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November 06, 2009, 09:00 AM ET

Elbows, Lobos, and Low Blows

Topping the list of people that Tweed hopes never to meet in a dark alley (or on a soccer pitch): No. 15, Elizabeth Lambert, a defender for the University of New Mexico Lobos.

Comments

1. rrfisher - November 06, 2009 at 03:39 pm

I'd say that Ms Lambert is exhibiting aberrant behavior that goes beyond competitiveness. She should be suspended from playing, and should be given counseling.

2. 12052592 - November 06, 2009 at 03:44 pm

Ban her from the league.

3. 11228163 - November 06, 2009 at 03:47 pm

Counseling and jail time for assault. She should not be allowed to play.

4. 12114440 - November 06, 2009 at 03:47 pm

I think she should be arrested and jailed for assault.

5. crunchycon - November 06, 2009 at 03:55 pm

Where were the refs??? Several of those were red card offenses.

6. stmartins - November 06, 2009 at 03:59 pm

"Cat fighting"? Because both the person throwing the punches and the person being slugged in the spine are women? Whoever wrote that tagline deserves a kick in the shins from No. 15.

7. rworden - November 06, 2009 at 04:18 pm

This is reprehensible. The player should be suspended indefinitely. And the coach who condones this kind of vile behavior should be canned.

8. merriealynn - November 06, 2009 at 04:27 pm

Agree with everyone else.

9. 12058486 - November 06, 2009 at 04:29 pm

The Associated Press is reporting that New Mexico suspended Lambert today (Friday), and that the Mountain West Conference endorsed the Lobos' action. Lambert also apologized for her play, in a statement released by New Mexico. AP story is at http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iZ_PgegKQv4wXlNeqy69EFBdSVYwD9BQ8KK80

10. smithl1 - November 06, 2009 at 04:39 pm

She should transfer to the University of Florida and play football for Urben Meyer. Not only would he look the other way, he'd probably give her a raise.

11. jspsusa - November 06, 2009 at 05:26 pm

it's just a foul... part of the game... gotta be ready when things get rough... the refs will decide ( if they catch it )...

12. jwjulius - November 06, 2009 at 05:34 pm

The MWC needs to address how a camera operator could be more aware of what's going on in the soccer game than the referees. This is not part of a normal game. At the first hint of any of this, a halfway decent referee puts a stop to it, and at second hint the player is gone or at least carded for persistent infringement (and gone after the third time).

13. 11159766 - November 06, 2009 at 05:51 pm

This is worse than a foul, this is assault -- a crime.

14. jspsusa - November 06, 2009 at 06:05 pm

like i sed... up to the refs (during the game)... police can come later...

15. 12052592 - November 06, 2009 at 06:27 pm

jspsusa: so if I play a game with you with no refs, I can expect to be beat up? Of course not. Assault has NOTHING to do with soccer, with or without a good ref. What she engaged in is fit for a street fight (they don't even allow hair pulling in mma).

16. dtroop - November 06, 2009 at 08:59 pm

Re: comment No. 6: The "catfighting" tagline is courtesy of the person who posted the video on YouTube. ESPN disabled the "share" function on its video:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4628040
A subsequent video discusses Lambert's suspension:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4630382

17. laoshi - November 07, 2009 at 01:13 am

#6: Catfighting has long been the descriptor for two chicks fighting. Live it, love it, learn it.

18. chris_shea - November 09, 2009 at 12:01 pm

The fact is there is a record of this player's crimes. There should be punishment.

19. minnesotan - November 09, 2009 at 05:32 pm

I realize few of you have ever broken a sweat (other than a nervous one before MLA interviews) before, but this is nothing the referees could not handle, if they were doing their jobs. Assault charges? Settle down, Poindexter!

Academics have little business commenting on sports, seeing as none of them got picked anyhere but last during recess. ;)