Former Lady Lion Jen Harris and Penn State, along with its women's basketball head coach Rene Portland and athletic director Tim Curley have reached an "amicable settlement" to a discrimination lawsuit, according to a joint press release.

Harris filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania and with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.

According to a letter to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission from Harris's representation on Nov. 4, 2005, Harris was seeking relief under the Pennsylvania Human Rights Act because she "was the victim of discrimination, harassment and retaliation on the basis of her race and sex." The act, however, does not protect against sexual orientation discrimination.

Harris claimed that Portland discriminated against her based on an anti-lesbian bias, although Harris said she is not a lesbian. And on April 18, 2006, an internal investigation by the Affirmative Action Office found that Portland was in violation of the university's discrimination policy on the basis of sexual orientation, and she was subsequently fined $10,000 in lieu of a one-game suspension.

The report concluded that Portland created a "hostile, intimidating and offensive environment" for Harris, who on March 20, 2005, was kicked off of the team along with two other players.

Penn State, Curley and Portland "have disputed Ms. Harris' allegations and have denied any liability with respect to the complaints filed against them," according to the press release.

The terms of their settlement are confidential.