April 26, 2011

Mountain West issues discipline for BYU-UNM altercation

The Mountain West Conference handed out penalties for the altercation between BYU and New Mexico following the game on Saturday in Provo, Utah.

Some penalties were a result of ejections by the umpires for fighting, while other penalties came after a review process.

Penalties include:

BYU

Vance Law, head coach, public reprimand for remarks critical of a fellow member institution

Ryan Bernal, player, three-game suspension for post-participation ejection for fighting

Wes Guenther, player, public reprimand for unduly provocative actions towards a player from another institution

Bret Lopez, player, three-game suspension for fighting

Brock Luker, player, three-game suspension for fighting

Blake Torgerson, player, three-game suspension for post-participation ejection for fighting

New Mexico

Luke Campbell, player, three-game suspension for fighting

Mitchell Garver, player, public reprimand for obscene gesture

Quay Grant, player, three-game suspension for post-participation ejection for fighting

Cory Maltz, player, three-game suspension for fighting

Jonathan Mata, player, three-game suspension for fighting

John Michael Twichell, player, three-game suspension for post-participation ejection for fighting

Each of the above players is subject to tougher penalties if involved in future altercations.