Referee knocked out in wild South Alabama-Coastal Carolina brawl
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- A brawl broke out during the Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball tournament second-round game between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina, leading to a referee being accidentally knocked out by a player.
- The altercation began in the fourth quarter with verbal exchanges escalating into physical confrontations involving multiple players from both teams.
- Coastal Carolina’s Tracey Hueston struck a referee during the melee, causing the official to fall and become momentarily motionless, prompting immediate medical attention.
- As a result, Hueston and South Alabama’s Cordasia Harris were ejected along with six other players, with both coaches condemning the incident and emphasizing it as a learning moment for the athletes involved.
- South Alabama won the game 80-70, but the
