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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico women's soccer player Elizabeth Lambert has been reinstated after serving a two-game suspension for her role in a widely publicized endgame fracas last fall.
New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs joined coach Kit Vela at a news conference Tuesday, but Lambert did not attend.
Lambert's actions created an Internet sensation -- the video was viewed by millions of people worldwide.
The most striking image was Lambert grabbing BYU's Kassidy Shumway by her ponytail and jerking her to the ground, but the game was physical on both sides. Lambert took an elbow to the ribs from a BYU player during a dead ball, responding with an elbow to the back.
Vela told reporters Lambert wants the focus to be on the team and not on her.
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