New Mexico Soccer Player suspended; Elizabeth Lambert threw fists, pulled hair

Elizabeth Lambert is a soccer player you don't want to mess with. The 20-year old University of New Mexico soccer player was known for pulling hair (thank God I don't have any), and throwing punches at opposing players.

But this time Elizabeth Lambert's act was caught on video against BYU in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament, and now she's suspended from the team indefinitely. Check out this AP video:



Did you see that punch? Elizabeth Lambert drove her fist right into the back of BYU's Carlee Payne (#7).

She then not only pulls the hair of another BYU player, but throws her to the ground, all in one motion.

Who is Elizabeth Lambert?

Elizabeth Lambert is a junior at New Mexico and is 5'8 and her position is "Defender". She was born December 29, 1988 and according to her player bio enjoys camping, surfing, and tacos...in addition to hair pulling and fist throwing. She's majoring in University Studies with a focus on (drum roll please)...Occupational Therapy!

But as surprising as this may be to some, I know a lot of women soccer players who say the kind of activity Elizabeth Lambert is being suspended for is common. It's just that few have captured it on video and in a spotlight game against two major colleges like BYU and New Mexico where such actions are bound to get World attention as this has.

Elizabeth Lambert is now an Internet celebrity, albeit for the wrong reasons. There's a Facebook group called "Ban Elizabeth Lambert From Soccer" and other one called "GO ELIZABETH LAMBERT! that has 2,674 fans.

I'm not one of them.

After her suspension, Lambert issued an apology, stating  "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."

Some of the YouTube comments on the video page are equally interesting:

baileyc86 (2 minutes ago)

I'm sorry but I couldn't have been the girl on the ground. I would have jump back up so fucking fast and whooped that ass, she wouldn't have seen that s--- coming.

mfull1991 (2 minutes ago)

She's probably just mad the other girls are so much hotter. She looks like f---ing horse.

To be clear, Elizabeth Lambert remains a student at New Mexico, just no longer on the soccer team.  Man, I wonder what her parents think about this?