Getty
Eight players were ejected when a tense game between the women’s basketball teams of Texas Christian University and George Washington University devolved into a brawl.
The altercation began between GWU guard Essence Brown and TCU forward Vera Cravens during the second quarter of Monday’s game.
According to TCU Basketball Beat reporter Ray Cartwright“At the second 5:51 mark, things got crazy.”
Cravens was visibly upset after he believed Brown pulled his hair. The disagreement escalated, with additional players from both colleges jumping in to defend their teammates.
sports reporter Reported by Daniel Frank“It all started with an accidental hair tug and only escalated from there. My goodness.”
Related: MLB suspends 12 players and coaching staff involved in Angels-Mariners brawl
Cartwright shared the full list of players ejected after the game. Five of his GWU players have been ejected and three have been ejected from his TCU.
According to Cartwright, GWU players ejected from the game include Nya Robertson, Nya Lok, Jayla Thorton, Caia Loving and Essence Brown.・Ive and Roxanne Makoro are included.
Related: Six players and two managers ejected after brawl breaks out on field during Angels-Mariners game
TCU head coach Raegen Pebley dealt with the case during her post-match pressers. Pebbly condemned the players’ actions and said her team “absolutely does not want to participate” in anything like a physical on-court altercation.
“It doesn’t matter in the slightest to me who started it or who said what,” Pebbly continued, noting that both TCU and GWU have “high-character kids” who “miss the moment.” added. from all of them. ”
Never Miss a Story—Sign Up PEOPLE’S FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER From juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories, stay up to date on the best PEOPLE has to offer.
Pebbly praised the match referees for doing a “great job” of “managing” the situation “not just in the moment, but during the match.” is.”
TCU came out victorious on Monday, going 70-58.
