Tigers player pleads not guilty after punch thrown at Bowling Green game

Bowling Green guard Elissa Brett (5) draws a charging foul against Memphis guard Jamirah Shutes (23) during the second half of a WNIT game aat the Stroh Center …

Bowling Green guard Elissa Brett (5) draws a charging foul against Memphis guard Jamirah Shutes (23) during the second half of a WNIT game aat the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, Friday March 23, 2023. (Scott Grau/Sentinel-Tribune via AP)

by: Autumn Scott, Mike Ceide

Posted: Mar 29, 2023 / 09:48 PM CDT

Updated: Mar 29, 2023 / 09:50 PM CDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Tiger Jamirah Shutes has pleaded not guilty to assault charges stemming from a punch she threw in the handshake line after their WNIT loss at Bowling Green, according to court records.

According to the Associated Press, Shutes stopped to talk with the Falcons’ Elissa Brett following Bowling Green’s 73-60 win and appeared to throw a punch at Brett’s face.

There is no word on what caused the confrontation.