Elizabeth Lambert, 20, might seem like a usual defender in the game of soccer playing for University of New Mexico in Woman’s Division One Soccer. But she got all the wrong attention while playing against Brigham Young when she was caught on video punching,shoving, tripping and yanking down player by the ponytail.

As a result New Mexico suspended the soccer player indefinitely and the school’s athletic director, Paul Krebs, said “There is no way to defend her actions.”

Lambert, 20, has been suspended indefinitely by New Mexico after she engaged in shoving, punching, tripping and yanking an opponent down by the ponytail last Thursday in a 1-0 loss to Brigham Young. Paul Krebs, the athletic director at New Mexico, said in a statement, “There is no way to defend her actions.” Lambert said she was “deeply and wholeheartedly regretful” for losing her self-control during the Mountain West Conference tournament semifinal match. Source: www.nytimes.com

As every other issue – it found its way on facebook with a page titled –

She didn’t get any love there –

Yes…Throw her out of UNM…Prosecute her to the fullest extent of the law… But… UNM should assist her getting into another college with no perks – education only…..Even though i think she is a TOTAL THUG, this does not warrant for her education to suffer…She just needs to be prosecuted for assault!…2000 hours of community service involving soccer would be a good add on to her sentencing as well One of the most disgusting display of football I have ever seen! She should be banned from playing football in any capacity, this sets a precedence of violence in sport that is simply not tolerable. Really where is the referee?? I think she played because American referees also dont know football like that Elizabeth bitch 🙂 She should ban from any sports at all.. Instead of banning her from ladies soccer, why don’t we just offer her a career change as this group’s enforcer. We’ll just send her places to beat the shit out of select people. Ban the bitch. Charge her with assault. Get her into therapy for aggression and perhaps some anger management. This is way over the top violent and not sports. I’d like to add a ban on coaches who allow that kind of behavior, as well as a ban on the officials who won’t call fouls, or are not seeing them (how can you not see those?). This girl should have been out of the game, and if the officials aren’t going to call it, her coach should have benched her!Source: www.facebook.com

I am little surprised for the following reasons –

Where was the referee ? Why was he allowing this kind of behaviour? She should have been given a red card for the fist punch.

? Why was he allowing this kind of behaviour? She should have been given a Which makes me think, is this kind of violence normal in woman’s soccer?I have seen yanking pony tails and shoving before.

Haven’t we already seen a lot of violence in regular men’s sports? Are OK with men talking jabs at each other in NHL, causing concussions in NFL, etc. but a woman playing rough is an issue?

Don’t we know that feigning an injury in soccer is beneficial for the team, so most of the players fall even on a slightest touch?

Maybe we should start watching more soccer to pass judgements. And further, I would rather suspend the referee and coach who let this behaviour to take place. Referee should have pulled up a red card and/or coach should have substituted her.

It does make me believe that she was asked to be rough and was ignored by the referee.

Check the following video on violence in sports and then pass rethink –

Why just stop at Elizabeth Lambert? Why not go after all violence?

What do you all think?