Five players and three fans were ejected from Thursday night’s game. southern miss A large brawl broke out at Arkansas State in the first half, with a player and coach knocked to the ground and several punches thrown.
The skirmish caused a 23-minute delay in the second quarter while officials determined which players were likely to be removed from the game.
Southern Miss Lady Eagles guard No. 2 Domonique Davis during the women’s college basketball game between the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the South Alabama Jaguars at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama. (Bobby McDuffie/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The battle began arkansas Forward Emma Imebole grabbed a defensive rebound in traffic and tangled with Domonique Davis. After Imebuboa pushed Davis to the floor, she appeared to throw several punches at Brikayla Gray in front of the Southern Miss bench.
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Southern Miss forward Aja Leake, who was on the bench at the time, jumped in with several other players and appeared to grab Imebubole by the neck and drag him to the floor.
Southern Miss assistant coach Jessica Barber fell during the scuffle and appeared to be pinned under the ball.
One ESPN broadcaster said, “This could get ugly. It got ugly.”
As the fight was about to end, several fans came down from the stands and got involved.
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“I can’t comment because I have to follow you.” conference guidelines, However, I think it is very, very unfortunate. And I believe that everything that happens in life teaches you. We may not like the result, but we will learn from it,” Southern Miss head coach Joy Lee McNelis said after the game.
Southern Miss women’s basketball director Joy Lee McNeils attends the women’s basketball game against UTEP on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. (Imagination)
“And I don’t believe it should have happened, but I don’t think it will happen again. It won’t happen again. No matter where we are in life, every decision we make We need to understand that our lives will be determined by the future – whether it’s tomorrow, the day after, or anytime. ”
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Southern Miss’ Aja Leake, Lani Kornfield, Domonique Davis and Brikayla Gray were all ejected from the game. Imevbore and three of his fans were also thrown into the air.
Despite losing three starting pitchers, Southern Miss defeated Arkansas State 57-48.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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