justgladtobehere
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Duke lacrosse?
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Weak effort.Duke lacrosse?
Weak effort.
As a refresher, the Duke players named were cleared.
"My coach made me sign a release form for her to access my therapy sessions, or I'd be kicked off the team," Towers posted.
She also claimed the staff pressured her into mental health decisions, stating, "My coach gave me a choice between admitting myself to a mental hospital or getting kicked off the team!"
Towers' allegations join a broader narrative of instability within the program. Sydney Hilliard, another player who left the team citing mental health reasons, has publicly supported Towers
Tessa Grady, who played in five games this season but is currently sidelined with an injury and has been noticeably absent from the bench in recent weeks, added, "Now this sounds familiar! Glad we got out of that [expletive] hole!"
Several other former players, including Krystyna Ellew, Imbie Jones, and Sacia Vanderpool, have also weighed in on the matter. Notably, all have either transferred out of the program or stepped away from basketball, with Ellew commenting, "Oh wait, I've been through that too."
Marisa Moseley, who in just three years turned the Boston University women's basketball program from a middling Patriot League team to a conference contender and became a leading campus force for greater diversity and social justice awareness, is leaving to become the University of Wisconsin head coach.
Meanwhile, Ryan Day had championed mental health for his players and everyone makes Kiwi shoe polish jokes about his beard.