Elizabeth Lambert Might be Right

A few weeks ago sports fan around the world and maybe some computer junkies who were looking for a nice beat down to laugh at saw the University of New Mexico Lobos female soccer player Elizabeth Lambert get rough and rugged with a couple of female soccer players from Brigham Young University. She was pulling hair, throw girls to the ground and even elbowed someone in the back. Oh yeah lets not forget when she kicked the soccer ball into a player's face. On Friday of that week head coach of the females lobo soccer team Kit Vela said that Elizabeth Lambert was suspended indefinitely for her actions. Elizabeth later released a statement saying her actions were uncalled for, her emotions got the best of her in a heated situation and she takes full responsibility for actions. She finally added that she would accept any punishment delivered by the coaching staff and the school administration, but a week later Elizabeth had another statement to follow after the first one. Lambert said that those actions did not show her good side and doesn't define her as a soccer player. She went to make a point that if she was a male soccer player she wouldn't have gotten that much flack for her actions. I sat back and thought she might be right. We love physical play and what sports fan doesn't love full contact, but some of those plays were uncalled for, but some of them were just typical soccer plays. The scissors at the legs of the other player was a good and hard play and the elbow to the back of the player was given after that player elbowed her in the stomach. Look soccer is a great sport, but at times can be real physical. Players get leg whipped, head butted and could be kicked any where on the body, but the pulling of the hair was way too much. I feel she should be forgiven because a collegiate player has only four years to win a championship for their universities and write their names in greatness and will be the toughest they can if they feel it will win them a title. I mean the Oregon running back was let back on his team and Florida's middle linebacker was suspended a half and was man enough to sit out a whole game. If she was a senior then she graduates and moves on to better things, but if she has another year to play then she should be allowed to play her scholarship out. Even though she gave us this that wasn't me she had no idea who that person was, i would feel so much better if her or any sports athlete that messes up say that that person was me and I let it get the best of me. People with that competitive edge have no idea of how far they'll go to get that trophy. Elizabeth Lambert took the punishment and made the apology, don't let her career end like this. She deserves better.