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Elizabeth Lambert Video: New Mexico Soccer Player Suspended

by Jordan Yerman | November 6, 2009 at 08:15 am

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Elizabeth Lambert, New Mexico University's soccer player who waged a one-woman assault on BYU's team, has been suspended indefinitely.

The BYU-New Mexico womens' soccer game turned violent, with face kicks, elbows, punches, and body slams. The main culprit in this is New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert (#15, red jersey). Note how she slams Kassidy Shumway (BYU's #21) by yanking her hair in a sort of WWE move. Let the Elizabeth Lambert-vs-BYU soccer catfight video speak for itself, and be sure never to get up in Elizabeth Lambert's face. Looking at all the hits in that video, I'm astounded that Elizabeth Lambert didn't get red-carded. Indeed, the referee deserves some scrutiny here, having only given Elizabeth Lambert one yellow card during the entire game.

Lambert has apologized, saying "I let my emotions get the best of me in a heated situation."

"I take full responsibility for my actions and accept any punishment felt necessary," she said.

Oh, and BYU won the game 1-0, ending New Mexico's season as BYU advances in the playoffs.

Women are way tougher than guys when it comes to sports violence. That hair-pull/neck-snap was more ruthless than anything I've seen on UFC Unleashed.

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Nunya Damboinness (not verified)

at 12:02 on November 6th, 2009

"Women are way tougher than guys when it comes to sports violence."Lol, you don't actually know anything about sports do you? Or are you totally ignorant of say, Ron Artest?

Roy C

at 12:09 on November 6th, 2009

UFC is much tougher. Sorry.

Amy Judd

at 12:19 on November 6th, 2009

Jon made a good point yesterday when he said that men fighting have unspoken rules whereas for women anything goes. I never thought about it that way before...

Roy C

at 12:22 on November 6th, 2009

Then it is admitted: women have different control problems and issues than men.

Punish (not verified)

at 12:30 on November 6th, 2009

This is disgusting and disgraceful. She should be permanently removed from the team and any scholarships revoked. I think her coaches should be disciplined for not removing her from the field and allowing her to continue to injure other people in a very unsportsmanlike manner. The refs should be ashamed and disciplined as well.

Kaner (not verified)

at 14:03 on November 6th, 2009

She is hot. I don't know what else to say. I cannot help myself.

Jordan Yerman

at 14:19 on November 6th, 2009

To clarify: I've gotten to play against some of water polo's toughest, including Olympian Chris Humbert (he's even quicker than you'd expect, and seems somehow taller than his 6'7").

The roughest team I've ever played? UC Davis women's team's summer league crew.

Never again. Never. Again.