To score or not to score the shot.

HOWDY. A RED PLAYER HAS STARTED TO TAKE A SHOT, THE PLAYER IS ABOUT 15 METERS FROM THE GOAL OF THE

DEFENDERS, AND JUST AS THE BALL LEAVES THE HAND OF THE SHOOTER, A BLUE PLAYER DELIBERATELY FOULS

ANOTHER RED PLAYER, HOPING TO GET THE REF BLOW THE WHISTLE AND CAUSE A DEAD BALL AND PREVENTING A

GOAL. SHOULD THE REF NOT BLOW THE WHISTLE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE SHOT, AND WHETHER IT GOES

IN OR NOT, AND THEN BLOW THE WHISTLE AND THEN EXCLUDE THE BLUE PLAYER OR NOT CALL ANYTHING, IF THE

FOUL IS NOT ONE OF AN EXCLUSIONARY NATURE? WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE AN ADVANTAGE AWAY FROM THE OFFENSE.

I HOPE THIS IS GOOD REASONING ON MY PART. I ONCE ASKED AN NCAA REF, AND THIS WOULD BE HOW SHE WOULD

RULE ON IT, IF I HEARD HER RIGHT. THANK YOU.