Ole Miss coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin calls out officiating after Cotie McMahon fouls out in loss to Minnesota
'It's disappointing. These fans deserved more than that.'
No. 4 Minnesota beat No. 5 Ole Miss on Sunday after a thrilling comeback , advancing to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in more than 20 years.
Amaya Battle’s buzzer-beating jumper secured the stunning victory, but it didn’t help that the Rebels were playing with their best player, Cotie McMahon on the bench after she fouled out with four minutes left in the game. McMahon’s fifth and final foul of the game was on offense, as the senior was called for a charge. It was the second offensive foul for McMahon, who picked up her second foul just three minutes into the game on another call that seemed a little soft.
Postgame, when asked about the fouls and the refereeing, Ole Miss head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin was clear on her opinion, if slightly hesitant of getting on the wrong side of an NCAA fine. “I got to see how to answer that without getting in any trouble,” McPhee-McCuin said to start off, before continuing: “From my point of view, the last call was incorrect. We watched it 1,500 times.
One of the things I do understand is that officials are human and environments create them to officiate in a particular type of way. I don't think that's why we lost the game. I just know that Cotie is leading scorer, newcomer of the year, all of the things, and she plays 20 minutes.