Lacrosse players detail inequity in lawsuit documents
Fresno State lacrosse hosts Yale in the final game of the season on March, 12 2020. (Photo courtesy of Fresno State athletics)
Updated Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m.:
The Collegian received evidence that shows the lacrosse team’s equipment discarded in the locker room showers after the athletic department moved the football team into the lockers. Megan Walaitis, a player on the team, confirmed this photo shows their equipment in the showers.
When members of the Fresno State women’s lacrosse team filed a lawsuit against the university on Friday, Feb. 12, five players, acting as player representatives, shared detailed experiences and conveyed one goal to no longer be treated as “second class.”