This Elizabeth Lambert should be banned from soccer for life. She’s a dirty vicious player. What kind of person is she? I wonder who dates her? I wonder what her parents think of her? Her pastor or priest?
Soccer can be a rough game, especially in the top-flight European leagues, where jersey pulls and raps on the shins are basically part of the fabric of the game. But it’s apparently roughest in the Mountain West Conference’s Women’s Soccer Tournament, where BYU beat New Mexico 1-0 in the semifinals and probably only scored a draw in the battle royale.
The two teams combined for what would seem like a stunning 25 fouls, but that’s actually not a huge number: In the three games of last year’s Women’s Final Four, there were 23, 24, and 33 fouls. The shocker is that only one yellow card came out in this game, which seems wildly out of proportion to the amount of brutality in the above video.
But that yellow card did at least go to Elizabeth Lambert, the Lobo who does the dirty work in the above video. Her bio says she "is fearless when making a challenge," which is a nice way to say she will rabbit punch you, yank you down by the ponytail, and slap your face while you are in mid-air. I don’t know why, exactly, she got carded for a fairly routine trip outside the box instead of the other chippiness.
HER BIO SAYS: "Born Elizabeth Ann Lambert on December 29, 1988, in Lancaster, Calif. … daughter of Clark and Diane Lambert … has three siblings, Christine, Keith and Samantha … enjoys camping and surfing in her spare time … favorite food is tacos … sister Christine played college volleyball at the University of Connecticut, while brother Keith played college soccer at Humboldt State University … is majoring in University Studies with a focus on Occupational Therapy."
I’m not going to forget about this woman until she’s brought to justice.
Kyle Koster blogs: Today is not a good day to be Elizabeth Lambert.
The New Mexico women’s soccer player has to wake up with the realization that a large portion of sports-loving America has seen her on-field antics against BYU on Thursday.
And by antics, I mean hair-pulling, punching, slapping, squeezing and anything else that would fall under the umbrella of dirty play.
Amid a hoard of attention from the blogosphere today, New Mexico announced that Lambert has been suspended indefinitely from all team practices, competition and conditioning activities.
"I am deeply and wholeheartedly regretful for my actions," Lambert said in a statement posted on the school’s web site. "My actions were uncalled for. 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 from the coaching staff and UNM administration. 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."
