JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) — A Quincy University student from Joliet on a full ride basketball scholarship is speaking out after being attacked and choked unconscious at a Quincy bar, which she said was racially motivated.

Jazzpher Evans still has two black eyes and scabs on her face. In her first one-on-one interview, exclusively with ABC7’s Samantha Chatman, she recounted what she called the most difficult moments of her life.

Jazzpher Evans, a freshman at Quincy University, was attacked by the owner of The Barn in Quincy in the early hours of Sunday morning, a law firm representing Evans said in a news release provided to Newsweek.

The release from Saulter Law P.C. said Evans, who is known as “Jazz” to friends and family, had been standing near the DJ booth when the owner approached her at around 1 a.m. Another female student, who is white, was nearby and both were requesting a change in music, according to the release.

The man, who has not been named by police, “violently pushed” Evans against a wall and threw her to the ground, the attorneys allege. He then allegedly placed her in a chokehold and “strangled her until she lost consciousness,” they said. They also allege the suspect then dragged Evans outside and slammed her to the ground.