Ex-Boston University soccer coach accused by Alex Cooper of sexual harassment hit by new abuse allegations
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Boston University have been hit by fresh allegations against one of their former soccer coaches – just weeks after Alex Cooper’s claims about the staff member.

The allegations come after ‘Call Her Daddy’ host Cooper claimed she was sexually harassed by the school’s long-time former coach, Nancy Feldman.

The allegations from Cooper, who played at the school from 2013-15, were revealed in her newly-released Hulu documentary, ‘Call Me Alex.’ at the start of the month. 

However, a new bombshell interview with former BU soccer star Sophia Woodland has now emerged. In it, she claims that Feldman was a ‘manipulator’. 

In an interview with PEOPLE, she explained: ‘The first word that comes to mind is just ‘horrible’. She is awful. She, I think, puts on a really good front.’

Popular 'Call Her Daddy' podcast host Alex Cooper claimed she was sexually harassed by a head coach during her time playing soccer at Boston University a decade earlier

Popular ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast host Alex Cooper claimed she was sexually harassed by a head coach during her time playing soccer at Boston University a decade earlier

Cooper claims that she reported Nancy Feldman's (pictured) behavior to University officials

Cooper claims that she reported Nancy Feldman’s (pictured) behavior to University officials 

Now, former BU Women's soccer player Sophia Woodland has also launched shocking allegations against her former head coach

Now, former BU Women’s soccer player Sophia Woodland has also launched shocking allegations against her former head coach

‘During the recruiting process, everybody would talk about how amazing she was. The second I got to school, I was like, ‘I’ve been conned. This is not the same person that I committed under.’

Woodland continued: ‘I would go so far as to say she’s an abuser and manipulator.’ 

‘A lot of what I sort of faced was just psychological abuse and manipulation tactics and this intimidation, psychological intimidation, tactic from her that had a lot to do with my body. But I never really felt comfortable. It was almost humiliating.’ 

The former BU Women’s soccer player insisted that, unlike Cooper, she ‘didn’t face sexual harassment’, from Feldman but ‘never really felt comfortable’. 

She continued: ‘My freshman and sophomore year, from the second I got there, it was always, always about my body.

‘And I was like, ‘Okay, why did you recruit me then? Why am I even here?’ Because you knew what my body looked like.’

‘She was like, ‘I want you to work with our strength coach and you need to gain 30 to 40 pounds and weigh as much as so-and-so. She would constantly bring up one teammate, who also played my position.’ 

She later recalled an incident, while at University, which served as a moment of realization as the team revealed their own ordeal with Feldman. 

Woodland also took to social media platform TikTok to speak about the matter

Woodland also took to social media platform TikTok to speak about the matter

Unlike Cooper, pictured during her time at Boston, Woodland claims she was not sexually harassed by Feldman - but did allege that the coach was 'an abuser and manipulator'

Unlike Cooper, pictured during her time at Boston, Woodland claims she was not sexually harassed by Feldman – but did allege that the coach was ‘an abuser and manipulator’

Woodland revealed how – in the wake of the death of Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer in 2022 – several BU soccer players sought out session with the university’s psychologist. 

However, what began as a discussion over Meyer’s tragic death quickly spiraled into the players detailing their own, individual experiences with Feldman. 

‘After 10 minutes, the conversation went from talking about [Katie’s] suicide to our own experiences with Nancy and the abuse that a lot of people faced,’ she remembers.

‘It got so bad to where every single one of us went around the room and were sharing things that were said to us personally in meetings over the years. And we were all just crying, hearing each other’s stories.’

Responding to Cooper’s initial allegations earlier this month, the University wrote; ‘Boston University has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment. 

‘We have a robust system of resources, support and staff dedicated to student wellbeing and a thorough reporting process through our Equal Opportunity Office.

‘We encourage members of our community to report any concerns, and we remain committed to fostering a safe and secure campus environment for all.’

In her own telling of her experience, Cooper said in her documentary that her complaints were dismissed by school officials. 

Daily Mail have reached out to Boston University officials for comment.

Feldman coached the BU Terriers since 1995, when the school first adopted women’s soccer as a varsity sport, until 2022.

Cooper poses for a photo with the commissioner of the NWSL (R), Jessica Berman, in May

Cooper poses for a photo with the commissioner of the NWSL (R), Jessica Berman, in May

Cooper is celebrating the release of her new Hulu documentary, Call Her Alex

The podcast host is pictured in Midtown Manhattan last summer

Cooper is celebrating the release of her new Hulu documentary, Call Her Alex

Meanwhile, on Thursday, a second ex-Boston University women’s soccer coach was accused of sexual harassment.

According to the Boston Globe, Feldman’s former assistant coach Casey Brown is facing similar accusations from soccer player Shayla Brown.

Shayla, who was also a student-athlete at the university, reportedly contacted the confidential ethics hotline about Brown on September 14, 2024, before discussing another player’s alleged ordeal with the team’s sports psychologist four days later.

‘The coach, she said, was acting inappropriately toward one of BU’s key players, focusing excessively on her and trying to manipulate her in ways that were distressing to the player and her teammates,’ the Boston Globe noted.

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