sports
March 5, 2026
Brawl at Coastal Carolina, South Alabama women's basketball game injures referee; 8 players ejected
Updated on: March 5, 2026 / 6:23 AM EST / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- A brawl erupted between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina players during a women's Sun Belt Tournament game.
- Eight players were ejected from the game.
- Referee Marla Gearhar was knocked to the floor and required medical attention.
- Coastal Carolina's Tracey Hueston received a season-ending suspension for the postseason.
- Three South Alabama players, Cordasia Harris, Amyah Sutton, and Daniela Gonzalez, were suspended for one game.
- South Alabama won the game 80-70.
- South Alabama Athletics Director Joel Erdmann questioned the severity of the NCAA rule book's definition of fighting for his suspended players.
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