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A Duke University women’s volleyball player was called racist slurs and threatened during a match against Brigham Young University in Utah on Friday, resulting in a fan being banned from sporting events, according to her family and the school.
Rachel Richardson, a Black starter on Duke’s team, was called the n-word “every time she served,” and was threatened by “a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus,” her godmother Lesa Pamplin said on social media.
A police officer had to be placed by the Duke team's bench as a result of the alleged harassment, Pamplin said.
The game drew a crowd of more than 5,000 people at the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.
Gloria Richardson, Rachel's mother, told NBC News her daughter called her crying Friday evening.
“To have our strong independent daughter call and cry …. it hurt. She didn’t feel safe,” she said.
She said her daughter, a sophomore from Ellicott City, Maryland, initially didn't tell her parents or coach about the heckling. After the second match, the referees had a police officer come down.
“She was incredibly fearful,” her mother said. “It was just really frightening for her, here you have over 5,500 people at this game all in Blue, she just felt singled out."
Fan banned after allegedly hurling racist slurs and threats at Duke volleyball player during match in Utah
Rachel Richardson, a sophomore on Duke University's volleyball team, was called the n-word and threatened to "watch her back" in the Friday match in Utah, her family said.
www.nbcnews.com
A Duke University women’s volleyball player was called racist slurs and threatened during a match against Brigham Young University in Utah on Friday, resulting in a fan being banned from sporting events, according to her family and the school.
Rachel Richardson, a Black starter on Duke’s team, was called the n-word “every time she served,” and was threatened by “a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus,” her godmother Lesa Pamplin said on social media.
A police officer had to be placed by the Duke team's bench as a result of the alleged harassment, Pamplin said.
The game drew a crowd of more than 5,000 people at the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.
Gloria Richardson, Rachel's mother, told NBC News her daughter called her crying Friday evening.
“To have our strong independent daughter call and cry …. it hurt. She didn’t feel safe,” she said.
She said her daughter, a sophomore from Ellicott City, Maryland, initially didn't tell her parents or coach about the heckling. After the second match, the referees had a police officer come down.
“She was incredibly fearful,” her mother said. “It was just really frightening for her, here you have over 5,500 people at this game all in Blue, she just felt singled out."
