Women Playing Soccer: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

In case you hadn't heard, New Mexico Women's Soccer player Elizabeth Lambert went absolutely nuts against BYU last Thursday. Almost unabashedly, Lambert kicked and punched her opponents, also yanking one opponent to the ground by her pony-tail.



Ouch.

Lambert was later suspended by her team and the conference. Probably a good move.

Well, women's soccer craziness this week doesn't stop there. In a game on Tuesday night, a pair of Rhode Island girls high school teams got into a brawl. Rhode Island? Yeah, Rhode Island. Anyways, this fight was definately the real deal.





So what's the issue with females playing soccer this past week? Eh, I say nothing. Now, Elizabeth Lambert went too far. WAY TO FAR. But, when you play a physical sport like soccer, sometimes your emotions get the best of you. Same with the Rhode Islanders. It was an important game and a hard foul triggered some anger.

Is it acceptable? No. Is it a part of the sport? Yes.

Oh, and you will probably think this is pretty interesting. The New Mexico State Women's Soccer team has not won a game this entire season. Not one. The girl that started the brawl was on the losing team. They lost 0-5.

So I think it is pretty safe to say that we have some extreme cases of frustration, here.

With that said, the "Poor Sportie Awardie" of the week goes to both Elizabeth Lambert and the only two girl's high school soccer teams in the state of Rhode Island. Enjoy!