‘I have so much regret,’ N.M. soccer player says

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Nearly two weeks later, the University of New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert said she still could not fully explain what led her to yank an opponent from Brigham Young down by her ponytail in what has become a highly publicized incident of violent behavior.

Her action was indefensible, Lambert said Tuesday in her first interview since the incident occurred Nov. 5 in a Mountain West Conference semifinal game and led to her indefinite suspension from the New Mexico team.

"I still deeply regret it and will always regret it and will carry it through the rest of my life not to retaliate," said Lambert, a 20-year-old junior on scholarship.

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