New Mexico Soccer Player Suspended Video, Elizabeth Lambert
Soccer player Elizabeth Lambert of the New Mexico women’s team has been suspended for engaging in rough play in the Mountain West Conference semifinals match.
Lambert is prohibited from taking part in practices, games and conditioning, coach Kit Vela announced on Friday.
Lambert apologized for her actions, and said she was “deeply and wholeheartedly regretful.”
“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.”
“This is in no way indicative of my character or the soccer player I am,” Lambert said in her apology. “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.”
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New Mexico Soccer Player Elizabeth Lambert Suspended For Hair-Pulling (VIDEO)
(AP) PROVO, Utah — 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 BYU in a Mountain West Conference semifinal. Lambert is seen in video from the game throwing elbows, colliding with several players and then yanking the ponytail of a BYU player 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.”
