Trending Now - Brawl in Women's Basketball Championship Leads to Multiple Suspensions
WHO:
South Alabama women's basketball team
Coastal Carolina women's basketball team
Referee Marla Gearhart
South Alabama coach Yolisha Jackson
Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Pederson
South Alabama Athletics Director Joel Erdmann
Ejected players:
South Alabama: Amyah Sutton, Daniela Gonzalez, Saneea Bevley, Terren Coffil, Princess Okafor Nweze, Jeriyah Baines, Cordasia Harris
Coastal Carolina: Tracey Hueston
WHAT:
A brawl occurred during the second round of the Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament.
Eight players were ejected from the game.
A referee was knocked to the ground and required medical attention.
South Alabama won the game 80-70.
Tracey Hueston was suspended for the remainder of the 2025-26 postseason.
Amyah Sutton, Daniela Gonzalez, and Cordasia Harris were suspended for one game each.
A double technical foul was assessed to Hueston and Harris.
WHERE:
The incident took place at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida.
WHEN:
The brawl occurred on March 4, 2026, with less than six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of the game.
The game was part of the Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Championship.
WHY:
The altercation began after a verbal exchange between Cordasia Harris and Tracey Hueston escalated into physical confrontation.
HOW:
The fight involved pushing and swinging between players, leading to the referee being inadvertently struck while attempting to separate the players.
Medical personnel and a sheriff's deputy were called to the court to assist after the incident.
A brawl erupted during the second round of the Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament on March 4, 2026, at the Pensacola Bay Center, resulting in eight players being ejected from the game, including South Alabama's Amyah Sutton and Coastal Carolina's Tracey Hueston, who was later suspended for the remainder of the postseason. The altercation began after a verbal exchange escalated between Cordasia Harris and Hueston, leading to pushing and swinging that inadvertently knocked referee Marla Gearhart to the ground, requiring medical attention. Despite the chaos, South Alabama emerged victorious with a score of 80 to 70, while Sutton, Daniela Gonzalez, and Cordasia Harris received one-game suspensions for their involvement in the incident.