Michigan State University called claims that its counseling center discouraged a female student who alleged she was raped by three basketball players from reporting it "simply untrue."
MSU issued a lengthy statement detailing its interactions with the student Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed Monday.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, claimed three Michigan State basketball players raped a student in 2015, one week after the Final Four loss to Duke, and the university coerced the woman not to report it to authorities.
"The media has taken these allegations about MSU’s response to her assault as established fact," the statement said.