Yale University announced that Brendan Faherty is no longer the head coach of the Yale University women's soccer team.
A statement posted on the Yale Athletics website Wednesday says the move was effective immediately.
The Yale Daily News reported that some former players at the University of New Haven, where Faherty coached from 2002 to 2009, accused him of misconduct, including groping one player and having a consensual relationship with another.
Karen Peart, director of university media relations for Yale, released a statement saying, "Yale hired women’s head soccer coach Brendan Faherty in December of 2018, following the background check and careful review of previous employment conducted in every such hiring. On November 18, 2019, the Yale Daily News shared deeply troubling information with the university, none of which was made known to the university in the interview and vetting process. As of November 20, 2019, Mr. Faherty is no longer employed by the university."
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“Through the interview and vetting process, no information regarding these allegations was provided to the university. We fully support the women’s soccer team; I am meeting with them to offer resources during this difficult time and I look forward to charting a new path forward together. We know change is hard, but also know the strength and resiliency of our women’s soccer team will shine through this difficult time. Our student athletes are at the center of our decisions, and we know this is the right path forward,” Yale Athletics Director Victoria Chun said in astatement.
The Associated Press left messages Thursday for Faherty.
The Guilford native went 11-4-1 overall and 4-2-1 in Ivy League play in his only season, according to the yale Athletics Department.
He replaced Rudy Meredith, according to Yale Daily News.
Meredith was arrested in connection with the college admissions scandal and pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to help students get admitted. He has been cooperating with authorities.
Assistant coaches Sarah Martinez and Sade Ayinde will lead the program in the interim, according to the Yale University Athletic Department.
