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BYU Soccer advances to MWC Championship
First-seed BYU (17-2-2) ensured that the top-two seeds in the 2009 MWC Women's Soccer Tournament will play for the championship on Saturday with the Cougars' 1-0 victory over fourth-seed New Mexico (13-5-3).
November 5th, 2009 @ 10:01pm
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John Ledkins
Report Comment 11:21pm - Thu Nov 5th, 2009
I just saw on ESPN a shocking even from the game between BYU and New Mexico Women's Soccer today. The punch in the back and the pony tail take down by the New Mexico player are both assaults and I hope that the culprit is punished to the full extent of the law.
cdub
Report Comment 12:19pm - Fri Nov 6th, 2009
@John Ledkins - I agree she should be punished for her actions, but BYU's not completely innocent on this. It looked to me like the BYU girls knew she would retaliate if they got under her skin.(I watched it in slowmo on DVR a few times) On the ponytail takedown the BYU player was grabbing and was holding her jersey until she was thrown to the ground. And you could see she was jabbed in the ribs (or bewb) by the BYU player right before she punched her in the back.
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Mike D.
Report Comment 11:38pm - Thu Nov 5th, 2009
I agree that New Mexico Woman's Soccer should be reprimanded for their poor sportsmanship. I hate to see sports becoming so hateful and nasty. Shame on the players who acted like little spoiled babies.
J P Dana
Report Comment 7:55am - Fri Nov 6th, 2009
ncaa athletes. going pro in more than sports. like assault. Unbelievable!
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Einstein's Relative
Report Comment 12:44pm - Fri Nov 6th, 2009
I saw the video on youtube. Lambert was practically leaning on the BYU player, who pushed her off her back with an elbow. I saw nothing that warrented a punch to the back. And let's not talk about kicking the ball into the face of a down BYU player, or the immense overreaction with the ponytail tackle. Lambert should be suspended and the NM team needs to be punished in some way for the extreme unsportsmanlike conduct in this game. I, too, have played soccer, and some contact is a necessary part of the game, but this was battery (not assault), pure and simple.

Go Cougs.
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PC Patty
Report Comment 12:46pm - Fri Nov 6th, 2009
Good job KSL for leaving out all the Good stuff in the story!!
Good work BYU!! LOOK AT THE SCORE BOARD LAMBERT! you punk!
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Wade B.
Report Comment 1:49pm - Fri Nov 6th, 2009
Definitely some unsporting play from Lambert from the videos I've seen from a number of sources.

FWIW earlier this afternoon, New Mexico suspended her indefinitely.
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