How Vanderbilt's Shea Ralph Sparked a Women's Basketball Revival in Nashville
Shaped by coaching legends Pat Summitt and Geno Auriemma, Vanderbilt's head coach Shea Ralph has the team poised for an NCAA Tournament run in Music City.
Shea Ralph's decision to storm the court during the fourth quarter of Vanderbilt's quarter-final against Ole Miss last Friday at the SEC Tournament wasn't premeditated. Ralph, who up to that moment had never been thrown out of a game in her lengthy career, just did what she thought was right in arguing a questionable foul call.
"I wasn't trying to get kicked out," Ralph told reporters after the game. "I know where I was on the court. But I also think that at that time what I said was warranted, and the action I took was warranted. And I'll stand behind that. You want to kick me out for it, they can kick me out."
The fiery outburst from Shea Ralph, who has been shaped by the coaching legends of Pat Summitt and Geno Auriemma, exemplifies the passion and intensity she has brought to reviving Vanderbilt's women's basketball program. In just her second season as the Commodores' head coach, Ralph has the team poised for a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
Source: The Guardian
