- A women’s soccer game between Rutgers and UMass was marred by violence
- The scrap resulted in two red cards before UMass ultimately won the game
A women’s college soccer game briefly descended into madness on Sunday as two opponents brawled with one another.
Rutgers traveled to UMass for an afternoon matchup and chaos ensued after the Scarlet Knights’ Gia Girman fouled an opponent from behind in the 55th minute.
The UMass player’s teammate, Ashley Lamond, tried to take the free kick quickly but she and Girman got tangled up as the former attempted to grab the ball.
From there, Lamond shoved Girman before punches were thrown in both directions and Girman threw her opponent to the ground.
Girman continued punching Lamond while she was atop of her, while Lamond tugged on her opponent’s hair in an ugly scene.
Rutgers’ Gia Girman (No. 2) and UMass’ Ashley Lamond got tangled up after the former fouled a UMass player
The pair traded punches and Girman threw Lamond to the floor in a truly shocking scene
Lamond tugged Girman’s hair on the floor before they were both handed their marching orders
Players from both sides rushed over to separate the pair.
Ultimately, both Girman and Lamond were sent off and both sides had to play with 10 players for the final 35 minutes of the game.
The hosts ultimately won 1-0 after an 81st minute goal from Bella Recinos.
UMass notched their first win of the season with the result, moving to 1-2-0.
Rutgers are now 1-1-1.
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