed Sidlasky with 3:47 to go and Rutgers ahead 54-53.
Sidlasky, who was positioned on the baseline, called a charging foul against Rutgers' Daisha Simmons on a baseline drive. Lewis, who was the outside official, overruled him and called a foul on Madina Ali, her fourth, sending Simmons to the line for two free throws.
"I can't talk about the referee,'' Carey said. "I would love to. The female, unbelievable, referee. I didn't say their names so maybe I won't get in trouble. Unbelievable. Unbelievable calls down the stretch. It's unbelievable.''
Carey also was miffed his team didn't get any calls in the second half despite taking the ball to the basket. Rutgers had 21 free throws in the final 20 minutes. West Virginia got seven.
"We didn't even get to the one-and-one until under 30 seconds,'' Carey said. "Granted you have to attack the rim to get the one-and-one, but we were. We were getting banged driving and no calls, and they were getting those calls. They were getting those calls so give them credit because they were getting the calls and kept driving us. We just didn't make the plays down the stretch."
West Virginia (21-8, 7-8) has lost seven of nine games after starting the season 19-1. The Mountaineers will have to play a first-round game in the Big East tournament.
"[Rutgers] made plays down the stretch and we didn't," said Carey.
Despite the loss, the contest saw solid performances by the Mountaineers. Liz Repella led in scoring, posting 20 points. She also grabbed five rebounds and had two blocks and one steal. Korinne Campbell followed in scoring with a season-high 14 points in addition to four rebounds and four steals. Sarah Miles rounded out the top three, with seven points and five assists.
"Like coach was saying, we need to execute better," added Repella. "They made plays and we didn't. When the game is on the line, you have to make shots."
The Mountaineers return to action at the Coliseum on Monday, where they will play host to St. John's at7 p.m. for the final game of Big East regular-season play. The game also marks senior night for the Mountaineers, who graduate five seniors this year.
"This is the best group of seniors I have ever had in 30 years of coaching," said Carey. "They've won a lot of games over the last few years and I'm proud of them. They play hard. They make great grades and are leaders on and off the court.''
Mountaineer women lose to Rutgers 67-58 for seventh loss in nine games
By Staff, wire reports
The Charleston Gazette
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - West Virginia coach Mike Carey might have to do some explaining to Big East Conference officials after yelling at a referee and criticizing her following a loss at Rutgers.
Carey stormed on the court Saturday after the No. 19 Mountaineers dropped a 67-58 decision to Rutgers and screamed at referee Angela Lewis for a couple of seconds. Lewis had handed Carey a technical foul in the waning seconds.
In the postgame news conference, Carey said some of the female official's calls - Lewis was the only female in the three-person crew - were "unbelievable.''
The one that seemed to upset Carey the most was when Lewis overruled fellow official Ed Sidlasky with 3:47 to go and Rutgers ahead 54-53.
Sidlasky, who was positioned on the baseline, called a charging foul against Rutgers' Daisha Simmons on a baseline drive. Lewis, who was the outside official, overruled him and called a foul on Madina Ali, her fourth, sending Simmons to the line for two free throws.
"I can't talk about the referee,'' Carey said. "I would love to. The female, unbelievable, referee. I didn't say their names so maybe I won't get in trouble. Unbelievable. Unbelievable calls down the stretch. It's unbelievable.''
Carey also was miffed his team didn't get any calls in the second half despite taking the ball to the basket. Rutgers had 21 free throws in the final 20 minutes. West Virginia got seven.
"We didn't even get to the one-and-one until under 30 seconds,'' Carey said. "Granted you have to attack the rim to get the one-and-one, but we were. We were getting banged driving and no calls, and they were getting those calls. They were getting those calls so give them credit because they were getting the calls and kept driving us. We just didn't make the plays down the stretch."
West Virginia (21-8, 7-8) has lost seven of nine games after starting the season 19-1. The Mountaineers will have to play a first-round game in the Big East tournament.
"[Rutgers] made plays down the stretch and we didn't," said Carey.
Despite the loss, the contest saw solid performances by the Mountaineers. Liz Repella led in scoring, posting 20 points. She also grabbed five rebounds and had two blocks and one steal. Korinne Campbell followed in scoring with a season-high 14 points in addition to four rebounds and four steals. Sarah Miles rounded out the top three, with seven points and five assists.
"Like coach was saying, we need to execute better," added Repella. "They made plays and we didn't. When the game is on the line, you have to make shots."
The Mountaineers return to action at the Coliseum on Monday, where they will play host to St. John's at7 p.m. for the final game of Big East regular-season play. The game also marks senior night for the Mountaineers, who graduate five seniors this year.
"This is the best group of seniors I have ever had in 30 years of coaching," said Carey. "They've won a lot of games over the last few years and I'm proud of them. They play hard. They make great grades and are leaders on and off the court.''
