Former Nebraska Basketball Player Sues School, Says Coach Pressured Her For Sex

A former Nebraska basketball player has filed a lawsuit against the University of Nebraska’s head women’s basketball coach and other school officials, after she says they failed to intervene in sexual misconduct.

Ashley Scoggin, a former player for the Cornhuskers team, is accusing head women’s basketball coach Amy Williams and athletic director Trev Alberts of not taking proper action after they discovered her sexual relationship with then-associate head coach Chuck Love. She is also suing Love and the school’s board of regents.

According to the civil lawsuit filed on Sunday in a U.S. District Court, Love allegedly groomed Scoggin into a sexual relationship, ESPN reports. Scoggin said she was afraid to report his advances out of fear of retaliation.

The lawsuit notes that the pair’s inappropriate relationship began in 2021 after Scoggin got an internship with Nebraska Athletics that had her primarily working in Love’s office.

Scoggin said Love, who is married, frequently asked her out on dates, which she turned down, according to the lawsuit. After eventually accepting his invitation to meet up outside of school events, he allegedly kissed her in a parking lot and asked her, “Have you ever done anything with a coach before?”

The suit also alleges Love expected Scoggin to have sex with him whenever and wherever he wanted, including at multiple UNL athletic facilities.

“When Love wanted to have sex, he expected Ashley to be available and willing,” the suit states, per NBC News. “Because Love was married and Ashley did not live alone, this involved sexual relations in different locations in University of Nebraska Department of Athletics facilities. It also included summoning Ashley to his hotel room when the team