WORCESTER (MA)
NECN
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(NECN: Mike Cronin) – A lawsuit filed by a former student athlete alleges Holy Cross women’s basketball coach, Bill Gibbons, was verbally, emotionally and physically abusive to players. Twenty-year-old Ashley Cooper attended Holy Cross for two years on a full athletic scholarship.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday says “Gibbons repeatedly and violently yanked and pulled… Cooper by her shirt collar and strongly squeezed the back of her neck causing pain while barking instructions in her face at close range.”
“I’ve never seen anything to that effect,” said Lauren Maney George, who played for Gibbons.
Former players are shocked by the allegations. A support group was set up for Gibbons on Facebook, and some alumni gathered at Holy Cross Wednesday.
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