Did New Mexico suspends apologetic, hair-pulling womens soccer player?”
Junior defender Elizabeth Lambert was suspended Friday for her infractions the day before during a 1-0 loss to Brigham Young in a Mountain West Conference semifinal. Lambert threw elbows, collided with several players, then yanked the ponytail of BYU player Kassidy Shumway, who went crashing to the ground. “My actions were uncalled for,” Lambert said in a statement released by New Mexico. “I let my emotions get the best of me in a heated situation.” Video highlights can be found here. “Liz is a quality student-athlete, but in this instance, her actions clearly crossed the line of fair play and good sportsmanship,” New Mexico coach Kit Vela said. Lambert was the only player to be penalized in the game, getting a yellow card in the 77th minute for colliding with a BYU player who was driving toward the net. The highlights showed the game was physical both ways, including an elbow to Lambert’s ribs by a BYU player during a dead ball. Lambert responded with an elbow to the back, one of many
A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons. Junior defender Elizabeth Lambert was suspended Friday for her infractions the day before during a 1-0 loss to Brigham Young in a Mountain West Conference semifinal. Lambert threw elbows, collided with several players, then yanked the ponytail of BYU player Kassidy Shumway, who went crashing to the ground. “My actions were uncalled for,” Lambert said in a statement released by New Mexico. “I let my emotions get the best of me in a heated situation.” Video highlights can be found here. “Liz is a quality student-athlete, but in this instance, her actions clearly crossed the line of fair play and good sportsmanship,” New Mexico coach Kit Vela said. Lambert was the only player to be penalized in the game, getting a yellow card in the 77th minute for colliding with a BYU player who was driving toward the net. The highlights showed the game was physical both ways, including an elbow to Lambert’s ribs by a BYU
