UH0URY7Svx- BYU Women’s Volleyball August 28, 2022 Prior to BYU's game on Saturday, the athletic director, Tom Holmoe, addressed the crowd at the Smith Fieldhouse.īYU athletic director Tom Holmoe addresses fans in attendance before tonight's game. In an Instagram statement, the group wrote, "While we understand universities cannot control fans, we are disappointed in the lack of immediate action from both institutions." The Duke United Black Athletes was among several groups stating that Duke and BYU officials should have acted much quicker in protecting the student-athletes. In a series of statements over the weekend, BYU Athletics and Heather Olmstead, the BYU head volleyball coach, condemned the bigotry that took place on Friday night and apologized to Richardson and the entire Duke team. The fan was immediately banned from all BYU athletic venues and events with no specific timeline established. "She was threatened by a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus," Pamplin tweeted on Saturday.įollowing the game, Duke players were able to identify the offender out of the crowd of 5,500 spectators. The taunts escalated into threats, according to Pamplin. "My teammates and I had to struggle, just to get through the rest of the game, instead of just being able to focus on our playing so that we could compete at the highest level possible," she said.Īccording to Lesa Pamplin, a Texas-based attorney and Richardson's godmother - who has since made her campaign Twitter account private - her goddaughter was called a slur every single time she served the ball. However, even with the officer, the taunting did not stop. "Both the officials and the BYU coaching staff were made aware of the incident during the game, but failed to take necessary steps to stop the unacceptable behavior and create a safe environment," Richardson shared in a personal statement on social media Sunday.Ī post shared by rach ♡ Duke players informed referees about the slurs, BYU officials stationed a police officer near the Duke bench for the remainder of the match. This behavior, according to Richardson, continued throughout the entire game, despite BYU's knowledge of what was happening off the court.
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