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Unsportsmanlike conduct: Elizabeth Lambert, New Mexico soccer player, suspended after BYU game
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Elizabeth Lambert, the New Mexico University soccer player that has been making headlines today for her aggressive tactics, has been suspended from playing soccer indefinitely. Her conduct during NMU's game against BYU has gone viral, with videos of Lambert punching, kicking, and pulling an opposing player's ponytail -nearly snapping her neck- all over the internet. Although Lambert has since apologized, many are appalled by her actions, and rightfully so.
Go ahead and watch the video below and see what Lambert does that's gotten the country (and world) talking. She takes foul play to a whole new level with punches to the back, elbows to the face, kicking a ball into the face of an opponent, and ends it with the most shocking move - pulling the ponytail of an opponent so forcefully that the girl's head snaps back and she is taken to the ground. The opponent, Kassidy Shumway, is seen laying on the field, crying, and you can't blame her! It had to hurt!
Naturally Lambert apologized afterwards, saying that her emotions got the better of her. "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. This is in no way indicative of my character or the soccer player that I am. I am sorry to my coaches and teammates for any and all damages I have brought upon them.
"I am especially sorry to BYU and the BYU women's soccer players that were personally affected by my actions. I have the utmost respect for the BYU women's soccer program and its players."
Given her actions on the field, it's pretty clear that there was no way New Mexico University could even try to gloss it over. Paul Krebs, NMU's vice president for athletics said, "Liz's conduct on the field against BYU was completely inappropriate. There is no way to defend her actions." Yeah, you can say that again.
This kind of behavior is typical, if not expected, by male athletes but is likely not as unusual as we may believe among female athletes. The fact that cameras were rolling has undoubtedly helped escalate this incident into the forefront, as we now have the pleasure of viewing the incident as often as we like (come on, you know you cringe everytime you see Shumway's ponytail yanked!). Surely Lambert's not the most aggressive female athlete out there, so it possible that aggression in female athletics might become a trend?
Sources: ESPN, Deadspin
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